The officers spotted a car with expired licensed plates and ordered the driver to stop, the police said. The driver who opened fire was later found dead.
The sheriff said the deputies failed to take actions that could have prevented three deaths. “There will be people that will lose their job over this,” he said.
After President Trump put in new leadership at the National Archives, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta abruptly canceled several events.
The timeline for identifying the agents and employees who would move from the Washington area to field offices and a sprawling campus in Huntsville, Ala., was not immediately clear.
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die that way in some states.
In a statement, the office of Representative Cory Mills denied any wrongdoing on his behalf.
The cluster of medical facilities in the city around Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carry prestige. They feel under attack.
Louisville police said they were still investigating and had not yet identified any suspects.
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.
From a prison cell, one former deputy recounted how illegal searches and brutal beatings were used for years to help make drug convictions in his suburban county.
The ride share driver was held at gunpoint and forced to drive over 1,300 miles from Texas to Florida, prosecutors said.
Shortly after Senator Mitch McConnell said he would not run for an eighth term, Daniel Cameron, a former Kentucky attorney general, said he would run for the seat in 2026. Two lawmakers and a businessman also hinted at running.
The Washington region is bracing for a shock to the local economy from President Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping cuts to the government work force.
In print, online and on the radio, he parlayed a savant’s mastery of his city’s restaurant menus and a love of the spotlight into a career that spanned five decades.
The former Senate Republican leader had been widely expected to retire at the end of his term. He made it official on his 83rd birthday, after a recent run of opposing President Trump’s nominees.
President Trump floated giving taxpayers a piece of any savings that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting generates, which could reignite inflation.
El presidente Trump, que goza de un fuerte apoyo entre los residentes venezolanos en EE. UU., puso fin al Estatus de Protección Temporal. ¿Perderá la lealtad de esa comunidad?
Will President Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for 300,000 Venezuelan immigrants dim Venezuelan Americans’ strong support for him?
The grand jury said that the Hanceville Police Department, which had eight officers as of last August, had been operating “as more of a criminal enterprise.”
The owner of The Clarksdale Press Register said he planned to challenge a judge’s order against an editorial that criticized city officials.
The woman, a Georgia resident, lost custody of the child she had carried. The in vitro fertilization clinic, Coastal Fertility Specialists, apologized for “an embryo transfer mix-up.”
The S.S. United States, the largest passenger ship ever built in America, left Philadelphia under tow on Wednesday, eventually to be sunk off the Gulf Coast.
KFC, formerly named Kentucky Fried Chicken, disappointed state leaders when it announced it was moving to Texas.
The gunman, who is Jewish, told the police that he thought the tourists were Palestinian.
Tal Alexander and Oren Alexander, once top real estate brokers, and their brother Alon Alexander are currently in jail awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.
Protesters opposing broad swaths of President Trump’s agenda took the streets across the country, including outside the U.S. Capitol.
Storms have overwhelmed the state in recent years. On top of the floods, snow is expected soon.
For months, Scrim ran wild around the city, eluding capture and developing a giant fan base. His saga has inspired tattoos, murals and Mardi Gras floats.
The flood damage of recent days was not as catastrophic as some previous climate disasters in the state. But the rains still brought widespread havoc, and painful reminders of trauma.
At least nine people died in the storm in Kentucky alone, and officials expect the death toll to rise. In Tennessee, a levee broke, prompting evacuations.
White supremacists killed five people in a 1979 shootout in North Carolina. Mr. Johnson later led a commission that investigated the attack.
The outcome was a setback for workers trying to score a second election success at an Amazon facility. The union vowed to keep trying to organize.
President Trump has been on the golf course and to the Super Bowl and could make an appearance at the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
In Huntsville, a city fueled by defense and aerospace, there is anxiety but also cautious optimism that federal investment may still come its way.
Democratic donors and Jewish leaders are so unhappy with Jon Ossoff over his position on Israel that some have quietly urged Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, to run against him.
Los investigadores encontraron caimanes, murciélagos, mapaches y otras criaturas merodeando por los desagües pluviales de una ciudad de Florida, “como salidos de ‘Las tortugas ninja’”, dijo uno de ellos.
