Authorities say a woman charged in the January killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont fired the bullet that struck him during a traffic stop.

A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man illegally evade immigration agents is seeking donations to fund her defense.

At least five people have died and others were hurt after severe storms including a possible tornado swept through St. Louis.

An inmate sentenced to death twice in two South Carolina killings has been scheduled to be executed on June 13.

R&B singer Cassie has finished testifying at her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs' federal sex trafficking trial.

Iowa can continue to restrict instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up through the sixth grade.

The Trump administration’s suspension of the federal refugee program has upended the lives of many Afghans who worked with the United States during wartime.

Asylum-seekers from around the world face new challenges at the U.S. border.

A federal judge has told the Trump administration that its explanation for state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is "inadequate."

State efforts to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are accelerating during Donald Trump's second term.

When the Vermilion Valley Resort in California’s eastern Sierra shut down for the winter, the staff left cabin doors unlocked just in case a wayward hiker needed shelter during the frequent mountain snowstorms.

A Federal Aviation Administration official says the main communication lines went down in Denver earlier this week but radar remained online.

Business travel to the U.S. fell 9% in April as companies and workers grappled with economic uncertainty and anger over the Trump administration’s tariffs and border policies.

A grand jury has indicted a Florida State University student on murder charges for the killings of two people and the wounding of six others in a mass shooting on campus last month.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a term-limited Democrat with national ambitions.

A hospital is using a breathing tube and other measures to keep a brain-dead Georgia woman's body functioning because she is pregnant.

A rock climber who drove for help after surviving a long fall that killed his three companions told a 911 dispatcher he could “hardly breathe.”.

A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him.

When President Donald Trump addressed U_S_ and Qatari troops at a military base in Qatar, he assured the rank and file “we don’t care if you’re politically correct.”.

New Jersey Transit train engineers have gone on strike in a dispute over wages, leaving an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying home.