Earlier this month, two federal grants totaling well over $1 billion were awarded to help move along major rail infrastructure improvements. One day, that means passenger rail will more quickly propel riders from Richmond to Washington, D.C., or Raleigh, North Carolina.

2023 saw a record number of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The issue is front and center in the Republican presidential campaigns.

A Los Angeles deputy shot Niani Finlayson who police said had been threatening her boyfriend for allegedly harming her daughter. A lawyer for her family says Finlayson was a domestic violence victim.

The court denied special counsel Jack Smith's petition without offering a reason for its decision.