Isabelle Taft

Stricter rules and punishments over campus protests seem to be working. Universities have seen just under 950 protest events this semester, compared to 3,000 in the spring.

The mayor and two other local officials pleaded not guilty on Thursday after being accused of taking part in a scheme in which F.B.I. agents posing as real estate developers offered bribes.

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An Ohio jury found the officer, Adam Coy, guilty on three charges, including murder and reckless homicide, after he shot Andre Hill, a Black man. The killing led to police reforms.

The law requires officials to count absentee ballots received by mail up to five days after Election Day. It appears unlikely that the ruling will affect the current election.

Robert Telles was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years for the murder of Jeff German. On Wednesday, a judge added eight years to that minimum.

Manatee County, just south of Tampa, has ordered residents in three evacuation zones to get out. But the inmates and staff of the county jail will stay put.

In a St. Petersburg mobile home complex, many chose not to leave despite the warnings.

Secret Service agents fired on a man with a rifle who had been hiding for hours in the wooded edge of a Trump golf club in Florida, officials said. Former President Donald J. Trump was unhurt.

Ahead of a new school year, colleges across the country have adopted a wave of new rules around protest and speech.

The governor declared a state of emergency as residents sandbagged homes and considered evacuating.

The highly unusual killing had raised fears about press freedom and the risks facing local journalists.

This month, significant breakthroughs were announced in several murder cases that had been dormant for decades. Investigators explained what cracking these can look like.

The blaze has been fed largely by exceptionally dry vegetation following more than a month of extreme heat in California.

The state superintendent said he would crack down on “rogue districts” opposing the mandate. The guidelines detail how the Bible should be taught by subject and grade levels from five to 12.

After a blistering weekend, particularly in inland areas farther from the coast, cooler temperatures are expected beginning early this week.

6 hours ago ... Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed while attending a rally for Donald J. Trump for the first time.

One attendee was killed and two others were critically wounded. They were all adult men and include a longtime volunteer firefighter and a Marine Corps veteran.

Relatives and friends described Corey Comperatore, who was fatally shot at a Trump rally, as a devoted father who served as a volunteer firefighter and loved to fish.

With no working outage tracker from the Houston area’s main electricity provider, people are turning to the chain’s map of open restaurants after Hurricane Beryl.