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President-elect Donald Trump says former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy is his choice to be transportation secretary as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet

Defense attorneys began their defense of a former U.S. Marine charged with fatally choking a homeless man aboard a Manhattan subway by calling the defendant's older sister to the witness stand

Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court is weighing in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick

New York City issued its first drought warning in 22 years and paused major repairs to its main water aqueduct out of concern for the lack of rainfall

The largest budget airline in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Authorities in New Orleans are imploring witnesses to come forward with information about two outbreaks of gunfire during a neighborhood parade that left two people dead and 13 hurt

A Northern California city has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle an excessive force lawsuit brought on behalf of a woman alleging a K-9 police dog tore out her scalp during an arrest

Alabama is planning to carry out the nation’s third execution with nitrogen gas

A federal appeals court says it will let the nation's third execution with nitrogen gas go forward this week

Bill Clinton's presidential library and museum is planning a major update and expansion as it celebrates 20 years of being open