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The U.S. Department of Justice charged four police officers Thursday for the death of Breonna Taylor, who grew up in Grand Rapids.

Israel says it has arrested 19 members of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in raids across the occupied West Bank, after carrying out airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that he had signed Senate Bill 1 within an hour of its passage in the state legislation. The bill outlaws abortions almost entirely in the state of Indiana with some exceptions.

Three people are charged with setting a Wendy's on fire during protests after the police shooting of Rayshard Brooks in 2020.

A deadly car crash that killed five people including a baby and a pregnant woman was caught on camera in Los Angeles. The driver of a black Mercedes that smashed into several cars at a busy intersection survived and is now in police custody.

The former elections director is "no longer in the position of Elections Director and is no longer employed by Pinal County," officials said.

The Patmos Library in Jamestown Township, south of Hudsonville, is in danger of closing following Tuesday’s failed library millage renewal.

The Federal Trade Commission says online app Opendoor needs to pay $62 million to settle charges for cheating home sellers out of thousands of dollars with misleading claims.

Detroit police fear a body found in a burned out building might be a beloved barber who has been missing for more than a week. David Woodger, 46, owns the D-Woods barbershop on East 7 Mile Road in Detroit.

It is 50 years since Uganda's former-dictator Idi Amin expelled thousands of members of the Asian community from the country, after accusing them of disloyalty.

Afternoon storms are firing in the White Mountains and there's a chance for storms across southeastern Arizona, too.

Among the top earning politicians around the world, the new leader of Hong Kong, John Lee, secured his name in the list amidst news of the country falling into a technical recession after being battered by the pandemic.

Taiwan has become a key front line in the U.S.-China rivalry, with both countries ramping up military posturing in the region. WSJ explains why the U.S. is displaying support for the self-ruling island that China sees as part of its territory.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney is speaking publicly for the first time in months, slamming Donald Trump in an attack ad endorsing his daughter Liz Cheney in her Wyoming race. Cheney is running against Trump-backed attorney Harriet Hageman in the state's Republican primary.

Former US Attorney General Eric Holder weighed in on whether the Justice Department’s January 6th criminal investigation will result in an indictment for former President Donald Trump

Brittney Griner showed little emotion to the sentence in the Russian courtroom but her lawyers said later she was “very upset, very stressed.”

Police in Laurel, Nebraska, have arrested a suspect after four bodies were found after fires at two separate houses in the small community on Thursday. The suspect had suffered serious burns and was airlifted to hospital after being arrested.

Furious over the U.S. House speaker's visit to Taiwan this week, China says it is suspending talks with the United States on several issues. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with VOA about tensions in the region. Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.

Assemblyman Rudy Salas announced $1-million in funding from the California State Budget for improvements at the Friendship House Community Center on Aug. 5, according to the Community Action Partnership of Kern.

Monkeypox vaccines will soon be easier to get in Wake County and Durham County as cases increase across North Carolina.

One by one, Kenly police officers handed in their badges, uniforms and holsters Tuesday. Four full-time officers and long-time Police Chief Josh Gibson fulfilled the resignations they put in two weeks ago.

Chinese tourists are showing up to beaches across from Taiwan to watch Chinese military drills, which are getting more serious. ​U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the highest ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan in 25 years.

The Senate's nonpartisan rules arbiter has dealt a blow to Democrats’ plan for curbing drug prices. But the parliamentarian has left the rest of the sprawling economic bill largely intact as party leaders prepare for first votes on a package containing many of President Joe Biden’s top domestic goals.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues her trip to Asia, stopping in South Korea. However, the impact from her stopover in Taipei is still being felt.