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Armor Correctional Services, then hired by Nassau County to treat the inmate, went out of business and owes millions in verdicts and settlements from suits filed by inmates in Nassau and other places, ...

A woman being held in Wayne County Jail is facing additional charges after deputies say she attacked multiple guards.

ENDORSEMENT ALERT — The Boston Teachers Union has endorsed Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for reelection, per the Boston Herald.

President Donald Trump arrived Friday in Texas for a firsthand look at the devastation from the state's catastrophic flooding ...

Kendall (1-0) took a shutout into the eighth inning on the way to a 6-1 victory over visiting Bismarck at Wade Stadium. He ...