JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ten years after gaining local control of its police for the first time since the Civil War, the city of St. Louis has more murders than ever before — and Missouri’s Republican lawmakers are again pressuring for a state takeover of the police force.
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — One of the most important munitions of the Ukraine war comes from a historic factory in this city built by coal barons, where tons of steel rods are brought in by train to be forged into the artillery shells Kyiv can’t get enough of — and that the U.S. can’t produce fast enough.
Disney has temporarily suspended some fire effects at its theme parks worldwide after a dragon prop meant to breathe fire became engulfed in flames during a show at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, on Saturday night.
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) expressed confidence in Attorney General Merrick Garland following allegations from an IRS agent and prospective whistleblower alleging there has been "preferential treatment" in the Hunter Biden inquiry.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's undisclosed gifts and trips from GOP donor Harlan Crow show a "conflict of interest."
Fox Corp.’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower.
Former President Donald Trump revealed details about his cordial relationship with former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton, before his entrance into politics.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) thinks that the House GOP is being led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) rather than House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).