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The temporary memorial for the Highland Park shooting victims, Katie Goldstein, Irina McCarthy, Kevin Michael McCarthy, Stephen Straus, Jacki Lovi Sundheim, Nicolás Toledo and Eduardo Uvaldo, is seen near 1707 St. Johns Avenue in Highland Park, Ill., Thursday, July 4, 2024, two years after a mass shooting at the parade. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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July Fourth violence nationwide kills at least 33, Chicago 'in state of grief,' mayor says
By JOHN RABY - Associated Press
Fri,07/05/24-9:29AM , 55 Reads
Shootings and other violence during the extended Fourth of July weekend have left at least 33 people dead, including 11 in Chicago, and injured dozens more nationwide, authorities said.
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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., smiles while being introduced during the 'Politics and Eggs' event, as part of his national listening tour, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. As his second term ends as a U.S. senator, Manchin is still not a declared candidate for any office five months before the 2024 general election. But there’s still time to mull potential runs for governor, the Senate, and even the U.S. presidency. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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Joe Manchin isn't a candidate 5 months before the election. But he still has time to change his mind
By JOHN RABY - Associated Press
Thu,06/06/24-11:06PM , 65 Reads
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Every election cycle, it seems, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia tries to find the best fit for himself, dragging both sides of the political aisle — and an entire home-state electorate — along for a wobbly ride.
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Violent insurrectionists loyal to then-President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're both running for Congress
By JOHN RABY - Associated Press
Thu,05/09/24-11:14PM , 94 Reads
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For Derrick Evans, being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol wasn’t enough. The former West Virginia lawmaker wants to make his path to the halls of Congress permanent.
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A pedestrian passes by the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Courthouse on Main Street in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, June 16, 2021. In a ruling Tuesday, April, April 16, 2024, a federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

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West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says
By JOHN RABY - Associated Press
Tue,04/16/24-10:22AM , 80 Reads
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.
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