Air traffic controllers at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport will be offered crisis counseling and additional supervision after a fight in the tower and another alarming near miss two months after a midair collision between a passenger jet an...
Georgia Democrats’ frustration with anti-transgender bills boils over into a walkout
Boxed into a vote on outlawing spending on gender affirming care for transgender prisoners, Georgia Democrats chose a third option Wednesday
Maryland lawmakers approve measure to study reparations for slavery
Maryland lawmakers have approved a measure to create a commission to study and recommend potential benefits as reparations for slavery and lingering impacts of racial discrimination in the state
Upstate New York officer won’t face criminal charges after fatally shooting a 13-year-old in June
An upstate New York police officer will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy who pointed what turned out to be a BB gun last June
Georgia lawmakers pass religious freedom bill despite discrimination concerns
Lawmakers in Georgia’s House have passed a controversial bill that aims to protect people’s rights to express their religion, but that critics say could lead to discrimination
Measuring the cost of extending Trump’s tax cuts becomes a flashpoint in Congress
An obscure bookkeeping matter has become the latest flashpoint in Congress as Democrats accuse Republicans of violating Senate norms
Bodega cats make New Yorkers’ hearts purr, even if they violate state regulations
Bodega cats in New York City are widely loved feline workers in the Big Apple's convenience stores
US bans personnel in China from romantic, sexual relations with Chinese citizens
The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens
Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on wolves raise alarms in rural New Mexico
Commissioners in a rural New Mexico county say pets are being snatched from front yards and livestock are being killed by endangered Mexican gray wolves, prompting them to consider declaring a state of emergency
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 05-17-41-64-69, Powerball: 1