Mitch Smith

Federal prosecutors told a judge they had reached a plea deal with the man accused of assassinating a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband last year in a politically motivated attack.

Federal prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty for Vance Boelter, who still faces charges in state court.

A year ago this weekend, Minnesota awoke to a terrifying situation.

Prosecutors accused eight pro-Palestinian activists with ties to the university of conspiring to threaten campus leaders and others.

Qualifying for the world’s biggest sporting event meant everything for residents of the Caribbean island country.

The tournament brings unique challenges and upsides for Kansas City, the smallest U.S. metro area to host matches.

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, The Times consulted scholars across the country to identify historical figures who influenced the United States — and whose legacies remain debated.

With nearly all votes counted, a former Republican legislator was leading a Democratic state senator to be mayor of Sioux Falls, S.D.

Much of the Northeast is set to endure a hot spell that has already scorched the Midwest.

A federal magistrate judge said Andrew S. Boutros, the U.S. attorney in Chicago, violated an order sealing a criminal case when he spoke at a news conference.