AURORA, Colo. — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke says he’s open to broadening his proposal to require owners of AK-47s and AR-15s to sell them…
State police union to stop paying ex-president’s legal fees
BOSTON (AP) – The union representing Massachusetts State Police troopers and sergeants says it has voted to stop paying the legal fees for its former…
AP Explains: Brownface part of racist face makeup history
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The scandal surrounding Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after a yearbook photo showing him in brownface at a 2001 costume party…
John Bel Edwards, Ralph Abraham, Eddie Rispone spar in first Louisiana governor debate
Louisiana’s gubernatorial candidates sparred on taxes and economic issues Thursday night but displayed surprising unanimity on many other hot-button topics. For example, all three insisted…
Trump administration, House Freedom Caucus spar over gun control proposals
The Trump administration is losing conservative House members on efforts to expand background checks for buying firearms, with Freedom Caucus members rejecting the proposals floated…
White supremacists connecting, recruiting through digital platforms
White supremacist terrorism has become an international threat as nationalists in America and Europe are connecting online to push their hateful ideology a group of…
Louisiana gubernatorial candidates John Bel Edwards, Eddie Rispone, Ralph Abraham prep for debate
The top three candidates competing for Louisiana’s governor’s mansion will square off Thursday in the first of three scheduled debates that will give many voters…
William Barr’s expanded background check on firearms proposal confuses senators
A proposal for expanded background checks on firearms by Attorney General William Barr left senators with more questions than answers Wednesday as they wait for…
Department of Interior transfers land for border wall
PHOENIX — The Department of Interior says it is transferring 560 acres of federal land to the U.S. Army to speed up construction on 70…
Mississippi state flag Confederate canton divides residents, prompts city, college bans
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — A small group has been gathering for almost four years — 203 consecutive Sundays, to be precise — at the front gates…