Prosecutors accused Jesus Manuel Menocal Jr., a police sergeant in Hialeah, of sexually abusing two females, one a minor, in 2015.
The outgoing governor pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 400 people as he left office, prompting calls for an investigation.
As urban areas embrace alternatives to incarceration, the addiction crisis in rural American communities and a different approach to criminal justice have overwhelmed small-town jails.
Jeff VanderMeer, the author of “Annihilation,” brings us fresh horrors with each new book. So why does he remain an optimist?
Courts have blocked other states from putting in place their work rules for recipients.
She successfully challenged a professional reprimand and in the process helped redefine free speech rights for lawyers and advocacy groups.
The film shows the journalist Kathy Scruggs trading sex for a scoop. “It’s an insult not only to her, but to just about any other woman who’s been a reporter,” says her writing partner.
The state’s new Democratic governor said he would ease one of the nation’s strictest policies. Iowa will be alone in barring voting by all felons.
And why are baby boomers still in charge?
The U.S. is training thousands of foreign service members. But some of them have disappeared. Others went on to commit human rights abuses at home.
Daniel Wilkey, who was charged on Tuesday with rape, extortion, stalking and assault, has previously been accused in lawsuits of false imprisonment, child molestation and forced baptism.
The president’s campus intervention ignores the bigger threat of anti-Semitism and threatens speech.
The captain was telling the deputy how to approach a black man suspected of a 2017 murder in the Florida Keys. An audio clip of her comments raised ethical concerns, but lying to civilians is not illegal.
More than 800 students from Saudi Arabia have been limited to classroom training in the wake of a shooting at a Pensacola Navy base that left three people dead.
Cullman, Ala., has displayed a 30-foot-tall wooden Weihnachtspyramide, or Christmas pyramid, to celebrate the city’s German roots.
The harsh, black cover of the book, which memorializes 37 people killed at the country’s schools last year, is meant to spur action.
There are things more important than your tax rate.
The law requires doctors to show and describe ultrasounds to women seeking abortions. Challengers said it violated the First Amendment.
The A.C.L.U. asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal from DeRay Mckesson, a Black Lives Matter activist sued by a Louisiana police officer.
The F.B.I. said it was conducting a terrorism investigation into the shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, as new information emerged about the gunman’s training at the facility.
There is much Nikki Haley could learn from a true heroine of the South Carolina Confederate flag removal: Bree Newsome Bass.
The sailors who were fatally shot on Friday at Naval Air Station Pensacola had only recently arrived to train in naval aviation, grieving relatives said.
The president had pardoned Army First Lt. Clint Lorance and Maj. Mathew Golsteyn last month, in a move that strained his relationship with Pentagon leaders.
Officials said on Sunday that federal investigators were working on the presumption that the attack in Pensacola on Friday was an act of terrorism. Sailors from Alabama, Florida and Georgia were killed, and eight others were injured.
As people watched, a prankster removed the banana, which was taped to a wall at Art Basel in Miami Beach.
Investigators are still trying to understand the motive of a Saudi trainee who fatally shot three people at Naval Air Station Pensacola.
She told the conservative radio host Glenn Beck that the Confederate flag symbolized “service, sacrifice and heritage” for some people in her state until Dylann S. Roof “hijacked” it.
Kneeling during the national anthem is a “completely appropriate protest” that should have been protected by Kennesaw State University, a lawyer for the student said.
The president appears to love nothing more than injecting himself into governor’s races, though once in office, the governors don’t seem to feel they owe him much.
A Saudi national at Naval Air Station Pensacola fatally shot three people before he was killed on Friday.
In a volatile primary with no true front-runner, Democrats face the prospect of a monthslong delegate battle that would also feature a lengthy public airing of the party’s ideological fissures.
Authorities were trying to determine whether the shooting that killed three and injured eight others was an act of terrorism.
Shootings in Pensacola and Pearl Harbor reflect the rising tide of gun violence at military bases.
The state released a version of the photo that blurred the faces of the trainees, in a class to become correctional officers. An additional 34 employees were suspended without pay.
Maurizio Cattelan’s latest provocative work is buzzy and fun. But is it art?
Gov. Ralph Northam suspended the policy after a girl was strip-searched while trying to visit her father.
Stampeding billionaires took over Miami Beach for the annual art fair where everybody is V.I.P.
A member of the Saudi Air Force training to be a pilot killed three people at Naval Air Station Pensacola before he was shot dead by officers responding to the scene, the authorities said.
The authorities did not say how the gunman had died. A nearby hospital said it had received five patients so far.
The gunman was also dead, officials said. Nearby hospitals said they had received or were expecting eight patients so far.
A coal town in southwestern Virginia has been trying for years. Hope is running thin.
A task force assembled by the governor recommended removing nearly 100 overtly discriminatory and racist laws that were still on the books.
A police chase and a shootout followed the hijacking of a UPS truck and the kidnapping of its driver by two people who tried to rob a jewelry store before they were killed, the F.B.I. said.
She had a knack for capturing her subjects, whether Andy Warhol in New York or Dolly Parton in Nashville, in ways that caught their essence.
