Judge orders Tennessee to turn off inmate's heart-regulating implanted device at execution

Judge orders Tennessee to turn off inmate's heart-regulating implanted device at execution

A judge is ordering state officials to turn off a death-row inmate's heart-regulating implanted device to avert the risk that it might try to shock him during his execution by lethal injection scheduled for Aug. 5.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 8:01 PM EDT
Minnesota lawmaker convicted of felony burglary for breaking into estranged stepmother’s home

Minnesota lawmaker convicted of felony burglary for breaking into estranged stepmother’s home

A Minnesota state senator has been convicted of burglary for breaking into her estranged stepmother’s home.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 5:21 PM EDT
17-year-old charged with murder in paddleboarder's killing at a pond in rural Maine

17-year-old charged with murder in paddleboarder's killing at a pond in rural Maine

Authorities in Maine said Friday they have charged a 17-year-old with murder in the death of a paddleboarder who went missing on a rural pond.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 12:51 PM EDT
Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records but not Justice Department files

Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records but not Justice Department files

Under intense pressure from President Donald Trump’s own supporters, his administration now says it will push a court to unseal secret documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 1:51 PM EDT
Trump appointees pushed more marble in Fed building renovation White House now attacks

Trump appointees pushed more marble in Fed building renovation White House now attacks

President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over interest rates.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 11:01 AM EDT
Coldplay's jumbotron captures — what exactly? The internet has its theories

Coldplay's jumbotron captures — what exactly? The internet has its theories

Coldplay's concert at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday took an unexpected turn when a couple caught on the jumbotron sparked debate online.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 4:01 PM EDT
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs

EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 6:01 PM EDT
Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs

Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs

The Education Department plans to release previously withheld grant money for after-school programs.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 1:11 PM EDT
Family of a man crushed at an Atlanta homeless encampment sues the city

Family of a man crushed at an Atlanta homeless encampment sues the city

The family of Cornelius Taylor, a homeless man killed when a bulldozer crushed his tent during an encampment sweep, has sued Atlanta.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 6:01 PM EDT
Construction halted at new Tennessee Titans Stadium after noose found at site

Construction halted at new Tennessee Titans Stadium after noose found at site

Construction on a new stadium for the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tennessee, has been halted after a noose was found at the construction site.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 6:11 PM EDT
Iowa attorney general to end lawsuit against a sheriff over his immigration post

Iowa attorney general to end lawsuit against a sheriff over his immigration post

Iowa’s attorney general says she will drop her lawsuit accusing Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx of discouraging cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 6:01 PM EDT
Billy Long sworn in as IRS commissioner, taking over an agency he once sought to close

Billy Long sworn in as IRS commissioner, taking over an agency he once sought to close

Former Missouri congressman Billy Long is set to be ceremonially sworn in as IRS commissioner on Friday.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 7:11 AM EDT
Judge limits a small part of a court order blocking Trump's election overhaul as lawsuits continue

Judge limits a small part of a court order blocking Trump's election overhaul as lawsuits continue

A federal judge has modified part of a previous ruling that blocked much of President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order seeking to overhaul elections in the U.S. The minor change affects just one aspect of a preliminary injunction that U.S. District Court Judge Denise J.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 5:41 PM EDT
Did money or politics cause Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV

Did money or politics cause Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV

CBS parent Paramount insists that this week's decision to cancel Steven Colbert's “Late Show” was strictly financial, and had nothing to do with politics.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 5:41 PM EDT
Trump's attacks on Powell threaten the Fed's independence. Here's why it matters

Trump's attacks on Powell threaten the Fed's independence. Here's why it matters

President Donald Trump has opened up a new front in his attack on the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell: He says the alledged mismanagement of a building renovation project could be grounds for firing Powell.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 4:51 PM EDT
Trump signs new stablecoin regulations into law, a major milestone for crypto industry

Trump signs new stablecoin regulations into law, a major milestone for crypto industry

President Donald Trump on Friday will sign into law a new set of regulations for a type of cryptocurrency that are seen as a way to legitimize the burgeoning industry.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 12:01 PM EDT
In American life, a growing and forbidding visual rises: The law-enforcement officer in a mask

In American life, a growing and forbidding visual rises: The law-enforcement officer in a mask

Immigration enforcement agents are detaining people and taking them into custody, at times under public anger and outcry.

Thursday, July 17th 2025, 3:51 PM EDT
Trump's birthright citizenship order remains blocked as lawsuits march on after Supreme Court ruling

Trump's birthright citizenship order remains blocked as lawsuits march on after Supreme Court ruling

A federal judge’s order blocking former President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship has taken effect.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 1:31 PM EDT
Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds

Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll shows that while Republican elected officials are promoting their recently passed tax and spending bill as a win for working Americans, everyday Americans broadly see it as a win for the wealthy.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 7:31 AM EDT
Judge restores Democrat to Federal Trade Commission, ruling her firing by Trump was illegal

Judge restores Democrat to Federal Trade Commission, ruling her firing by Trump was illegal

A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump illegally fired two members of the Federal Trade Commission earlier this year.

Friday, July 18th 2025, 12:01 PM EDT

Resignation of former Southern Local football coach tied to theft accusations

Five vehicles involved in crash on Route 18 in Hermitage

After rejecting Norfolk Southern's settlement offer, eight sue railroad over East Palestine derailment

Youngstown Police pursuit ends in fiery crash, driver charged

Alleged stalking at Canfield business leads to arrest of Wampum man

Charges filed after dog, cat found dead in Champion Township

Man severely burned in New Castle apartment fire

Man severely burned in New Castle apartment fire

2024: The year in retail closures

Decades of Dedication: Wendy's employee retires at 84

New laws coming to schools in the new year

Vance heads to Pennsylvania to launch the White House's first major push to sell Trump's big bill

Vance heads to Pennsylvania to launch the White House's first major push to sell Trump's big bill

Off-duty officer gets probation in death of bystander trying to help police at Pennsylvania shooting

No injuries when fire erupts at Philadelphia transit lot filled with decommissioned buses

To prevent blackouts, Trump administration keeps an aging power plant online through summer

Ohio Supreme Court's Pat Fischer launches 2026 bid to oust court's lone Democrat, Jennifer Brunner

Ohio divorce lawyer pleads not guilty in 2013 fatal stabbing of client