Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured
Two helicopters crashed in New Jersey in what federal authorities say was a midair collision.
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What to know about efforts to block National Guard deployments in Chicago, Portland and other US cities
President Donald Trump’s attempts to deploy the military in Democratic-led cities has brought a head-spinning array of court challenges and overlapping rulings.
Puppies from flood-stricken Texas arrive at Chicago shelter
Nine puppies from parts of Texas submerged by catastrophic flooding that killed at least 132 people arrived Wednesday at the no-kill shelter PAWS Chicago, joining dozens of puppies that had...
Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in Chicago
A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug trafficking charges. He is the first of El Chapo’s sons to enter a plea deal.
Son of ‘El Chapo’ expected to plead guilty this week to drug trafficking charges in Chicago
A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” is expected to plead guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges at a hearing this week. He would be the first of...
State Supreme Courts have become an electoral battleground. But some states choose a different path
State Supreme Court races across the country have gotten increasingly costly and vitriolic.
Anti-abortion groups mount effort to strip Planned Parenthood funding ahead of Supreme Court hearing
Major anti-abortion groups were gathering in the nation’s capital on Thursday to begin a lobbying effort with Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration aimed at eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood...
Abortion once more plays a key role in a state political fight, this time in Wisconsin’s court race
As the candidates for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat squared off in a recent debate before early voting, one issue came up first and dominated at the start: abortion.
Young people who aspired to government service dismayed by Trump ending the federal fellows program
One of President Donald Trump’s executive orders ended the program, which was created in 1978 to entice highly qualified workers with advanced degrees to join the federal government.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem taps new immigration enforcement leaders and moves to identify leakers
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday announced new leadership at the agency tasked with immigration enforcement as she also pledged to step up lie detector tests on employees to...