Feds charge powerful Virginia Democrat in alleged drug scheme

L. Louise Lucas, a longtime state senator from Virginia, has been arrested in connection with an alleged bribery and racketeering scheme.

• Oct 22

Toledo man describes days-long chemical leak: "Looked like a movie"

Hundreds of people remain evacuated from their homes days after the chemical leak began at a facility in Toledo, Ohio.

• Oct 22

Warren warns of "food insecurity crisis" from SNAP cuts and prices

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse cuts to the food-stamp program as consumers shoulder $22 billion in additional food costs.

• Oct 22

Stephen Hubbard back in U.S. after release from Russian prison

Hubbard, a Michigan native, spent four years wrongfully imprisoned in Russia before being released on Wednesday.

• Oct 22

Fighter jets intercept plane over South Carolina during Trump rally

Fighter jets intercepted a plane that entered restricted airspace over Clemson, South Carolina, on Wednesday, as President Trump spoke at a rally there, military officials said.

• Oct 22

John Anderson, country music Hall of Famer, dies at 71

John Anderson, a country music Hall of Famer with a distinctive voice, died on Wednesday, his family said. He was 71 years old.

• Oct 22

This teacherless school says AI can teach students in 2 hours a day

Alpha Schools says its AI-based instruction and focus on developing "life skills" set students up for success. Some experts say it's too good to be true.

• Oct 22

Candidates clash over Trump policies, Senate control in debate

GOP Sen. Roger Marshall and Pastor Adam Hamilton debated tariffs, war and high fuel prices, and also addressed the most controversial issues in each of their campaigns.

• Oct 22

Judge curbs DHS efforts to conduct sweeps for possible noncitizen voters

A federal judge ruled DHS's practice of knocking on doors and asking people about their immigration status — and whether they have voted in recent elections — likely violates the Voting Rights Act.

• Oct 22

Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers clash in final Michigan Senate debate

Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed clashed onstage Wednesday during the second debate in the increasingly bitter Michigan Senate race.

• Oct 21

Man who halted runaway school bus credits "Grey's Anatomy" inspiration

A quick-thinking bystander came to the rescue of the students and driver aboard a runaway school bus in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

• Oct 21

First case of New World screwworm found in U.S. wildlife, USDA says

The New World screwworm was detected in an elk that was discovered on a game ranch in Pecos County, Texas.

• Oct 21

Teacher who survived Oregon school shooting recounts playing dead

Becky Drury, the 54-year-old teacher wounded in the shooting at an Oregon elementary school last week, says she was shot before she had "any chance to act."

• Oct 22

DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow border wall construction in Big Bend region

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court injunction that temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall and related infrastructure in the Big Bend Sector.

• Oct 22

Top DOJ official asks judges to step aside from immigration cases

A top official at the Justice Department is attempting to disqualify two Minnesota federal judges from a pair of cases related to immigration.

• Oct 21

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