TALLAHASSEE — A state appeals court Wednesday expunged a confidential Hope Florida grand jury report leaked two months ago that described a “sophisticated scheme” to misappropriate $10 million in taxpayer dollars from a Medicaid settlement for political purposes.

The First District Court of Appeal ruled that the presentment produced by ...Read more

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY — Oyster grower Alex Lambert had one day’s notice that an algal bloom was heading toward his 4,000-basket farm. It could be years before scientists know why.

A local grower messaged Lambert on Sept. 17, telling him discolored water was spotted in nearby creeks with suspicion it could be harmful to sea life like his ...Read more

The Boston City Council unanimously passed a resolution calling for the city and state to provide housing for Haitian immigrants facing deportation due to the expiration of their temporary protected legal status in late July.

The Council voted, 12-0, Wednesday in favor of a resolution put forward by Councilors Miniard Culpepper, Ruthzee ...Read more

In the span of an afternoon, the North Carolina General Assembly revealed and passed legislation that will pause the state’s gas tax through November, if it becomes law.

Though nearly all Democrats voted for the GOP-written bill, they questioned the election timing as Republicans are facing strong headwinds in the midterm elections, and ...Read more

Prosecutors in the Alex Murdaugh double murder case have criticized a defense lawyers’ recent court filing seeking deep dive cellphone data as containing “inexplicable false assertions.”

The alleged false assertions are being made “in highly prejudicial public filings by design,” prosecutors said in a filing in Colleton County court ...Read more

Loved ones of 9/11 victims say Saudi Arabia flashed its “desperation” before a federal appeals court panel deciding if the kingdom should be held responsible for the murderous al-Qaeda terror attacks a quarter-century ago.

Lawyers for Saudi Arabia and the 9/11 kin went before the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Lower Manhattan, just blocks ...Read more

A private prison company is challenging a new California law requiring detention centers to provide medical care, privacy and other civil rights to people detained by federal immigration authorities.

GEO Group, a for-profit prison company, filed a complaint in federal court over Senate Bill 942, also called the Civil Detainees' Bill of Rights ...Read more

As Haitian authorities prepare to postpone the country’s long-awaited Dec. 13 general elections and revise the rules for a third time, a new United Nations report is warning that political players remain intertwined with armed gangs — relationships that can be exploited to mobilize supporters, intimidate opponents and destabilize the ...Read more

The Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully using government money to pay for advertisements lauding the president that have been airing on cable and broadcast television stations across the U.S. in recent weeks.

The complaint filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington by the Democratic ...Read more

The St. Paul City Council on Wednesday approved hiring another outside law firm in the lawsuit filed by the police chief against the mayor.

Last week, council members said they were frustrated but legally obligated to appoint outside counsel to Mayor Kaohly Her. The law firm they voted on Wednesday will make a determination about whether they ...Read more

BOSTON — Two illegal immigrants accused of stabbing and robbing an off-duty New York Police detective sought refuge in the basement of a Lynn home, where authorities arrested them overnight Tuesday.

During an arraignment at Lynn District Court on Wednesday afternoon, the suspects, Dangelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24, waived their ...Read more

A terrorism investigation has yielded an indictment against a Somali man from the Twin Cities accused of planning a mass casualty event at the Mall of America later this month, the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday.

Federal authorities on Tuesday arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, on one count of obtaining a ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The judge presiding over the Vance Boelter murder trial has removed a temporary gag order and is asking that all parties in the case “exercise appropriate restraint and judgement” when making any statements to the public.

Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, spoke to the media after a hearing last month and were critical ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday morning with the National Hurricane Center forecasting it to intensify close to a Category 3 storm before bearing down on the Gulf coast and threatening Florida.

As of the NHC’s 5 p.m. advisory, the center of Isaias was located about 2525 miles west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico and 500...Read more

BOSTON — Two illegal immigrants accused of stabbing and robbing an off-duty New York Police detective sought refuge in the basement of a Lynn home, where authorities arrested them overnight Tuesday.

During an arraignment at Lynn District Court on Wednesday afternoon, the suspects, Dangelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24, waived their ...Read more

The Kelvin wave bearing down on Southern California this week is not the kind that draws surfers.

You don't see it crash on shore, and by itself, it's probably not even noticeable. But it can have a profound effect, adding 6 to 12 inches to background sea levels, potentially for months.

This is a major concern when combined with other sources ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. B-1B bombers from a UK airbase citing terror threats may embolden Iran and Russia’s use of proxies to carry out sabotage attacks, according to current and former British officials.

While stressing any decision about American military hardware is for Washington, the UK is concerned that hostile ...Read more

Secretary of State Marco Rubio used a dramatic backdrop in Greece to remind the world of the Trump administration’s focus on the “unapologetic” pursuit of power, and issued another warning to Europe about the dangers of Western decline.

In a speech on a hill in front of the Acropolis in Athens, the top U.S. diplomat invoked Renaissance ...Read more