Washington — A staffer on Capitol Hill was arrested Thursday morning after he allegedly brought a handgun into a House office building, U.S. Capitol Police said. Officers in the Longworth House Office Building spotted the image of a gun in a bag on an X-ray screen. The bag’s owner, identified …

DNA recovered from the interior of a conch shell thought to have been used as a weapon in the 2001 killing of a Massachusetts woman has led to the indictment on a murder charge of the victim’s half-brother, prosecutors said. David Reed, 53, formerly of Acushnet and New Bedford, was …

Los Angeles — Matthew McConaughey will not run for governor of Texas “at this moment”, the Oscar-winning actor said Sunday, after months of speculation that he would make the leap into politics. The 52-year-old’s political ambitions had caused excitement in liberal circles, and particularly among Texans appalled by Governor Greg …

Orlando, Florida — Former NFL running back Zac Stacy was arrested Thursday night by Orlando police, authorities say, days after allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend in a home in Oakland, Florida. He was being held in the Orange County Jail on charges of aggravated battery and criminal mischief. The brutal attack …

Pressure is mounting on Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to step down, with some employees at the video game giant and activist shareholders calling for his resignation following a report that he withheld information about alleged sexual misconduct at the company.  The push for Kotick’s removal comes a day after …

Gun maker Remington Firearms will move its headquarters from Ilion, New York, to Georgia, with plans to open a factory and research operation there. The company announced Monday that it would invest $100 million in the operation in LaGrange, Georgia, southwest of Atlanta, hiring more than 800 people over five years. …

Brunswick, Georgia — A judge ruled Wednesday that he’ll seat one Black juror and 11 whites to decide the trial of the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, despite prosecutors’ objections that several Black potential jurors were cut because of their race. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley acknowledged that “intentional …

The Federal Reserve will begin dialing back the extraordinary economic aid it has provided since the pandemic erupted in early 2020, a response to high inflation that now looks likely to persist longer than it did just a few months ago. As expected, the central bank left rates unchanged. In …

An American Airlines flight from New York to Orange County, California, outside Los Angeles, was diverted to Denver Wednesday after a passenger allegedly assaulted a female flight attendant. The carrier says it’s “outraged.” Witnesses initially described it as a dispute over wearing a mask, but American Airlines said the incident …

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green is one investor who appears to have faith in the newly formed company backing former President Donald Trump’s social media venture. A congressional disclosure form shows the Georgia lawmaker last week bought between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of shares in Digital World Acquisition Corp. The disclosure was first …