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Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks 10/09/2025 09:14pm • A judge on Thursday blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for at least two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois during Trump's immigration crackdown. It’s a victory for Democratic officials who lead the state The Latest: New York Attorney General Letitia James is charged with fraud, AP source says 10/09/2025 07:52pm • A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday. It is the latest indication of President Donald Trump and his administration’s determination to use the Justice Department to pursue the pre Belgian police detain 3 over a suspected plot to attack politicians with a drone 10/09/2025 04:05pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police on Thursday detained three people over a suspected plot to attack the country's politicians including Prime Minister Bart De Wever with a drone carrying explosives. The three were taken into custody after an anti-terrorism judge ordered searches of their homes in the Indiana man convicted in 2001 rape and murder of teenager to be executed by lethal injection 10/09/2025 12:03am • CHICAGO (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl was set to die by lethal injection early Friday in the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year. Roy Lee Ward, 53, was scheduled to be put to death before sunrise at the Indiana Stat Argentine court sentences man to 10 years in prison for trying to shoot former President Fernández 10/08/2025 11:30pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court in Argentina sentenced a man to 10 years in prison Wednesday after finding him guilty of attempting to kill powerful former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner three years ago. The court in Buenos Aires also sentenced the man's accomplice to eight year Last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees from May is captured under a house in Atlanta 10/08/2025 07:59pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A monthslong search for the only Louisiana inmate still on the run after an audacious May jailbreak ended Wednesday when authorities say they found him hiding in a crawl space beneath an Atlanta home, bringing the last of the 10 escapees into custody. Derrick Groves, 28, was convict The Latest: Trump says officials should be jailed as they oppose his use of National Guard troops 10/08/2025 06:58pm • President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. The officials said they would not be deterred. National Guard troops from Texas are now positi NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wants to save Rikers Island, New York's notorious jail complex 10/08/2025 06:13pm • New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system. The city is legally required to shutter its jails on Rikers and replace them with four smaller, more modern jail Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested in Boston after clash with police 10/08/2025 05:03pm • BOSTON (AP) — Thirteen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested in Boston after a chaotic clash with police that resulted in four officers being sent to area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Everyone arrested at Tuesday's protest was from the area and ranged in age f Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment 10/08/2025 04:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in the nation's third-largest city. The officials said they would not be deterred. The Teen boy indicted on charges connected to Landover crash that killed mother, injured toddler 10/08/2025 04:21pm • A 17-year-old boy has been indicted on several charges in connection with the August crash in Landover, Maryland, involving a stolen vehicle that left a mother dead and her child injured. Michael Collins will be tried as an adult on the charges connected to the crash that killed 35-year-old Shaun 'Tennessee Three' Democrat announces bid for Congress against longtime representative from Memphis 10/08/2025 03:48pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One of three Tennessee lawmakers who drew national attention in 2023 when Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature moved to expel them following a gun control protest is running for Congress, he announced Wednesday. Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson went to a Memphis park Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a tireless advocate for Detroit, dies at age 80 10/08/2025 12:32pm • DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has died at age 80, according to her family. The family announced Cheeks Kilpatrick's death Wednesday in a statement, calling her a “tireless warrior” for Detroit and an “unwavering champion for her constituents.” “For 'You just need to reach out': New efforts to stop domestic violence in Prince George's County 10/07/2025 08:54pm • A law enforcement partnership hopes to strengthen the response to domestic violence calls in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and get residents the help they need. County Executive Aisha Braveboy, Police Chief George Nader and Sheriff John Carr signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday, all The Latest: Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown 10/07/2025 08:03pm • President Donald Trump’s administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House. The move was widely see