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ROYAL OAK, Mich. — The sacred bones of a much-loved French Carmelite nun began a tour of the U.S. on Wednesday at a suburban Detroit parish named in her honor. Nicole Scheier was among those who arrived hours ahead of the first opportunity to catch a glimpse of the relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The trial of the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April has been postponed until next October. It is the latest delay in the case of 21-year-old Phoenix Ikner, whose court-appointed public defender recently bowed out of the … Read more
An Alabama construction worker and U.S. citizen who says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding an end to Trump administration workplace raids targeting industries with large immigrant workforces. The class-action lawsuit, filed Tuesday by concrete worker Leo Garcia Venegas with the … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday set execution dates for four people, including the only woman in the state on death row. Christa Pike received the death sentence at age 18 for the 1995 torture slaying of Colleen Slemmer, who was a fellow Knoxville Job Corps student. Slemmer, 18, was stabbed and … Read more
NEW YORK — Citing the 9/11 attacks and other threats, a U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked the federal government from diverting or withdrawing $34 million in funding to protect New York’s transportation system from terrorist attacks. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said the state of New York will “quite likely” be able to prove its claims … Read more
Jane Goodall was a pioneer, a tireless advocate and a deeply compassionate conservationist who inspired others to care about primates — and all animals — during a long life well lived, according to tributes from around the world. Former President Joe Biden, who awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom just before he left office, … Read more
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater at semiregular intervals since late last year, delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a fire hose of molten rock. On Wednesday, the volcano had its 34th episode since December. Scientists believe they are all part of the same eruption because … Read more
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo has apologized to New York City’s Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor, a rare retreat on a signature campaign issue as he runs for mayor. In a video that circulated online Wednesday, Cuomo said he was acting to “protect … Read more
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats spent the first day of the federal government shutdown blaming each other for the dysfunction, as iconic sites representing the nation’s core identity — from the Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii — were temporarily closed. The Trump administration enlisted Vice President JD Vance for an appearance … Read more
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller on Wednesday rallied members of a federal law enforcement task force that has begun operating in Memphis as part of President Donald Trump’s crime-fighting plan for the city. The officials met with Tennessee Gov. Bill … Read more