The state’s reliance on cognitive science explains why.
A tribute to Miami’s queer culture, meditations on climate change — and more not to be missed at this year’s constellation of art and design fairs.
The 39th president was treated for a urinary tract infection, the latest of a series of health issues that he has endured in recent months.
The Museum of Graffiti, the first of its kind, opens in Miami with a ticktock history of the art form’s early development
The trip was engineered to introduce him to voters who have received far less attention from his campaign than a largely white cohort of donors and Iowa caucusgoers.
The appointment of Ms. Loeffler, a politically untested businesswoman, pits Gov. Brian Kemp against President Trump and his allies, who had lobbied for a different candidate.
Paul Skalnik is a grifter and criminal. Now a man may be executed because of his dubious testimony. Why did prosecutors rely on him as an informant?
Another surge of stringent abortion limits is expected in state legislatures next year, highlighting a rift among conservatives about political strategy.
The University of North Carolina’s settlement over a controversial statue is a subsidy for white nationalism.
The theme of an exhibition asks whether black people are truly the main beneficiaries of the culture they produce.
But the fight goes on.
While big-name chefs take up Appalachian cooking, a farm couple are using old seeds and recipes to tell a more complex story and lift up their region.
For travelers who first consider dinner reservations and pastry stops when planning a trip, select cookbooks celebrating the cuisine of a city or country can also serve as guidebooks.
Jacques Yves Sebastien Duroseau told investigators that he brought the firearms to Haiti because he wanted to help train the country’s army, according to court documents.
The appointment would pit the governor against President Trump, revealing an intraparty rift over the best way to maintain Republican dominance in Georgia.
A new statue of Parks was dedicated in Alabama’s capital city on Sunday, the 64th anniversary of her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man.
Get them off the sidewalks.
“My daughter has to eat,” one mother said. “And if it’s choosing between that or paying a doctor bill, I’m going to choose her.”
And rural America is not ready.
A motive for the shooting is unknown and the authorities said no arrests had been made.
Miscalculations, and an unexpected victory by President Trump, have put abortion access at its most vulnerable point in decades, and the left on the defensive. Now it is trying to recover.
Suburban encroachment means tough times for wild critters. Here’s who helps them.
An inside look at turkey hunters, the changing faces of retail and rowing.
A construction worker who became a witness in a federal safety investigation into lapses at the New Orleans construction site was deported to his native Honduras.
Savannah, Ga., is a pilgrimage destination for those interested in the abolitionist’s life, with artists interpreting his legacy in riveting shows and a film.
The mayor of Charleston, W.Va., wanted her city to be more welcoming to all faiths and people, so she changed an annual celebration to the ‘Winter Parade.’ It didn’t last long.
He advanced the cause of civil rights through the venerable Miami Times, the city’s most influential black newspaper, which his father founded in 1923.
He advanced the cause of civil rights through the venerable Miami Times, the city’s most influential black newspaper, which his father founded in 1923.
He advanced the cause of civil rights through the venerable Miami Times, the city’s most influential black newspaper, which his father founded in 1923.
The move was part of a settlement with a group that had sued over the fate of the statue, which was toppled in 2018. The group plans to make the statue available to the public.
How much good does a preschool experience offer children born in poverty? Enough to make their later lives much better, and they pass a heritage of opportunity on to their own children.
“We feel as though our ancestors are coming back and talking to us,” said a member of a historical committee that is investigating the discovery of about 145 coffins at a high school.
The journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault discusses a “worrisome development” in our democracy. Also: Child labor and chocolate; the suffering in Venezuela; Virginia’s energy policy.
A 1941 Cape Cod in Louisville, an Arts-and-Crafts bungalow in Jacksonville and an early 1840s house near Detroit.
A 1941 Cape Cod in Louisville, an Arts-and-Crafts bungalow in Jacksonville and an early 1840s house near Detroit.
Stephen F. Austin became the first non-Atlantic Coast Conference team to beat Duke at home in nearly 20 years.
10 things about a huge upset.
The president took on the impeachment inquiry, Democrats and the news media in his first return to the state as a formal resident.
The president’s lawyer met with the head of the department’s criminal division about a money laundering case involving Alejandro Betancourt López.
The man had been suspended from one college for sending threatening messages to a female student and expelled from the other for not disclosing his suspension, the authorities said.
Ms. Blanchard, a 19-year-old college student, was last seen alive about a month ago in Auburn, Ala., and her car was found in Montgomery days after her disappearance, the police said.
Sheriff John Williams was responding to a disturbance call at an Alabama gas station when he was fatally shot. William Chase Johnson, 18, has been charged with his murder.
A federal judge is scheduled to sentence Yujing Zhang, who unlawfully made her way into President Trump’s resort, on Monday.
Not far from the world’s largest naval base, Mr. Bloomberg will address the uproar over President Trump’s clash with the Navy secretary, aides said.
A brutal “king tides” season made worse by climate change has flooded the streets of a Florida Keys community for nearly three months.
President Trump’s former press secretary has returned to Arkansas a bona fide star eager to play a new role in a post-Trump Republican Party.
