Toxic garlic should have prompted EPA to warn against gardening near Ohio derailment, watchdog says
A watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies around the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio after independent testing found high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic.
Maine shooting exposes gaps in mental health treatment and communication practices, official says
An Army health official told a panel investigating a mass shooting by a reservist experiencing a psychiatric crisis that there are health care differences for Army reservists that could limit the flow of information to commanders.
Report says unsecured tanker hatch spilled out gas in crash that destroyed I-95 bridge in Philly
New details from federal investigations into the crash of a gasoline delivery truck that destroyed an I-95 bridge in Philadelphia a year ago says gasoline spilled out from an unsecured hatch on the top of the tanker.
Large whale group spotted off New England includes orca eating a tuna, dozens of endangered species
Scientists say a large number of whales visiting the waters off New England included an uncommon sighting of an orca eating a tuna and an unusually large group of an endangered species of whale.
Audit finds Minnesota agency's lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program
A watchdog report says a Minnesota state agency’s inadequate oversight of a federal program that was meant to provide food to kids created the opportunities that led to the theft of $250 million in one of the country’s largest pandemic aid fraud cases.
Cal State LA president says pro-Palestinian protesters no longer welcome after building takeover
The president of California State University, Los Angeles, says demonstrators protesting Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza are no longer welcome on campus after some of them occupied and trashed a building while she was inside.
Lauren Boebert's ex-husband pleads guilty to reckless endangerment after altercations with family
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's ex-husband pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment Wednesday after separate altercations with his ex-wife at a local restaurant and their son at a home earlier this year.
Native American tribe is on a preservation mission as it celebrates trust status for ancestral lands
A Native American community in the heart of New Mexico has officially doubled in size as more than 93 square miles of ancestral land was taken into trust by the U.S. government for Santa Ana Pueblo.
New Jersey's top federal prosecutor testifies for government in Sen. Bob Menendez prosecution
New Jersey's top federal prosecutor says Sen. Bob Menendez sought to discuss the prosecution of a New Jersey real estate developer with him before recommending him to be nominated as U.S. attorney after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election.
Legal advocates seek public access to court records about abuse at California women's prison
Two advocacy groups have asked a judge to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the class action lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Prisons over the sexual abuse of incarcerated women at a now-shuttered California prison.
He rambled to reporters after a downtown Atlanta shooting. Then, police say, he hijacked a bus
As police responded to reports of multiple people shot at a downtown Atlanta food court, Joseph Grier was on the sidewalk outside, rambling to reporters about his mental health, criminal record and banking history.
Top investigator in Karen Read murder case questioned over inappropriate texts
Defense attorneys have grilled the lead investigator in the case of a woman accused of leaving her Boston police officer boyfriend for dead in a snowbank about offensive and inappropriate texts he wrote about her.
US Coast Guard boss says she is not trying to hide the branch’s failure to handle sex assault cases
The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has tried to assure frustrated senators she is not attempting to cover up the branch’s failure to adequately handle cases of sexual assault and harassment at the service academy in Connecticut.
American investor Martin Shkreli accused of copying and sharing one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album
American investor Martin Shkreli is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly retaining and sharing recordings from a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that he was forced to sell following his 2017 conviction on fraud charges.
Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies.