• With voting underway, a jumbled field of California governor candidates returns to the debate stage
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The jumbled field of candidates who want to be California’s next governor is returning to the debate stage Tuesday, just as mail voting kicked off. Seven leading candidates — five Democrats and two Republicans — will face off for two hours in a televised matchup in a race that has no […]
  • Washington police put 13 officers on administrative leave in internal crime statistics investigation
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said Tuesday that 13 officers have been placed on administrative leave in connection with an internal investigation into how the department keeps crime statistics, a subject that also has been looked into by Congress and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, […]
  • Indigenous people honor and raise awareness for relatives who are missing or have been killed
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Across the country, Indigenous people are gathering this week to honor loved ones who are missing or have been killed and to call for better data collection, law enforcement response and reforms to make their communities safer. From U.S. state capitols and tribal community spaces to the streets of major cities, […]
  • Ex-Senator Brown wins Ohio US Senate Democratic primary
    By Christian Martinez WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – Former U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown was projected to win the Ohio Democratic primary election on Tuesday, in his bid to win back the seat he held until his 2024 reelection defeat, according to the Associated Press and NBC News. (Reporting by Christian Martinez) Brought to you by […]
  • Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban
    The Trump administration sued Denver and its police department on Tuesday seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that’s been in place for Colorado’s largest city since 1989. The lawsuit came a day after city officials publicly rejected calls by the Department of Justice to repeal the longstanding local ordinance that makes it a […]