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Federal Judge Bars Trump Administration From Airing Publicly Funded Ads

SANTUL NERKAR

A group of liberal organizations sued last week over the ads that praised the administration.

Online marketplace jewelry listing tied to armed robbery in affluent Tennessee city

A Facebook Marketplace jewelry listing lured armed robbers to a Franklin, Tennessee, home, sparking a police chase and three arrests on felony charges.

Isaias moves north into Appalachians and mid-Atlantic; Southern California battered by Rachel

The remnants of Isaias have brought heavy rain and flooding risks to parts of the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region

Rider on Georgia Roller Coaster Dies and Several Others Are Injured

MARK WALKER

The episode happened Monday afternoon at the Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park, the police said. It was not immediately clear what led up to the rider’s death.

Fugitive in Venezuela Money Laundering Cases to Appear in U.S. Court

JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER

Álvaro Pulido Vargas faces federal charges in Florida related to what prosecutors described as money laundering and bribery schemes. It is not clear when or where he was arrested.

Can a Democrat Beat Darline Graham? 5 Takeaways From the South Carolina Senate Debate

EMILY DAVIES

Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic challenger, accused Senator Darline Graham of taking her cues from President Trump. Ms. Graham said Dr. Andrews wouldn’t say no to socialists.

Colombia's new government: 2016 deal with rebel group has not brought peace — but 132,000 killings

Colombia's new government says over 132,000 people have been killed, and armed group membership has increased from 6,000 to almost 30,000, in the decade since the country signed a highly touted peace agreement with its largest rebel group

Man admits to dismembering ex-girlfriend, keeping severed head in suitcase after she played him 'like a fool'

A New York man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after he admitted that he murdered and dismembered his ex-girlfriend and kept her severed head in a suitcase.

Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case

A businessman wanted in the U.S. for allegedly bribing top Venezuelan officials.

After surging troops to the border, US Army showcases a quieter Rio Grande

The U.S. Army is deploying hundreds of soldiers to Texas' Rio Grande Valley in response to what it says are signs of elevated activity from Mexican drug cartels

Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month

Florida to execute prisoner who killed cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence

A Florida prisoner who claimed he killed his cellmate so he could be moved to death row is set to be executed, nearly 18 years after the fatal attack

Therapy dogs bring calm and joy to students after shooting at Colorado high school

Evergreen High School has introduced two Labradors, Norene and Polenta, to help students cope with stress after a school shooting

US military archbishop urges Catholic soldiers to refuse involvement in Army firing squad execution

Archbishop Timothy Broglio urged Catholic soldiers to refuse firing squad duty in the planned execution of Nidal Hasan, calling the livestream barbaric.

Jury selection to begin in federal hate crimes trial over supermarket shooting

Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial that could see the white supremacist who killed 10 people in a 2022 Buffalo supermarket get the death penalty