Prosecutors: Tapes capture R. Kelly threatening his victims
NEW YORK — Prosecutors want a New York City jury at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial to hear profane video and audio recordings...
Authorities: Man tries to sneak drug into jail in eye patch
VALPARAISO, Ind. — A man faces a misdemeanor drug possession charge after authorities said he tried to smuggle a drug used to treat opioid...
Study: State worker pension systems in best shape since 2008
Pension systems for state government workers across the U.S. are in their best shape since the Great Recession began more than a dozen years...
US tribes demand emergency protection for wolves
MADISON, Wis. — Dozens of American Indian tribes asked the Biden administration Tuesday to immediately enact emergency protections for wolves, saying states have become...
Judge blocks medical worker vaccine mandate in NY state
UTICA, N.Y. — A federal judge temporarily blocked the state of New York on Tuesday from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a...
COVID-19 cases climbing, wiping out months of progress
COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed back to where they were over the winter, wiping out months of progress and potentially...
Fires shut Sequoia National Park, could threaten huge trees
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Sequoia National Park was shut down and its namesake gigantic trees were potentially threatened Tuesday as two forest fires...
Chemical spill closes highway in Indiana, Michigan
FREMONT, Ind. — A chemical leak has forced the closure of a highway in northeastern Indiana and southern Michigan.
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Indiana redistricting plan secures suburban district for GOP
INDIANAPOLIS — A Republican redistricting plan shores up a suburban Indianapolis district for the GOP while leaving a potentially targeted Democratic district in northwestern...
Subway worker: Franchise owner suspended her after robbery
ROCKFORD, Ill. — A woman who struggled with a robber inside an Illinois Subway shop said the owner suspended her from work after surveillance...