Alabama inmate asks court to block nitrogen gas execution
Attorneys for an Alabama inmate scheduled to be the fourth person put to death with nitrogen gas on Wednesday asked a federal ...
Biden prepares farewell address from Oval Office as he prepares to cede power to Trump
President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation Wednesday night, seizing what may be his final opportunity ...
No cupcakes, no cosmos: ‘Sex and the City’ brownstone in NYC will get a gate to deter tourists
Thinking about toasting Carrie Bradshaw with a cosmo while posing on the front steps of her iconic Manhattan brownstone from “Sex and the City?” Think again. The city’s ...
Trump’s pick for budget director won’t say whether he would release Ukraine aid
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, declined Wednesday to fully commit to ...
US government sues Southwest Airlines and fines Frontier for chronically delayed flights
The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest ...
Kentucky students challenging whether the state is meeting its constitutional duty on education
A student-led lawsuit claims Kentucky’s education system has been backsliding for years since lawmakers enacted nationally renowned reforms. The students are seeking a ...
Head of US cybersecurity agency says she hopes it keeps up election work under Trump
Jen Easterly, the outgoing head of the U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said Wednesday she ...
Transportation secretary pick vows to buck any pressure to help Elon Musk in agency probes of Tesla
Donald Trump’s pick to head the Transportation Department promised Wednesday to scrutinize Boeing’s safety issues, streamline ...
Vivek Ramaswamy, an Ohio native, is interested in filling Vance’s old Senate seat, AP source says
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed interest in the Ohio U.S. Senate seat that was vacated ...
South Carolina jail plagued by rapes, assaults and security shortfalls, a federal report says
Federal investigators found in a scathing report this week that a large jail in South Carolina vastly underreports the violence occurring behind its walls and lets dozens of ...
Firefighters make progress against LA blazes as winds pick up again
LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) — Firefighters reported significant gains Wednesday against the two massive wildfires burning around ...
Key takeaways from Trump’s energy secretary pick’s confirmation hearing
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing ...