Nation Aug 27

In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires…

Nation Aug 15

Hawaiian Electric Co. faces criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings and keeping it on even as dozens of poles began to topple.

Nation Feb 07

In the years leading up to Tyre Nichols' deadly arrest, Memphis police have been dogged by a confluence of dangerous trends, including a chronic shortage of officers and a struggle to bring in recruits.

Nation Nov 21

The suspect in the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting allegedly threatened his mother with a homemade bomb last year. Yet despite that scare, there's no public record that police or relatives tried to trigger Colorado's "red flag" law.

Nation Oct 29

The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer appears to have made racist and often rambling posts online, including some that questioned the results of the 2020 election, defended former…

Politics Oct 17

Donald Trump's private company arranged for the Secret Service to pay for rooms at his properties in excess of government-approved rates at least 40 times during his presidency — including two charges for more than $1,100 per night.

Politics Sep 02

An AP analysis found many U.S. states barely use "red flag" laws that allow police to take guns away from people threatening to kill, a trend blamed on lack of awareness of the laws and a reluctance to enforce them…

Nation Jul 19

The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas left so many hints that he was violent and obsessed with notoriety that former classmates began calling him "school shooter."…

Nation Apr 14

The suspect arrested in the Brooklyn subway shooting that left 10 people wounded by gunfire also left behind a trove of angry YouTube videos.

Economy Dec 06

Digital World Acquisition, which is often referred to by its trading symbol of "DWAC," said it is cooperating with "the preliminary, fact-finding inquiries" by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.