2 friends from Virginia plead guilty to Capitol riot charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two friends from Virginia pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that they joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Indigenous history, culture cut from South Dakota standards
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Teachers, educators and other South Dakota citizens charged with crafting new state social studies standards said Tuesday that Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration deleted many elements intended to bolster students’ understanding ...
California city agrees to $6M settlement in man’s death
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California city agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle a lawsuit with the family of a mentally ill man who died in 2018 after police restrained and repeatedly tasered him, the family's attorney
Regulator reports new spills along Line 3 construction route
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators say there have been more releases of drilling fluid along the Line 3 oil pipeline construction route than previously reported.
More pressure on Texas Democrats as GOP moves to end holdout
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Thirty days after Democrats left Texas to stop new voting restrictions, cracks in the standoff widened Tuesday as more began returning home from Washington, D.C., and Republicans again authorized using law enforcement to find those...
Cuomo resigns: What we know, what we don’t and what’s next
NEW YORK (AP) — After months of holding on to power amid sexual harassment allegations and defying calls to resign, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo abruptly did just that Tuesday. With Cuomo on his way out, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul
‘Time for a new leader:’ Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he won’t run again
BRANDON, Man. — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he won't seek re-election and a new Progressive Conservative leader will be chosen before the next provincial election. "After almost 10 years as leader of our party and more than five years as
Vacation interrupted: Biden’s getaway plans shift by the day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wilmington? No, the beach. Make that Camp David, actually. Or maybe just the White House after all? President
Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment allegations
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during some
As Cuomo prepares to step down, others begin looking forward
NEW YORK (AP) — Reaction to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation came swiftly Tuesday — in many instances as a sense of relief after a damaging investigation by the state Attorney General that corroborated allegations that he sexually harassed