With shirts saying “fight poverty not the poor,” people with the “Poor People’s Campaign” gesture the group to remain quiet as the group leaves the Capitol Rotunda after praying in…
Setsuko Thurlow, who was 13 years old when the U.S. bomb devastated her Japanese city during the final weeks of World War II, spoke in Oslo, Norway as a leading…
Crews with help from water-dropping aircraft saved several homes as unpredictable gusts sent the blaze churning deeper into foothill areas northwest of Los Angeles that haven’t burned in decades. New…
Other activists were ready for protests Saturday, citing what they say is Trump’s sowing of racial division instead of racial harmony. Trump, at the invitation of Gov. Phil Bryant, R-Miss.,…
Forecasters warned that moisture on roads could freeze and cause black ice to form. The National Weather Service said that while snow flurries would end by midday in areas including…
The president signed the two-week spending measure in private at the White House after the House and Senate acted to prevent a government shutdown this weekend. The funding reprieve comes…
Don Lutz was jolted awake around 1:15 a.m. by the sound of people coming into his Ellwood City home and emerged from his bedroom armed with a handgun that he…
The full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed Brendan Dassey’s claims that investigators tricked him into confessing that he took part in raping and killing photographer Teresa Halbach in…
warplanes strike after rocket intercepted
Bears Ears National Monument, seen from the Canyon Rims Recreation Area in Utah.Katherine Frey/Washington Post Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and top Utah Republicans have said repeatedly that questions of mining…
Not real What’s This? Congress Has Paid Out $15 Million from ‘Sexual Harassment Slush Fund’ to ‘Quiet’ Victims! The facts A Congress-administered fund does exist to settle harassment and other…
Steve Curtis was convicted Thursday after prosecutors said DNA evidence and handwriting analysis linked him to the ballot. Defense attorney Christopher Gregory said Curtis filled out and mailed the ballot,…
The Albuquerque Journal reports five fire departments sent six wildland firetrucks and 18 firefighters to the Chino Hills-area emergency command center in Southern California on Thursday. Albuquerque Fire Department Lt.…
In Alabama, manager Liza Snell worked the morning shift at Bertile’s Restaurant, as coffee cups and utensils clattered and regulars talked at their tables. Through the window she saw anything…
keeping fires out of control of firefighters
The measure passed the House 235-193, mostly along party lines, and breezed through the Senate on a sweeping 81-14 tally barely an hour later. It would keep the government running…
The Interior Department said Thursday it is delaying an Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands.Associated Press file A rule being…
Former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager testifies during his murder trial at the Charleston County court in Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 29. Slager was sentenced to 20 years in…
Prosecutors believe she could be responsible for the deaths of 60 children
Nassar admits to assaulting U.S. gymnasts
Lawmaker accused of sexually harassing women
6 p.m. A tweet sent from Sen. Al Franken’s verified account says he is still talking with his family and has not made a final decision on whether he’ll resign.…
This undated booking photo provided by the Denver police shows Colorado state Rep. Lori Saine. Police say the Weld County Republican was arrested Tuesday at Denver International Airport after a…
Tourists ride classic convertible cars on the Malecon beside the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba. Doctors treating the U.S. Embassy victims of mysterious, invisible attacks in Cuba have discovered…
Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal court in Washington. A whistleblower has told House Democrats that during President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech, Flynn texted a former business…
The ACLU filed a lawsuit Tuesday in New Mexico state district court on behalf of Sherese Crawford, 38, against the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department stemming from three traffic stops that…
President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Wednesday in Washington. Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition…
12:38 p.m. Facing growing demands for him to resign, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken will make an announcement on Thursday. That’s the word from the Democrat’s office on Wednesday. Franken’s support…
Denver police say Rep. Lori Saine was arrested Tuesday and was being held for investigation of introducing a firearm into a transportation facility. Airport and police officials declined to release…
