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Law enforcement officials are pushing back on suggestions that police showed deference to groups of armed whites at Black Lives Matter protests ahead of fatal shootings.

President Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is great for small towns, where raising money is challenging. But rural communities have fewer staff to apply for and manage federal assistance.

The next election battle in politically divided Wisconsin is for control of the state Supreme Court. The pivotal race will determine the fate of an abortion ban and abortion rights in the state.

Alabama is beginning to recover after Thursday's tornadoes. A National Weather Service official says a twister carved a 50- mile path across the state.

The program means those who lost family members or were injured in the Lahaina fire could receive payments of more than $1 million by the spring. But by participating they'd waive the right to sue.

Police in Idaho have identified the man who fatally shot two wildland firefighters and critically injured another in an apparent ambush after he intentionally started a brush fire.

The White House has nominated Virginia Seitz to lead the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, after another nominee stepped aside. If she is confirmed, Seitz will run a unit that became famous for approving waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods in the Bush years.

As researchers and engineers analyze the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, it's becoming clear that Houston's runaway development had a big role to play in flooding.

UPDATE: Prosecutors say they will not file charges against an Urbana man who was arrested Monday, after he posted a photo of himself burning an American…

The District 87 school board Wednesday night approved plans for a nearly $45 million tax levy, and will set a public hearing before final adoption on Dec.…