Excessive rainfall on Saturday was pounding parts of three states, leading to flash floods, evacuations and a few water rescues. The Northeast was getting snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain.
Isabelle Taft, a reporting fellow for The New York Times, writes of the parallels and differences in covering hurricanes and wildfires.
She hosted a cooking show years before Julia Child was on the air, tantalizing viewers with okra gumbo, shrimp bisque and other Southern specialties.
These North American cities have walkable downtowns, family-friendly food and fun for all.
The best-selling author based “The Notebook” and other heart-tugging novels in New Bern, where he lives. But what makes the town so romantic?
“Vaccines should be treated with nuance, recognizing differences between seasonal vaccines and childhood immunizations,” Dr. Ralph L. Abraham, the state’s surgeon general, wrote in a memo.
He was among those targeted by the investigation that consumed much of Bill Clinton’s presidency. But his conviction was later questioned.
The case could lead to a battle in federal court over whether states that support abortion rights can protect doctors who provide abortion services.
Researchers found crocodilians, bats, raccoons and other creatures prowling a Florida town’s storm drains, “like something out of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,’” one said.
Ideas for a last-minute trip, whether you want wildflower meadows or white-sand beaches.
With a new baby and new jobs, a couple searched the city’s residential neighborhoods with ‘little idea of what the real Miami might be.’ Here’s what they found.
The $500,000 donation to the campaign of Abigail Spanberger, a former representative and C.I.A. officer, is the largest direct contribution in VoteVets’ 20-year history.
A snowstorm blew across the Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday, unloading more than a foot of snow and leaving 180,000 homes in Virginia without power.
More than a foot of snow fell across much of Virginia as wintry weather swept across the Mid-Atlantic. State officials said more than 900 car collisions had been reported.
Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s adversaries.
Even as they praise the president’s unilateral actions to slash federal spending, G.O.P. lawmakers have quietly moved to seek carve outs or exemptions for their own constituents.
A Craftsman bungalow in Colorado Springs, a ranch in Savannah and a Queen Anne Victorian in Minneapolis.
Even botanists can be surprised at the sheer variety of a houseplant often known only for being indestructible.
The governor and legislators had jockeyed to prove that their respective plans for immigration enforcement aligned with President Trump’s.
Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., pleaded guilty to making false threats of mass violence, which prosecutors said prompted large police deployments and, in some cases, unnecessary detentions.
La republicana por Carolina del Sur utilizó sus privilegios en el hemiciclo para presentar acusaciones escandalosas contra su exprometido y otros tres hombres.
The army base was earlier named after Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general. The Pentagon said the name will now honor Roland L. Bragg, a soldier who was decorated for his service during World War II.
The South Carolina Republican used her floor privileges to lodge shocking accusations against her former fiancé and three other men.
A veces el estilo es parte de la estrategia de juego.
The recent feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature over immigration is a sign of more jockeying to come among Republicans over the next two years.
Vincent Lemark Burrell was found guilty last month of more than 100 counts of dogfighting and animal cruelty after dozens of dogs were found in poor condition at his home.
Events around the city featured Travis Scott, Post Malone, Snoop Dogg and more, while Taylor Swift caused a stir everywhere she went.
A party hosted by the National Football Wives Association gave the partners of players, both active and retired, a chance to connect and unwind.
Readers differ about whom to blame for the party’s situation and how to fix it. Also: Asheville’s challenges; caring for mental health.
The president’s attendance at Sunday’s Super Bowl highlights how his connection to the league has veered from aspirational to openly antagonistic.
Birmingham, Ala., which had a record year for homicides, is trying to curb shootings by blocking streets. But the effort has come to mean something else.
El reportero de Telemundo Kansas City fue hallado muerto en una habitación de hotel cerca de Nueva Orleans. Una mujer con la que fue visto por última vez ha sido acusada de robarle la tarjeta de crédito y el teléfono.
Adan Manzano, a reporter for Telemundo Kansas City, was found dead in a hotel room near New Orleans. A woman he was last seen with has been charged with stealing his credit card and phone.
An administration lawyer said a Tennessee law barring some medical treatments for transgender youths is constitutional and urged the justices to say so.
