A suspect accused of six murders across Texas during a day-long shooting spree was previously charged with assaulting a family member and bailed out by a non-profit progressive group, according to local reports. Shane James, 34, is accused of killing six people and injuring others in Bexar County and Austin. …

An 8-week-old arrival from Alaska chirps loudly before devouring ice chips in the nursery at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. He is Pup EL2306 — proper name to be determined — a northern sea otter who was found alone and malnourished in the remote town of Seldovia in October and taken to …

For Georgia Democrats who didn’t get what they want out of a special legislative session to redraw voting districts, their retort Thursday was simple: “We’ll see you in court.” State lawmakers on Thursday completed a special session with the House voting 98-71 to give final passage to a congressional map …

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday that the proposed budget he will soon unveil for the next two fiscal years will include an increase in state spending on early learning and child care programs. The central aim of the proposal is to ensure that the end of federal pandemic-era …

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Guatemala on Friday asked a court to strip President-elect Bernardo Arévalo of his immunity, saying there could be enough irregularities to annul the election results, a move that the OAS called part of “a coup attempt.” It was the third time they have done …

Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks have landed another top transfer quarterback. As Bo Nix prepares for the Heisman Trophy ceremony on Saturday night, Oregon has found his replacement. Dillon Gabriel, #8 of the Oklahoma Sooners, throws a pass during warmups before their game against the Brigham Young Cougars at …

An Israeli PhD student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology gave an emotional rebuke on campus of the university president’s testimony before Congress last week, in which she said it would depend on “context” whether calls for an intifada or the genocide of Jews would violate the prestigious university’s code …

A man who confessed to the 2004 sexual assault and murder of a 3-year-old Illinois girl has died in a state prison, according to state records. Scott Eby, 52, an inmate at the Menard Correctional Center, died Thursday, according to an online inmate notification system. The death of Riley Fox, …

President Biden once again told his often exaggerated story about the time a minor fire occurred at his Delaware home as a result of a lightning strike in 2004 that he says almost claimed first lady Jill Biden’s life. Biden began his speech to a group of firefighters in Philadelphia …

New research suggests that holding students back a grade is helpful, but opposition subsists, an education columnist in the Washington Post wrote. “Most of the educators I know don’t like grade retention — the term of art for holding a student back. They prefer to help students improve without squashing …