The teen suspects accused of hurling a large rock that killed a Colorado motorist took a photo of the deadly mayhem, then pledged a “blood brothers” oath to keep quiet about the crime, investigators alleged Thursday.

The Department of Justice met families impacted by the Uvalde, Texas school shooting last year to update them on an investigation into law enforcement’s actions.

One of the four inmates who escaped from a jail in Mississippi over the weekend is in custody in Texas, authorities said Thursday, with two of the escapees still at large.

Brittney Griner shed tears at an emotional news conference Thursday and said she’ll “never go overseas again” to play basketball, unless it’s to represent the United States.

Leaders in Missouri are attempting to restrict access to transition-related care, forcing families with transgender minors to come up with backup plans.

Gov. Ron DeSantis dismissed the Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit over the revocation of its Florida theme park’s self-governing privileges as politically motivated.

Growth in the U.S. slowed considerably in the first quarter as interest rate increases and inflation took hold of an economy expected to decelerate even further.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed his debt ceiling bill on Wednesday, but the impasse between Republicans and President Biden over raising the debt limit remains.

The state’s high peaks stored historic amounts of snowfall this winter. Now the state’s aging water management systems could be at risk.

Former Fox News star Tucker Carlson surfaced for the first time since leaving the network, releasing a taped statement criticizing the state of public discourse.