Civil

USC cancels valedictorian’s speech over safety

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The University of Southern California says Asna Tabassum will no longer speak at the ceremony after the discussion about her selection took ...

Barges break loose, float uncontrolled down Ohio River; bridges closed

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Streets evacuated in Pittsburgh suburb after record rainfall Torrential rain triggered flash flooding in the Pittsburgh area, prompting some residents to evacuate. ...

How one couple’s land lease became a fight

Business
Jessica Roberts

Opposition to large solar and wind farms grows in Kansas One farm family hopes to see a solar energy plant built on ...

California law banning carrying guns in public places blocked by judge

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Judge blocks California ban on open-carry firearms A federal judge temporarily blocked a California law aimed to ban carrying firearms in most ...

Judge rules Wisconsin’s 1849 law does not ban abortions

U.S.
Amanda Smith

MADISON — A Dane County judge on Tuesday ruled that a 174-year-old law thought to prohibit abortion in Wisconsin does not, in ...

Ex-Louisville cop Brett Hankison’s federal trial ends in mistrial

U.S.
Amanda Smith

‘We’re here for the long game’: Breonna Taylor’s family attorney on Hankinson mistrial Saying that the family of Breonna Taylor is disappointed ...

Supreme Court sides with Biden over controversial Missouri gun law

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Conservatives had celebrated the law, arguing it established Missouri as a state with some of the most permissive gun laws in the ...