A new AP-NORC poll finds about three-quarters of U.S. adults say their household contributed at least some money to a charitable organization
Small plane hit power line before crashing into the Platte River in Nebraska
The National Transportation Safety Board says a small plane appears to have struck a power line before it crashed into the Platte River in Nebraska
DC weighs layoffs and other cuts as House leaves capital city in budget limbo
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District of Columbia Council are scrambling to address a financial crisis created when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives recessed without voting to fix a hole in the city budget
Detained Palestinian activist in Vermont prison says he’s ‘in good hands’
A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was recently arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship says he’s “in good hands” at the Vermont prison where he's being held
George Santos defends social media tirade to judge set to sentence him for fraud
George Santos is defending his recent social media tirade to a federal judge who will sentencing the disgraced former congressman later this week on fraud charges
Man convicted of murdering a Connecticut woman whose young daughter has never been found
A Connecticut jury has convicted a man of murder and evidence tampering in the 2019 killing of his girlfriend, while the disappearance of their young daughter remains a mystery
Texas Lottery’s top executive resigns as scrutiny over jackpot winners intensifies
The executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission has resigned in the latest shake-up at the state’s retail gambling enterprise amid multiple investigations into large jackpots in 2023 and earlier this year and threats from some lawmakers to shut ...
Jury finds The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
A jury has concluded The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for an error in a 2017 editorial she says damaged her reputation
New Jersey forest fire prompts thousands of evacuations and closes a major highway
A wildfire burning in New Jersey has forced thousands of people to evacuate and closed a stretch of a major highway
Orders to leave the country — some for US citizens — sow confusion among immigrants
The Trump administration is quietly revoking the temporary legal status of people who entered the country via an online appointment app at U.S. border crossings with Mexico