California bishop acquitted in first United Methodist court trial of its kind in nearly a century

A United Methodist Church court acquitted a California bishop Friday of all charges in the first…

2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case appear in adult court in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two teenagers made very brief initial appearances Thursday in adult court in…

The many times Ken Paxton refused to defend Texas agencies in court

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Nevada pardons board will now consider requests for posthumous pardons

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s pardons board will now consider requests for posthumous pardons in a…

Man who brought Molotov cocktails to protest at Seattle police union building sentenced to prison

SEATTLE (AP) — A suburban Seattle man who pleaded guilty to bringing a dozen Molotov cocktails…

Opponents in an Alabama lawsuit over Confederate monument protests reach a tentative settlement

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — The city of Florence has reached a tentative agreement to settle a…

An emboldened Ken Paxton returns to a battered attorney general’s office

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Oregon judge to decide in new trial whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge is set to decide whether a gun control law…

After winning impeachment fight, Paxton still faces felony fraud case and an FBI investigation

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New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday narrowed an order…