June 6, 2016 Florida AG asked Trump for donation before declining to join Trump U. lawsuit Florida's attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates.
May 11, 2016 Parents turn to doctors, lawmakers to save school recess PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- When parents tell Dr. Gregory Fox their boisterous child was stuck in a classroom all day, the Rhode Island pediatrician takes out his notepad and writes a doctor's order to send to school.
May 8, 2016 Sister of former Supreme Court Justice O'Connor killed in Arizona car crash The sister of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was killed in a car accident Saturday in Arizona.
May 5, 2016 US government: North Carolina LGBT law violates civil rights A North Carolina law limiting protections to LGBT people violates federal civil rights laws and can't be enforced, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday, putting the state on notice that it is in danger of being sued and losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.
May 3, 2016 North Carolina judge accused of trying to bribe FBI officer with cash, beer A North Carolina state judge was arrested Wednesday on charges he tried to bribe an FBI officer to gather text messages between two phone numbers in what the judge said was a family matter.
May 2, 2016 Obama commutes sentences of 95, pardons 2 in year-end spree President Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 95 prisoners and pardoned two more, part of a broader effort to rethink a criminal justice system that critics say has resulted in overly harsh and expensive sentences for thousands of drug offenders.
May 2, 2016 Wildlife refuge expansion means new restrictions on Vermont gun use A proposal to expand the Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge seeks to protect species and habitats, but expansion by the federal government will nibble away at gun rights enjoyed by Vermonters.
May 2, 2016 Illegal immigrants sue Oregon over ballot measure denying licenses A group of illegal immigrants is suing the state of Oregon to overturn a voter-approved initiative that denied them driver’s licenses.
May 2, 2016 Appeals court rejects challenge to California death penalty A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling that found California's death penalty was unconstitutional because of excessive delays.
May 2, 2016 Pennsylvania attorney general charged with 2nd perjury count Prosecutors added a new perjury count and other criminal charges Thursday against Pennsylvania's attorney general, saying they found a signed document that contracts her claims she never agreed to maintain secrecy of a grand jury investigation in 2009, before she took office.