One U.S. Capitol Police officer died Friday and another was injured as officers fatally shot a knife-wielding man after he crashed a car into a security checkpoint outside the Capitol building, in an incident that officials say does not appear to be terrorism-related. The

MLB Moves All-Star Game From Atlanta Over Georgia's New Voting Law Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin D. Liles/AP Kevin D. Liles/AP This summer's Major League Baseball Draft and the All-Star Game won't be held in Atlanta , MLB officials announced Friday. The

A homicide lieutenant — the most senior member of the Minneapolis Police Department — told jurors Friday that kneeling on the neck of someone who is handcuffed and flat on the ground is “deadly force” and was “totally unnecessary.” Lt. Richard Zimmerman, a

President Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal used a broader definition of infrastructure than most people tend to associate with the word. It took on everything from roads, pipes, and electricity to climate change, union jobs, and

Hunter Biden said in an interview that a laptop of his purported emails released before the election “could be” his, but that it may have been stolen or released with the help of Russian intelligence. “There could be a laptop out there that was stolen from

For people who haven’t been fully vaccinated, the CDC is sticking to its recommendation to avoid unnecessary travel. If they do travel, the agency says to get tested one to three days before the trip, and three to five days after. People should also stay home

A Border Patrol agent calls the names of the asylum seekers in Brownsville, Texas, March 15, 2021. (Veronica G. Cardenas/Reuters) Apprehensions at the U.S.–Mexico border reached a 15-year high in March, with Border Patrol agents taking more than 171,000 migrants

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) apparently had a charming way of bonding with his congressional colleagues: showing them nude pictures of his sex partners. Multiple sources told CNN that the congressman was known for bragging about his sexual escapades to fellow

The United States will join Iran and other world powers next week in Vienna in a major step aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal that restrains one of Tehran’s potential weapons programs but that the Trump administration sought to kill, authorities announced

“This new law will provide tax incentives for companies to expand and create jobs by investing in plants and equipment,” proclaimed President George W. Bush in 2002 as he signed the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act. “This measure will mean more job opportunities

President Biden on Friday reversed Trump-era foreign policies by lifting sanctions and removing visa restrictions on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC). In September 2020, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced sanctions enforced

"I just want justice for my son," the boy's mother said. Chicago officials have revealed that the person who was fatally shot by an officer earlier this week during what police described as an "armed confrontation" was a 13-year-old boy. "My greatest fear

The U.S. has vaccinated more than 30% of its population against COVID-19, with more than 101.8 million Americans receiving at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine tracker. More than 17% of the total

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City Public Schools is challenging a settlement that the State Board of Education approved aiming to change how schools are funded in the state. The school district filed a petition Wednesday challenging the board’s authority

Chinese state media on Friday heckled President Joe Biden’s massive “infrastructure” spending proposal because the $2 trillion plan is supposedly “anti-China” in its outlook – meaning Biden has been selling the plan by stressing the importance of competing

Four victims who were locked in a Southern California office building before a gunman opened fire were identified Friday shortly after the suspect in the case was charged with multiple counts of murder. The Orange Police Department identified the victims as

Attorneys general from 13 states sued the Biden administration this week over a key element of the recently enacted $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law that prevents states from using government aid to lower taxes. The lawsuit, filed in a U.S. District Court

By turns folksy and philosophical — and flashing a testy side at times — President Biden conducted his first formal news conference on Thursday. The event, clocking in at just over an hour, ranged across politics (the future of the Senate filibuster and Biden’s

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed an executive order Friday prohibiting the use of vaccine passports — a concept embraced by Democrats such as Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) — and said the state legislature is working to make the protections “permanent.” DeSantis,

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is in the hospital Friday with an apparent kidney stone NEW YORK -- New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is in the hospital with an apparent kidney stone, his campaign said Friday. Yang, 46, went to the emergency

Seven detention officers in Texas were fired after a Black man, whose family says may have been experiencing a mental health crisis, died in custody. The internal investigation found that the officers violated department policies and procedures leading to

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday appointed Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta as California attorney general, picking a leading advocate for criminal justice reform who has campaigned to abolish the death penalty and eliminate cash bail for many offenses. If confirmed

We reported yesterday on the horrible video that Customs and Border Protection had released of human smugglers dropping two little girls from the top of the border wall down to the U.S. side in a remote area of the border. Smugglers, under cover of night,

But that did not mean fans were not still mourning his loss on Twitter on Friday. “What?!?? There’s no #Bridgerton without Rene-Jean Page,” one tweeted. When the show left Page’s character and his now-wife, Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor), at the end of the first