Connecticut state police are investigating how Randy Cox, 36, hit his head and became paralyzed while detained in the back of a police van.
Author: Claire Thornton, USA TODAY
Hot weather will return to Central Plains, upper Midwest as heat dome expands across US
The heat dome is expected to increase temperatures in the central United States over the next few days before the hot, dry weather migrates eastward.
5 killed, 5 hurt after truck collides with van in rural Arkansas
5 people were killed in a Monday crash after a van serving a school for adults for disabilities in Arkansas didn’t yield to oncoming traffic, police said.
At least 10 dead, 3 hurt in Buffalo supermarket shooting; Gov. Kathy Hochul blames ‘white supremacist’
Officials said the suspected gunman, a white 18-year-old man, traveled hours to Buffalo and livestreamed the shooting on social media.
‘Keep your bans off our bodies’: Abortion-rights groups set to rally Saturday from DC to Los Angeles
The largest protests for abortion rights on the “day of action” are expected in Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas.
Authorities identify, search for Texas National Guard soldier missing along Rio Grande
Texas authorities are searching for a National Guard soldier assigned to Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border mission.
Federal officials investigating after 3 killed, weapons stolen in gun range robbery in Georgia
Federal authorities, concerned by the number of weapons stolen, have offered a reward of $15,000.
Ditching vodka to protest Russia? You might be surprised where that bottle is actually from.
The most popular vodkas in the U.S. — including Smirnoff, Ciroc, Tito’s, Absolut, Svedka, Grey Goose, SKYY and New Amsterdam — are not made in Russia.
5 Texas DAs defy Gov. Greg Abbott, won’t treat gender affirming care for trans youth as ‘child abuse’
District attorneys in five of Texas’ largest counties criticized Gov. Abbott’s order to treat gender-affirming care as “child abuse.”
Will parents of transgender children be investigated in Texas? Governor’s order sparks fear, uncertainty.
Legal experts say the order from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, based on an opinion by Attorney General Ken Paxton, is legally dubious.