August 14, 2026 Teacher busted under Kentucky's new anti-grooming law as advocate warns schools can't ignore red flags Kentucky's new grooming law lands its first arrest after a school employee allegedly had an improper relationship with a minor student in Graves County.
August 14, 2026 NYPD cop found guilty of chokehold in first conviction since restraint tactic banned after George Floyd death A NYPD officer is the first convicted under New York City's chokehold ban enacted after George Floyd's killing, facing up to seven years in prison.
August 14, 2026 Murder suspect captured following 45-day, 3-state manhunt after victim discovered in shallow grave Isabelle Johnson was arrested in Cottondale after a 45-day multistate manhunt spanning Florida, Georgia and Alabama for the suspect accused in Jason Coulthart's murder.
August 13, 2026 Live bullet found aboard United flight forces passengers off plane for security sweep at Denver airport A live bullet discovered aboard United Airlines Flight 1302 forced 178 passengers to deplane the Boeing 737-900 at Denver International Airport.
August 13, 2026 HHS warns Texas hospitals against denying life-saving care to newborn with disability HHS warned Children's Medical Center of Dallas and UT Southwestern they cannot withhold treatment from baby Gabriel based on his heart defect.
August 13, 2026 Three death row inmates executed by lethal injection in rare same-day string across US Three men were executed by lethal injection Thursday in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma in a rare same-day execution cluster not seen in the U.S. since 2010.
August 13, 2026 Federal appeals court restores Texas mail ballot ID requirements in major election integrity ruling The 5th Circuit restored key parts of Texas Senate Bill 1 governing mail-in voting and voter assistance after rejecting the plaintiffs’ challenges
August 13, 2026 Small town buzzing over identity of its $1B Powerball winner: ‘Like a murder mystery’ Jon Marshall, manager of the Hy-Vee Gas Fresh & Fast in Quincy, Illinois, says the hunt for the $1.04 billion Powerball winner feels like "a murder mystery."
August 13, 2026 Speaker Johnson slams Dems after noncitizens were charged with illegally voting in battleground state Michigan AG Dana Nessel charged five noncitizens and one U.S. citizen with election crimes after reviewing 38 suspected cases of illegal voting.
August 13, 2026 Fox News Poll: A Senate battle looms in Michigan Abdul El-Sayed trails Mike Rogers 51% to 47% in the Wolverine State Senate race, but Democrats show higher enthusiasm and engagement ahead of the fall.