Politics Dec 08 Griner release ‘right choice,’ say family of American left behind in Russian prisoner swap Paul Whelan's brother said his family supported the U.S. government's agreement to a prisoner exchange that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner but left Whelan behind.
Politics Nov 09 Gretchen Whitmer wins governor’s race in Michigan Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has won a second four-year term. She defeated Republican challenger Tudor Dixon Tuesday in a campaign that focused on their opposing views on abortion.
Nation Sep 28 Smith & Wesson sued over link to Chicago July 4 parade mass shooting The 11 suits filed Wednesday cite the 22-year-old gunman accused of opening fire on a July Fourth parade in suburban Chicago and killing seven people. The lawsuits are the latest bid by mass shooting victims to hold gun manufacturers legally…
Politics Aug 31 Why an obscure Michigan board has the power to reject a ballot initiative on abortion rights A once obscure Michigan elections panel is back in the spotlight after rejecting a ballot initiative seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution and another to expand voting.
Nation Jul 06 WATCH: Lake County, Illinois prosecutor gives update on arrest of alleged Highland Park shooter The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting…
Nation Jul 05 WATCH: Police say gunman fired more than 70 rounds at Highland Park 4th of July parade The man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder for opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including two high-powered rifles.
Nation Jul 05 At least 6 dead, 30 hurt in July 4 parade shooting A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks.
Nation Jul 04 Shooting at 4th of July parade in Chicago suburb Highland Park leaves 6 dead, two dozen hospitalized A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killed at least six people and wounding at least 30.
Nation Jul 04 WATCH: President Biden delivers July 4th remarks in the wake of another mass shooting A shooting that left at least six people dead at an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rattled Monday's celebrations across the U.S. and further rocked a country already awash in turmoil.
Science Mar 16 Physicist Eugene Parker, namesake of NASA probe, dies at 94 A physicist who theorized the existence of solar wind and became the first person to witness the launch of a spacecraft bearing his name has died.