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Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore., Sept. 26, 2020.

Proud Boys leader Tarrio, four others, charged with seditious conspiracy

The U.S. rarely charges suspects with seditious conspiracy, a very serious crime defined as two or more people conspiring to overthrow or destroy the government

A bump stock device is shown on a semi-automatic rifle at a gun store in Salt Lake City.

Hochul Signs Stricter Gun Measures Into Law In NY

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Russia's medal-winning athletes of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and members of the country's Paralympic team at the Kremlin in Moscow, on April 26 — Valieva's birthday.

Figure skaters' minimum age for top competitions will rise to 17 after scandal

The move comes months after Russia's Kamila Valieva, then 15, was caught in a storm of controversy at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The U.S. needs 4 million more homes in order to keep up with demand. But high prices and mortgage rates are making builders question whether they want to build homes that might not sell.

The U.S. needs more homes, but builders may be slowing construction

The U.S. has a home shortage, but builders may be slowing instead of increasing construction because of worries that the homes won't be sold.

Nevada Republican U.S. Senate nominee Adam Laxalt speaks to a crowd on election night Tuesday in Reno, Nev.

Trumpism and election lies are spreading, plus 2 more takeaways from Tuesday's races

In Tuesday's Republican primaries, Trump-backed candidates won up and down the ballot in Nevada, while he saw a split in South Carolina, where he endorsed challengers to two GOP incumbents.

Sarah Palin, a Republican seeking the sole U.S. House seat in Alaska, speaks during a forum for candidates, on May 12, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Palin, Begich and Gross advance in the Alaska U.S. House race

The top four vote-getters in the special primary advance to a special election, set for Aug. 16, in which ranked choice voting will be used.

"We must approach this crisis with a sense of urgency that prioritizes saving lives as our North Star," said Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). He spoke Wednesday before a Senate oversight committee.

White House pushes strategy to slow overdoses as street drugs grow more deadly

The Biden administration says it has a plan to curb fatal overdoses by 13% by 2025. But as more synthetic opioids reach the U.S., there's skepticism interdiction can slow the flow of deadly drugs.

Investigators work the scene last month after the mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y.

DOJ charges Buffalo gunman with hate crimes, and says he apologized to a white victim

The federal complaint gives a new account of Payton Gendron's movements in the store. It also alleges that he said "Sorry" to at least one of his white victims.

White House Counsel Dana Remus, center, is seated next to former Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., right, as they listen during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 22, 2022.

Dana Remus made legal history in the White House. Now she's moving on

Stuart Delery will replace her. Also, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will advise the White House on public engagement and Julie Rodriguez will be promoted to senior advisor.

Lawyers are warning of a new chapter of mass incarceration akin to what has been seen during "war on drugs."

As Roe falls, criminal defense lawyers sound the alarm about mass incarceration

Criminal defense attorneys all over the country are gearing up for a wave of criminal charges as the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

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