The tornadoes, which also injured three people and caused widespread damage, reached wind speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.
Streetlights and sidewalks have been installed. Broken pavement has been replaced. But residents say the work should continue after the Super Bowl leaves.
One of the D.N.C.’s first official moves with Ken Martin at the helm is joining a lawsuit seeking to block the hand-counting of ballots in Georgia.
Emboldened by President Trump, West Virginia and other states are challenging the Climate Change Superfund Act, which makes corporate polluters pay for past emissions.
At least three people in three states have recently been charged with pretending to be immigration agents, the authorities said.
Officials scrutinized security plans for Super Bowl LIX after a deadly New Year’s Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street stoked fears about safety.
North Carolinians — all Americans — should be watching closely to ensure that justice is done.
The distinctive domed building, turning 50 this year, is known for hosting the Super Bowl, but to locals, it’s also “the city’s living room.”
St. Petersburg can come as a surprise to visitors expecting malls and subdivisions. There are beautiful beaches, yes, but also a museum with Salvadore Dalí’s early works and a bar that encourages dogs to come with their owners.
As part of its yearslong effort to curb raucous partying, the city created “Reality Check,” a video in which revelers break the rules and suffer the consequences.
Three counts found an incumbent Democrat won a State Supreme Court race. But the Republican candidate is trying to nullify more than 60,000 votes.
A pilot retrieved a gun and disarmed the suspect before officers arrived at the regional airport in Texarkana, Ark.
Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican doctor, had deep misgivings about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, citing his views on vaccines. But in a key committee session, he voted yes.
American companies intent on making goods in the United States are fretting over the impact of tariffs on their access to parts and raw materials.
Where to find the best raw bars and cooked versions of Gulf Coast bivalves.
A close analysis of Helene’s fatalities shows how major storms are taking lives in unexpected ways, and how the deadly effects can last long after the skies clear.
The Police Department has already blown through its overtime budget halfway through the fiscal year as departures rise and the agency struggles to recruit.
A trove of emails shows the team’s leadership using its influence in New Orleans to aid the archdiocese, including writing talking points for media interviews.
The Tennessee General Assembly has never cared whether its constituents support the laws it passes, and it doesn’t care now. We are on our own.
A new biography of Charles W. Chesnutt, by Tess Chakkalakal, explains the friendships and tensions he had with his white literary contemporaries.
Seuk Kim le había dicho a su esposa que llegaría a casa para cenar. Pero él y los perros bajo su custodia encontrarían nubes de tormenta durante el vuelo. No todos llegarían a su destino.
The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 years. The sites are being repurposed.
Kaiyan Mao and Yu Zhou “were always there” as their son pursued his figure skating dreams. On Wednesday, the family flew together from Wichita to Washington.
The pause affects billions of dollars and is delaying home repairs, factory construction and other projects, many in states that voted Republican.
A seismologist thinks natural phenomena could explain the Summerville Light and other mysteries around a South Carolina locale.
H.B.C.U. bands have been part of the festivities since the first halftime show. This year, Southern University’s “Human Jukebox” will perform before the national anthem.
Faced with a rash of shark deaths marked by brain swelling, Canadian and American scientists are trying to solve a marine mystery.
The case opens a new front in the battle between states that ban abortion and states that support providing abortion anywhere in the country.
Los padres de Josselin tomaron la decisión de enviar su cuerpo a Guatemala. Fue una forma de garantizar que volverán a reunirse si se marchan de Estados Unidos.
A week after a 16-year-old was shot at her high school in Nashville, her parents made the wrenching decision to send her body back to Guatemala.
President Trump’s long-promised trade war could start as soon as Saturday, leaving companies scrambling for a workaround for their global supply chains.
Cory Haynos was among several budding figure-skating stars who died in the plane crash near Reagan National Airport.
The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit the Panhandle last week.
The legislature’s Republican supermajority left little room for debate, pushing through millions of dollars and sprawling policy changes in a special session that lasted just four days.
Both the captain, Jonathan J. Campos, 34, and the co-pilot, Sam Lilley, 28, had been flying for years, according to family and friends.
El vuelo 5342 de American Eagle se precipitó en el río Potomac tras colisionar con un helicóptero del ejército cuando se aproximaba al aeropuerto nacional Reagan.
