The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that dueling constitutional amendments can appear on state ballots this fall. One of the ballot measures, known as “Protect the Right to Abortion,” would amend the state’s constitution and stipulate that “all persons shall have a fundamental right to abortion until fetal viability, or when needed to protect the life or

SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A man convicted of assaulting a child tried to flee a courthouse in Maine but two jurors and a detective quickly foiled the escape attempt. Nicholas Carter, 31, on Wednesday ran out of the courthouse in Skowhegan while handcuffed. He had been found guilty of aggravated assault against a 14-month-old child, according

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that mail ballots that are improperly dated won’t be counted in November, a move that could have major implications in the closely divided battleground state. The decision reverses a lower court ruling from last month that found it was unconstitutional to reject mail ballots that had a missing or

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal injection next week in the state’s first execution in 13 years. The justices unanimously tossed out two requests from defense lawyers who said a court needed to hear new information about what

SAN ANTONIO — In the three weeks since Texas’ attorney general executed raids at the homes of several Latino election activists, the state’s oldest civil rights organization has been marshaling members to step up voter registration for what they say is a stand against voter suppression.  Local chapters of the League of United Latin American

Michael Proctor, the Massachusetts state trooper suspended over his conduct while he was investigating Karen Read, will not testify in another high-profile case on which he was a lead investigator, prosecutors said. In a Sept. 6 court filing, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office said prosecutors do not intend to call Proctor in the trial

The trial of the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students will be moved out of the county where the killings took place in late 2022, a judge ruled in a decision released Monday. Latah County District Judge John Judge heard arguments last month about whether the trial of Bryan Kohberger, tentatively set for

“Only Murders In The Building” star Selena Gomez revealed that her ongoing health issues make it dangerous for her to carry her own children should she plan to have them. The actor and singer shared the information in an interview with Vanity Fair published Monday while discussing her role in the film “Emilia Pérez.” Gomez

TOOELE, Utah — Prosecutors charged a Utah man with murder Friday, alleging he killed his adult daughter, a Salt Lake County sheriff’s deputy. Hector Ramon Martinez-Ayala, 54, of Tooele, confessed in a text message to his brother to making “a big mistake” before fleeing the country and using his daughter’s bank card to withdraw money

The body of an Oregon nurse who went missing earlier this week has been found and her neighbor has been arrested and charged with her murder, police said Saturday. Officers with the Beaverton Police Department responded to 32-year-old Melissa Jubane’s home at 1050 SW 160th Avenue in Beaverton Wednesday to conduct a wellness check after

The battle for Rupert Murdoch’s global media kingdom is headed to the biggest little city in the world. Murdoch, the 93-year-old billionaire press baron, reportedly wants to alter the terms of an irrevocable trust so that his eldest son, Lachlan, inherits his throne and keeps control of prized assets such as Fox News and The

WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel Alito reported Friday that he accepted $900 worth of concert tickets from a German princess, but disclosed no trips paid for by other people, according to a new financial disclosure form. The required annual filing, for which Alito has often sought an extension, doesn’t include details of the event tickets gifted by socialite

The remains of an elderly couple who vanished from a California nudist ranch late last month were found in the home of their neighbor, who had been arrested on suspicion of their murders after being found in an underground bunker days earlier. Stephanie Menard, 73, and Daniel Menard, 79, were reported missing on Aug. 25

A month after losing a landmark antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice, Google is headed back to court to face off for a second time against federal prosecutors. In August, a judge ruled that Google has held a monopoly in internet search, marking the biggest antitrust ruling in the tech industry since the case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago.

WINDER, Ga. — The teenager accused of shooting dead two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school appeared in court for the first time on Friday to face murder charges, hours after his father was arrested on suspicion of facilitating the shootings by allowing his son to possess a deadly weapon. Colt Gray