Confederate statue’s 1887 time capsule set to be removed
RICHMOND, Va. — Now that an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has been taken down from its perch above Richmond’s...
Beatings, buried videos a pattern at Louisiana State Police
MONROE, La. — The most violent videos languished for years, lost or ignored in a digital vault. Louisiana State Police troopers and top brass...
Police planning to reinstall Capitol fence ahead of rally
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials concerned by the prospect for violence at a rally in the nation's capital next week are planning to reinstall...
Fighting Texas abortion law could be tough for federal gov’t
WASHINGTON — Foes of the new Texas law that bans most abortions have been looking to the Democratic-run federal government to swoop in and...
Prosecutor: Durst had ‘playbook’ on getting away with murder
LOS ANGELES — Kathie Durst vanished without a trace nearly 40 years ago in New York. She's been declared dead, but her body's never...
Crushed by pandemic, conventions mount a cautious return
In pre-COVID times, business events __ from small academic conferences to giant trade shows like CES __ routinely attracted more than 1 billion participants...
Against a stunning river sunset, Proenza Schouler returns
NEW YORK — Sailboats wafted by on the Hudson River and the setting sun sparkled on the water as Proenza Schouler celebrated a return...
Judge halts protests near schools in Vancouver, Washington
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A judge in southwest Washington state has granted an injunction prohibiting protests, rallies or other gatherings that “disrupt educational services” near...
Portland mayor: Keeping police away from protest a mistake
PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly three weeks after armed far-right and far-left protesters violently clashed in the streets of a diverse neighborhood in Portland, Oregon,...
United lays out employee rules as vaccine requirement looms
United Airlines said Wednesday that more than half its employees who weren't vaccinated last month have gotten their shots since the company announced that...