Jurors ended a second day of deliberations Wednesday in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who faces criminal charges after shooting three people, killing two, during civil unrest last year in Kenosha.
The teenager who shot and killed two protesters and injured another last summer during demonstrations against police violence in Kenosha broke down Wednesday while taking the stand in his defense.
The FBI confirmed Thursday afternoon that remains found in a Florida nature preserve were those of 23-year-old Brian Laundrie, the man named a person of interest in the death of his fiancee, 22-year-old Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito.
Officials with the National Women’s Soccer League announced Friday that they postponed five games scheduled for the weekend amid ongoing fallout from allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against a former coach.
The U.S. House of Representatives concurred with the Senate Thursday and passed a short-term spending bill that will see the federal government funded until Dec. 3.
The Centers for Disease Control endorsed Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for people aged 65 and older, residents of long-term care facilities and otherwise vulnerable Americans.
The FBI is asking for help finding Brian Laundrie, the fiance of slain Florida woman Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, as search teams scoured the Carlton Reserve in Sarasota County for a fifth day on Thursday in search of the 23-year-old. A federal warrant for Laundrie’s arrest was issued in Wyoming on Thursday afternoon.
President Joe Biden toughened COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal workers, contractors, employees of large businesses and others Thursday as he seeks to curb the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant and convince vaccine skeptics to get their shots.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announced that the Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Texas over a recently passed law that bars women from getting abortions past about six weeks of pregnancy.
One student died Wednesday in a shooting at Mount Tabor High School in North Carolina, Winston-Salem police Chief Catrina Thompson said during a news conference.