Fifteen black women accused an AMC movie theater in Louisiana of racial profiling. Theater workers repeatedly asked one of the women to show them her ticket, she said.
In the absence of a clear front-runner, some lower-polling candidates were able to break through — at least for one news cycle.
In the absence of a clear front-runner, some lower-polling candidates were able to break through — at least for one news cycle.
The officer shot Greg Gunn after initiating a stop-and-frisk encounter as the unarmed man was walking home from a card game in 2016.
The connection was immediate when Taryn Brown and Nicholas Blatchford met in 2005 but the timing was all wrong.
In the South, black churches are reducing the suffering and stigma of H.I.V. with an approach that recalls Dr. King’s teachings.
In the South, black houses of worship are reducing the social suffering of H.I.V. with an approach that recalls Dr. King’s teachings.
In Todd Haynes’s latest, Mark Ruffalo plays a corporate defense lawyer who switches sides to defend a poisoned community.
The Democratic presidential candidate has made white the staple of debate night appearances. It leaves a chill.
The 2018 governor’s race in the state was marred by accusations of rampant voter suppression, particularly of black voters.
Our reporters are providing real-time analysis of tonight’s Democratic debate, with 10 presidential candidates on stage. Join us to follow along.
If there’s a sure route to a second Trump term, it’s more of the liberal contempt that produced the “deplorables.”
Mr. Messam, the mayor of Miramar, Fla., was trying to do what nobody has ever done: get elected president straight from a mayorship. But his campaign barely registered.
The statue’s removal came after months of “high emotions, division and even violence” in the small town of Pittsboro, a county official said.
We followed the candidate to South Carolina to understand how she went from top-tier, front-runner status to the middle of the pack.
The state’s demographics have been favorable to turn it blue, but destiny is shaped by history, too.
Chocolate-avocado tarts, plant-based hot fried chicken, tater tots with black-eyed pea salsa: In Nashville’s emerging vegan scene, the possibilities are endless.
In Nashville, an architecture studio installs its headquarters in a former public library.
Five people, including three business executives, were indicted on charges that they conspired to take $5 million in disaster aid after Hurricane Michael in 2018.
A black Montgomery resident was fatally shot by a white officer in 2016. After twists and turns, only now is a trial underway.
The plot alarmed the church, rekindling unwelcome memories of the 2015 massacre at a sister church in Charleston, S.C.
The fast food chain declined to comment on the lawsuit, which follows other controversies over how restaurants prepare orders that are ostensibly meatless.
The South Carolina city is known for its historic homes and traditional Southern charm, but it’s also a place where new design is flourishing.
A fight in Virginia Beach demonstrates the hard choices cities face when the pressure for new homes collides with the rising toll of natural disasters.
The South Carolina city is known for its historic homes and traditional Southern charm, but it’s also a place where new design is flourishing.
Many indigenous crafts worldwide are in danger of becoming extinct, but in some places, efforts to rescue them are underway.
Gov. John Bel Edwards was called the “accidental governor” when he was first elected to lead Louisiana four years ago. After winning again, no one is calling him an accident now.
A school music director was lured to a local Walmart by the teenagers, who then confronted him, a video shows.
Authorities around the country have collided with the limits of laws designed to seize weapons from those who might be a threat to public safety.
In Louisiana and Kentucky, Mr. Trump’s political pleas appeared to energize Democrats and political moderates as much as his own base, sending turnout in cities and suburbs soaring.
The arrests called to mind the wildly popular television series “Breaking Bad.”
It was slick and foggy at the time of the crash, officials said. Injuries ranged from minor to serious.
John Bel Edwards of Louisiana, a rare Democratic governor in the South, was re-elected for a second term, beating back a challenger heavily supported by President Trump.
The 656-foot vessel started capsizing in September, stirring concerns about the pollution creeping into the waterways.
The 656-foot vessel started capsizing in September, stirring concerns about the pollution creeping into the waterways.
The Times will have live elections results at 9 p.m. Eastern.
The Times will have live elections results at 9 p.m. Eastern.
The Times will have live elections results at 9 p.m. Eastern.
As voters cast ballots on Saturday for Gov. John Bel Edwards or Eddie Rispone, Louisiana’s traditional regional divide is giving way to an urban versus rural political chasm.
North Carolina Republicans introduced a new congressional map giving Democrats more potential clout. It’s still not enough, Democrats say, vowing to go back to court.
Historical results for the 2015 Louisiana general election.
With no public hearings today, we’re looking at how the politics of impeachment are complicating races around the nation.
President Trump is in Louisiana two days before the election hoping to break open a deadlocked race between the Democratic incumbent and the Republican nominee.
The party confirmed that its winter gathering would take place at the Florida hotel, continuing a pattern of its giving business to the president’s company.
Jesse Dewitt Osborne was 14 when he killed his father in 2016 before driving to an elementary school in Townville, S.C., and shooting three people, killing one.
Some were resolved with statesmanship and others were fought tooth and nail. Here is how some of the closest governor’s races in the nation’s history turned out.
A recanvass of votes confirmed the victory of Andy Beshear, son of a two-term Democratic governor.