World May 11 Baghdad car bomb kills at least 63 people Iraqi officials say the death toll rose to 63 people after a car bomb detonated in Baghdad Wednesday. The Islamic State has taken responsibility for the attack, the Associated Press reported.
Nation May 09 Justice Department: North Carolina’s LGBT law amounts to ‘state-sponsored discrimination’ The U.S. government filed a lawsuit Monday over a controversial North Carolina law that prevented local governments from passing protections for LGBT individuals and required transgender people to use bathrooms that matched their gender at birth.
Nation May 01 Hazardous cleanup underway after train derails in northeast D.C. The train derailed near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station, causing several overturned cars and a hazardous leak.
Nation Apr 27 Hastert sentenced to 15 months in jail as he faced accuser Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release in a so-called hush money case in which he made payments to a student he allegedly sexually abused.
Nation Apr 27 America voted and the names of the two eaglets are… Freedom and Liberty. Tens of thousands of votes cast determined the names of the two eaglets born in the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., last month.
Nation Apr 22 At least eight found dead after ‘execution-style’ killings in rural Ohio There's no suspect or motive after authorities found at least eight family members all shot "execution-style" in three rural Ohio homes Friday, the Associated Press reported.
Nation Apr 22 Sheriff: Prince found alone, with no signs of trauma In a news conference Friday, Carver County, Minnesota, Sheriff Jim Olson said the sheriff’s department in the Minneapolis suburbs where Prince lived and worked were still conducting an “ongoing investigation” into the singer's death.
Nation Apr 20 Felony charges filed in Flint lead-tainted water crisis Two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials and a local water treatment plant supervisor were charged Wednesday with evidence tampering and additional felony and misdemeanor counts related to the widespread problem of lead-tainted water in Flint.
Nation Apr 16 U.S. sends nine Yemeni prisoners to Saudi Arabia from Guantanamo The Pentagon has sent nine Yemeni men to Saudi Arabia from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
World Apr 13 PBS NewsHour’s migrant series recognized as Peabody award finalist The PBS NewsHour’s series on migrant issues called “Desperate Journey” is among 60 finalists for the Peabody awards, which recognize programs for storytelling. Winners will be announced in the coming weeks.