KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court wants Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to explain himself.

Chief Justice W. Brent Powell late Tuesday ordered Hoskins, a Republican, to appear in person Thursday and explain why he should not be held in contempt for ordering local election officials to use a gerrymandered congressional map that ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday denied an attempt to block Missouri from using a gerrymandered congressional map in November, a decision that struck a blow to opponents of the map who appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The ruling from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to block Judge Stephen R. Clark’s ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into conditions at Los Angeles County's Men's Central Jail, following years of concerns about poor conditions and inmate deaths.

The government will probe whether Los Angeles County has provided "humane" conditions to individuals housed there, and notified Sheriff Robert ...Read more

The last of the defendants in U.S. custody in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is set to go on trial later this month.

Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Haitian-American pastor who has lived in Broward County and elsewhere in Florida, hired former Colombian soldiers to protect him in Haiti while he aspired to replace Moïse,...Read more

DENVER — United Airlines officials canceled a planned flyover of a passenger jet escorted by a squadron of F-16s over Denver for a private 9/11 memorial after “concerns in the community,” the company said Wednesday.

Denver emergency management officials published a notice about the flyover earlier this week to let residents know the event...Read more

DENVER — Dozens of community members filed into Arapahoe County District Court on Wednesday morning, slowly filling the fourth-floor courtroom in support of a group of protesters arrested during a July anti-ICE demonstration.

Supporters moved from one courtroom to the next shortly before 9 a.m., as the four protesters stood before judges for ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration proposed on Wednesday to exclude undocumented and temporary immigrants from the data used to apportion House seats after the 2030 census, continuing a push from his first term.

The changes, coupled with reducing the demographic data collected about Americans, could mean shifts in congressional seats among...Read more

The widow of the driver of the van struck by an Amazon cargo plane at Miami International Airport has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging negligence against several companies and the pilots.

Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53, was driving a van on Sunday for the cleaning company he worked for when the Boeing 767 ran off the runway and struck his ...Read more

SEATTLE — Washington is among the states suing the federal government for changing rules around the Endangered Species Act.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is coleading two complaints with the attorneys general of California, Maryland and Massachusetts. The states argue that under the new rules it is easier for the government and ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami Catholics came together Tuesday evening to honor Cuba’s patron saint at a critical moment for Cubans.

The annual celebration for Our Lady of Charity, known to many as “La Ermita de la Caridad,” was particularly significant for Cubans everywhere due to the worsening situation on the island, said Miami’s Archbishop Thomas ...Read more

NEW YORK — A “massive security operation” will be in place Friday as the city commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attack, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday.

“That operation reflects the significance of the 25th anniversary and the attendance of dignitaries, former presidents and other senior officials...Read more

It’s been around 25 years since people without a plane ticket could access concourse gates at airports.

Now, a new Transportation Security Administration program will enable family members to greet or see off their loved ones at 13 airports across the country.

Gateside by TSA PreCheck is now available at Nevada’s busiest airport and the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal investigators are interviewing witnesses to Alex Pretti’s killing by immigration agents during Operation Metro Surge, according to an attorney, in the latest signal that a probe into the fatal shooting in Minneapolis is ongoing.

Attorneys for Wynnie Savageford, a witness to the shooting on Jan. 24, said their client ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch vowed Wednesday that the NYPD will do everything in its power to make sure Jewish New Yorkers can celebrate Rosh Hashanah safely as the city faces an uptick in antisemitic hate crimes.

“I want to speak directly to our Jewish New Yorkers now,” Mamdani said at a press conference...Read more

Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is calling for attacks on his client’s ex-husband to stop.

Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington is disappointed that a jury couldn’t agree on a verdict to find his client not guilty by reason of mental illness following a six-week trial where evidence argued the mother of three was experiencing a mental health crisis ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — To begin to understand how a "super" El Niño winter could punish the Southern California coast, the historic wooden boardwalk on the Long Beach Peninsula may just offer a glimpse at what's to come.

Days of intense waves fueled by Hurricane Marie far away in the Pacific left several sections of the boardwalk completely destroyed...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Punishingly hot temperatures coupled with drastically high humidity will peak Wednesday, making temperatures feel even more intense than previously blistering days, with real relief not expected to arrive until Friday.

Public health officials warn that the unusually high temperatures and humidity raise the risk of heat-related ...Read more

The Trump administration Wednesday unveiled proposed new rules for the census that would order the national count to exclude undocumented immigrants and not ask about race, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

The proposals, which would likely face fierce objections and legal challenges, aims to reshape the once-a-decade count of people living in ...Read more