New York is expected to create a new criminal charge to levy against people who wear a face mask while committing another crime
Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate
A runaway kangaroo shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday
Florida is poised to become 2nd state to ban fluoride from public water systems
Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities
Judge says state must let execution witnesses watch lethal drugs be prepped, pushed
A federal judge says Idaho prison officials must allow media witnesses at executions to watch as the lethal injection drugs are prepared and administered to the condemned person
North Carolina Republicans already seek to tighten up 2024 immigration enforcement law
North Carolina Republicans managed just last fall to enact their long-sought policy ordering local sheriffs to cooperate with federal agents seeking to deport certain jail inmates
Migrants face a novel criminal charge in new border zone in New Mexico
Immigrants recently detained in southernmost New Mexico are facing a novel criminal charge of breaching a national defense area
Defense tries to chip away at murder charges against 3 ex-officers in Tyre Nichols’ death
Testimony in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols is to resume Wednesday after defense attorneys sought to chip away at accusations that the officers used unnecessary force in subduing the Black man after...
Man driving stolen Porsche in Brooklyn fatally shot by police, NYPD says
Police say a man in a stolen Porsche trying to evade law enforcement has been shot and killed by an officer in Brooklyn
Trump is bypassing community input to fast-track energy projects that risk pollution
This story is part of a Grist package examining how President Trump’s first 100 days in office have reshaped climate and environmental policy in the U.S., and is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. When President Donald Trump declared a national energy emergency...
The New Jersey fire signals a new era for the Northeast
The Jones Road Wildfire, which started last Tuesday in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, is on track to become the worst in state history. Fueled by gusty winds, low humidity, and dry undergrowth — conditions increasingly common in the region — the blaze has scorched more than 23 square...