A complaint was unsealed this week in Brooklyn charging Asif Merchant, also known as Asif Raza Merchant, 46, with murder-for-hire as part of an alleged scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. Law enforcement foiled the charged plot before any attack could be carried out. Merchant is in federal custody.

A second member of “The Squad” in the U.S. House was defeated in a primary on Tuesday as a county prosecutor defeated incumbent Cori Bush in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st District.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing hefty fines after a city election watchdog audit alleged that his 2021 campaign failed to document $2.3 million in spending.

Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate. Both candidates have faced criticism for their handling of police issues.

Hillsboro City Council committees met Monday, Aug. 5 to continue ongoing discussions on citywide waste collection and to consider a request to expand the city’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA).

On July 31, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) celebrated and honored Ohioans for their lifetime achievements in conservation and protection of Ohio's natural resources with a ceremony to recognized Cardinal Award winners and the Hall of Fame inductees.

On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the emergency suspension of all registrations of the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA or Dacthal) under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

The fourth annual Faith & Farming breakfast (formerly Harvesting Healthy Minds) took place Friday, Aug. 2 at the Lake View Loft from 9:30 a.m.-noon.

A Lynchburg woman was indicted on four counts, including charges of aggravated murder and murder, during the Tuesday, Aug. 6 Highland County grand jury session.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for the Democrats' presidential ticket against Republican former President Donald Trump.

Congressman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., joined Congressman Jim Banks, R-Ind., and 20 House colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines requesting answers on Iranian funding of anti-Israel protests in the United States, following testimony by Director Haines that Iran is funding anti-Israel protests in the U.S.

The unemployment rate climbed to 4.3% in July, up 0.2% from June, the Friday employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, alarming some economists who believe the Federal Reserve has waited too long to cut interest rates.

North Carolinians and all Americans without student loans “should not have to pay for someone else’s degree,” U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., says.

“The open-borders policies of President Joe Biden and border czar Vice President Kamala Harris have allowed millions of illegal aliens to enter the United States, including terrorist organizations and other bad actors looking to harm Americans,” creating a national security threat, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement said in a new interim report released Monday.

The Georgetown Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a single vehicle fatal crash. The crash occurred on Aug. 5 at approximately 7 p.m. on John Woods Road near the intersection of Francis Road in Jackson Township, Brown County.