Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Hawaii’s gun-licensing law on Monday, though three justices expressed a willingness to...
‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year
By ANNA FURMAN The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for...
The snubs and surprises in the 2025 Golden Globe nominations
By LINDSEY BAHR, Associated Press The Golden Globes nominated more than 40 individual films Monday — and yet still managed to overlook quite a bit....
Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely’s death
By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted on Monday in a...
Person of interest in custody in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder outside NYC Hilton
A person of interest has been taken into custody for the Midtown Manhattan murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the Hilton Hotel following a...
TikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of potential ban until Supreme Court review
By HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead...