One of two roommates who survived the slayings of four University of Idaho students in their off-campus residence in November is fighting a subpoena to appear at a preliminary hearing for suspect Bryan Kohberger.  Attorneys for Bethany Funke, 21, filed a motion Friday in district court in Washoe County, Nevada …

Washington — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Republican lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled their plan to raise the debt ceiling and cut government spending ahead of the looming summer deadline to avert a catastrophic and historic default by the U.S. on its debt obligations. Called the “Limit, Save, Grow Act,” the …

Update: Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement on Tuesday just as the trial was starting. Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below. The high-stakes legal battle between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems, set to kick off in court on Tuesday, poses serious risks for the media company …

A 20-year-old woman looking for a friend’s house in upstate New York was fatally shot by a homeowner when she went to the wrong address, authorities said Monday. Kaylin Gillis was in a car with three others on Saturday night when they mistakenly pulled into the wrong driveway on Paterson …

Inflation eased to 5% in March, its lowest level in almost two years, yet some underlying prices remain stubbornly high. The Consumer Price Index increased at an annual rate of 5% in March, down from 6% in February, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That was better than economists’ expectations that …

The Democratic-leaning city of Nashville’s Metropolitan Council will get to keep all 40 of its seats for now, under a temporary decision issued Monday by three state judges. The ruling stymies an effort by state Republican lawmakers to cut the council in half after it blocked the the 2024 Republican …

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott he intends to impose a nighttime curfew for minors in late spring and during the summer, CBS Baltimore reports. This comes after a 14-year-old and 16-year-old were shot while police were breaking up a large fight among minors Sunday night near the city’s Inner Harbor. One was …

Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday, a major victory for the party’s progressive wing as the nation’s third-largest city grapples with high crime and financial challenges. Johnson, a Cook County commissioner endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, won a close race over …

Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that it will offer at least $8.9 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits filed by people alleging that the company’s products containing talc caused cancer, quadrupling a previous offer to settle the suits. The health and consumer goods company laid out the proposal in a …

Brian Walshe, 48, of Cohasset, Massachusetts, was indicted Thursday by a Norfolk County grand jury in the murder of his wife, Ana Walshe, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office confirmed.  The grand jury indicted Walshe for misleading a police investigation/obstruction of justice, and improper conveyance of a human body, the DA’s …