12 students and teacher killed in Columbine school shooting remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

As small candles flickered on 13 empty chairs, short biographies of Columbine students Rachel Scott, Kyle Velasquez and Corey DePooter and the other victims were read one by one. After each, the crowd ... Read More

Family of man killed by police ‘humiliated and insulted’ after grand jury clears officer

Bernard Placide's September 2022 killing by an Englewood police officer sparked protests and a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. Read More

Chicago Police Department rules Officer Huesca died in line of duty

The designation was announced Tuesday, on what would have been Luis Huesca’s 31st birthday, and it entitles his family to survivor’s death benefits. Read More

Chef José Andrés: Aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the 'best of humanity'

They risked everything "to feed people they did not know and will never meet," the charity founder told mourners Thursday. Read More

Manhunt launched for suspect who shot and killed Atlantis police officer on duty

The Western Cape police management have launched a manhunt for a suspect who shot and killed an on-duty Atlantis police sergeant on Wednesday. The incident took place in Mamre, a small town just ... Read More

Authorities find dead, decaying animals scattered across Montana property

There were many living goats, horses, pigs and other animals, too, but they were in unfit living condition and fed only trash thrown onto the ground, according to Beaverhead County sheriff’s deputies. Read More

Young brother, sister dead, several hurt when vehicle crashes into birthday party

A Michigan sheriff says a young brother and sister died and 15 people were injured, several seriously, when vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver crashed into a birthday party Saturday at a ... Read More

Police kill Native Americans at a rate 5X that of whites and 3X of Blacks. Why?

The numbers are so high that a researcher initially had a hard time believing them. A Lee Enterprises investigation gives insight about the forces that have been fueling these deaths. Read More

New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

The ruling reopens a painful chapter in America's reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures — an era that began in 2017 with a flood of allegations against Weinstein. Read More

Colleges try to quell pro-Palestinian protests; births fell in 2023; Reggie Bush has Heisman Trophy returned | Hot off the Wire podcast

The number of U.S. births fell last year. It was the lowest count in more than 40 years. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2023, about 76,000 fewer than the year before. The ... Read More

Draft gives players chance to flaunt style on red carpet

The NFL draft gives players a chance to show their style and many take advantage with custom-made suits. A few hours before Quinyon Mitchell hit the red carpet Thursday in the shadow of the Fox ... Read More

Meditation keeps Olympic climber Brooke Raboutou grounded

Tokyo Olympics, Brooke Raboutou became the first U.S. climber ever to qualify for an Olympic Games. Now, she has plenty of strategies to manage the pressure. Read More