By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Coming to court this week, a police officer’s widow wanted to prove that a man assaulted her husband during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and ultimately was responsible for the officer’s suicide … Continued
“Will the next mayor treat reparations as the moral and economic necessity that it is, or let this moment pass, despite the will of the people?” Racial equity legislation on the mayor’s desk at City Hall in 2020. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral … Continued
By SARA CLINE and JACK BROOK NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional. … Continued
A Minnesota lobbyist accused of sending text messages threatening to shoot people at the state Capitol now faces a felony charge. Jonathan Michael Bohn of Woodbury. (Courtesy of the Carver County Sheriff’s Office) Jonathan Michael Bohn, 41, of Woodbury, has … Continued
The Queens assemblymember has pulled in more out-of-state donations than Cuomo and Lander combined, signaling a national appetite for his brand of progressive politics. Zohran Mamdani at a campaign rally at Terminal 5 on June 15. (Facebook/ZohranKMamdani) Mayoral candidate Zohran … Continued
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — A close ally of fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” for years orchestrated a prolific drug trafficking operation, using a semi-submersible and other methods to avoid detection, and provided weapons … Continued