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Police arrest North Carolina state Senate candidate after armed standoff

David Zimmermann · October 26, 2026 9:40 pm

The U.S. Capitol is reflected in a puddle outside of the Rayburn House Office Building, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Illinois man charged in white powder mail hoax targeting members of Congress

Damaged Iwo Jima (Provided by Prince William County Police Department)

Judge grants bond to man accused of smashing Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer

Canadian mass shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar, who identified as transgender, poses for a picture sent to an alleged transgender accomplice on Feb. 10, 2026.

DOJ offers funds for research on transgender violence

Washington DC police Metro Capitol crime

DOJ survey shows ‘historic’ 25% decrease in violent crime between 2024 and 2025

George Clooney.

George Clooney’s foundation files lawsuit against Venezuela over human rights violations

Julia Johnson June 14, 2023 9:29 pm

Nottingham stabbing: Victims identified and suspect’s history revealed

Conrad Hoyt June 14, 2023 8:03 am

Nottingham stabbing: Van used to hit pedestrians belonged to a victim, police say

Misty Severi June 13, 2023 6:49 pm

A city worker uses a power washer to clean the sidewalk by a tent city along Division Street Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, in San Francisco.

San Francisco residents know the city is failing

Zachary Faria June 13, 2023 5:47 pm

Houston homeowner guns down burglar amid weekend of violence

Luke Gentile June 13, 2023 5:46 pm

Police officers block a road in Nottingham, Britain, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Police say three people have been found dead in the English city of Nottingham, and three others were hit by a van in linked incidents.

Man arrested after three killed in stabbing rampage in UK: Counterterrorism police patrol streets

Conrad Hoyt June 13, 2023 9:08 am

Central American migrants ride a freight train during their journey toward the U.S.-Mexico border in Ixtepec, Mexico. (AP/Eduardo Verdugo)

Human smugglers use TikTok to recruit countless immigrants seeking path to US

Anna Giaritelli June 12, 2023 8:38 pm

How socially conservative are black voters?

Conn Carroll June 12, 2023 7:28 pm

People gather on a residential street in Annapolis, Maryland, where police say multiple people were shot at a home on Sunday, June 11, 2023.

Maryland mass shooting: Three dead after shots fired in DC suburb

Conrad Hoyt June 12, 2023 3:53 am

Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, speaks during a rally in Detroit Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.

Whitmer signs distracted driving bills

Washington Examiner June 11, 2023 12:35 pm

New York City - October 28, 2017: A homeless man sleeping on a Manhattan sidewalk.

Gov. Hobbs vetoes homeless crackdown bill, six others in one day

Washington Examiner June 10, 2023 12:22 pm

Hotels flee crime-infested San Francisco market

Timothy P. Carney June 9, 2023 4:00 am