September 2026
Maryland’s top court allows Democratic-backed congressional redistricting measure on November ballot
The decision is a notable victory for Democrats, who are trying to counter a Republican redistricting movement pushed by President Donald Trump.
Missouri candidate wanted campaign manager to plant cocaine in opponent’s car, authorities say
A candidate for the Missouri state House is accused of trying to plant cocaine and Adderall on a political rival.
Minneapolis suspect was involved in child custody exchange when he started shooting, authorities say
The suspect, Carlton Neal Johnson II, had been fighting eviction from the Shoreline Plaza apartments before the shooting, court documents showed.
Trump commutes sentence of convicted union leader John ‘Johnny Doc’ Dougherty, lawyer says
Dougherty was convicted in 2023 of bribing a Philadelphia City Council member and embezzling nearly $600,000.
Two trapped workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal
Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a tunnel Friday during an ongoing operation at the Trishul 3A tunnel, officials said.
Before 5-year-old’s death, parents had a history of child abuse charges and drugs
John Herb Hayes III, 70, and Geordyn Nichole Hayes, 31, face charges of placing a child at risk or willfully abandoning a child in connection with Saylor Hayes’ death.
Ex-Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez plans guilty plea to charges stemming from fight outside hotel
Former Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez plans to plead guilty to charges ahead of a trial stemming from an October 2025 fight with a truck driver outside an Indianapolis hotel, according to court records filed Thursday.
California woman who served a decade in prison for killing a partner will now serve 36 more for murdering her wife
The California woman who fled to Mexico after fatally stabbing her wife, a captain with the state’s wildland firefighting agency, was sentenced this week to 36 years to life in prison, officials said.
Missouri Supreme Court rules new GOP-drawn map can’t be used for November election
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the a new Republican-drawn congressional map cannot be used in this year’s midterm elections.
Republican state party leaders grumble about the timing, cost and planning of Trump’s midterm convention
Next week, Republican officials and party faithful will gather in Dallas for the GOP’s first midterm convention.