Washington police chief Cathy Lanier, the first woman to lead the department and one of the nation's longest-serving and most popular big-city police chiefs, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down to become head of security for the National Football League.
The Latest on changes within the Chicago Police Department since it came under scrutiny over excessive force allegations and its fraught relationship with the black community (all times local): 12:30 p.m.
Family, neighbors and a bus full of co-workers from New York gathered at a Massachusetts church Tuesday to remember a woman killed while out for a run near her mother's home.
At least 40,000 homes were damaged and eight people killed in the historic Louisiana floods, the governor said Tuesday, giving a stark assessment of the widespread disaster.
A former Marine whose appearances in widely shared videos made him one of the most recognizable figures during the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge pleaded guilty Monday for his role in the weekslong standoff with authorities.