Brian's Empire KE

Former Tennessee state Sen. Frank Niceley dies of suspected heart attackFormer Tennessee state Sen. Frank Niceley has died
FILE – Republican Sen. Frank Niceley of Strawberry Plains, right, listens to proceedings on the Senate floor in Nashville, Tenn., on April 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, File)

North Carolina Green Party retains official status despite failing vote thresholdsThe Green Party will remain an official party in North Carolina, able to field candidates statewide through the 2028 elections
FILE – Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein speaks at a local coffee shop on Oct. 28, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Judge halts Trump administration effort to block Harvard University from hosting international studentsJudge halts Trump administration effort to block Harvard University from hosting international students

Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign studentsA federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students
FILE – Rowers paddle down the Charles River near the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., March 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Layoff notices delivered to hundreds of Voice of America employeesLayoff notices have been delivered to hundreds of employees at the Voice of America outlet, including the Persian-language service that was called off leave last week to beam news of the Middle East war to residents of Iran
FILE – The Voice of America building is pictured in Washington, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Close ally of drug kingpin ‘El Mencho’ gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartelsTwo close associates of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” have been brought to justice in a U.S. courtroom as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the cartel it recently designated a foreign terrorist organization
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference about Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the Justice Department, Friday June 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Verdict against a pardoned Capitol rioter is only a partial victory for a police officer’s widowA police officer’s widow wanted to prove that a man assaulted her husband during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and ultimately was responsible for her husband’s suicide nine days later
This image from the Department of Justice statement of facts to support an arrest warrant for David Walls-Kaufman, shows an image from police body-worn video, contained and annotated by the source, of David Walls-Kaufman in the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Department of Justice via AP)

R. Kelly claims prison officials plotted to kill him. Judge denies his releaseA judge has denied singer R. Kelly’s request for furlough from prison after the convicted sex offender accused federal prison officials of plotting to murder him
FILE – R. Kelly leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case, May 8, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

Family of ex-FBI agent presumed dead in Iran hopes talks with US can lead to return of his remainsThe family of a retired FBI agent presumed dead after vanishing in Iran 18 years ago is calling for any deal between the United States and Iran to include the return of his remains
FILE – Christine Levinson, center, wife of Robert Levinson, and her children, Dan Levinson, right, and Samantha Levinson talk to reporters in New York, Jan. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Husband rearrested in the death of Suzanne Morphew, whose remains were found after 3-year searchThe husband of a Colorado woman whose remains were found after more than three years of searching has been rearrested on suspicion of first-degree murder