Perry took on misconceptions about the South (and won the National Book Award) with “South to America.” In “Black in Blues” she continues to challenge perceptions, using the color blue to examine notions of Blackness.
In “Stony the Road,” the photographer Dawoud Bey offers a captive’s-eye view of the Richmond Slave Trail.
Sixty-seven people were believed to have died after an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River.
People paused to observe the scene from the airport and from cars along a highway next to the river.
The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in September.
The veto pledge capped a dramatic few days in which Republican legislators publicly criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis and portrayed themselves as truer allies of President Trump.
The University of Tennessee threatened to expel Kimberly Diei over posts the school said were inappropriate. She sued on First Amendment grounds.
Climate-related disruptions are here to stay, and children remain an afterthought.
A New Year’s Day terrorist attack killed 14 people, rattled the city and prompted government officials to enhance the security precautions for the upcoming events.
Seuk Kim left behind a finance career to chase his dream of becoming a pilot. He took off one day in November with four dogs on board, a trip that would not go according to plan.
With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes.
The two candidates will move on to special general elections on April 1, when they will be strongly favored to expand the Republicans’ slim House majority.
As a photographer, cook and writer, he united communities through shared meals, vivid storytelling and a deep love of the city’s traditions.
Some of the most severe weather is expected on Thursday in East Texas.
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Almost 125 years after Edmond Dédé’s death, his magnum opus “Morgiane,” perhaps the oldest existing opera by a Black American, is to be staged for the first time.
The man, Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, is accused of posing as a teenage girl to convince a boy in South Carolina to send him sexually compromising images of himself.
In a special session on Monday, leaders seemed to be declaring their independence from a governor who has wielded so much power that legislative sessions have become largely predictable rubber stamps.
State university officials began the effort in response to social media outrage over test questions about terrorism. The effort has infuriated professors.
A special session that began on Monday pairs disaster aid with two priorities for both the president and Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee: tougher immigration laws and school vouchers.
Hurricane Helene’s floods have wreaked lasting damage on a tourist town whose nationally recognized restaurants are especially vulnerable to disasters.
In “A Perfect Frenzy,” Andrew Lawler reveals the hypocrisies of the patriots on the battleground of colonial Virginia.
A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.
Finally, all 43 of the rhesus macaques have been found, according to the primate research facility in Yemassee, S.C., from which they fled in November.
Residents of Asheville and the rest of western North Carolina are still recovering from catastrophic flooding in September.
Plus, how Kidz Bop grew up.
In North Carolina, the president pledged “the support that you need to quickly recover and rebuild” after a hurricane. His message to fire-ravaged California had a different tone.
“I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,” the president said. Federal emergency managers from both parties have made the same argument.
A lawsuit charges that the Yankees star and his wife, Clara, failed to act when they became aware that a young girl had been assaulted at a program affiliated with their church.
The city was seeing glimmers of optimism for what the new year might bring before the horrendous attack on the French Quarter.
The preparers filed for pandemic-related tax credits on behalf of ineligible clients and then netted hefty filing fees, officials said.
Voters in the Virginia suburbs shifted toward Trump. Some said they were still frustrated by pandemic closures and fights over gender, race and testing in schools.
Facebook Marketplace, a platform often used for furniture and electronics, is an increasingly popular place to buy and sell home-cooked meals.
The Mark Robinson story is yet another case of self-declared morality being at variance with actual behavior.
Readers react to articles about the rise in traffic deaths. Also: Neo-Nazis in Nashville; JD Vance and the rule of law; a ban on masks.
The woman, 29, was struck by her own vehicle after the suspects began driving away, the police said.
The government provided $69.5 billion in relief funds to help keep transit on track during Covid-19. But many rail and bus systems are now facing layoffs and cutbacks.
The footprint of gun violence in the U.S. has expanded, as shootings worsened in already suffering neighborhoods and killings spread to new places during the pandemic years.
Assessing the academic skills of elementary and middle school students matters more than ever.
Federal health officials and other experts have repeatedly sought to counter erroneous comments about the vaccines by Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general.
The great Medicaid unwinding of 2023 is doing real damage.