A tense North Carolina oversight hearing took an unexpected turn when a lawmaker asked the Mecklenburg County sheriff a basic civics question. State Rep. Allen Chesser, a Republican, said he was caught off guard when Sheriff Garry McFadden struggled to…

U.S. officials say drones operated by Mexican drug cartels breached American airspace near El Paso, Texas, before being disabled by the U.S. military. The incident triggered a sudden Federal Aviation Administration restriction that briefly halted flights at El Paso International…

A man briefly detained in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance was released without charges early Wednesday. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department had said Tuesday that deputies stopped and detained a person during a traffic stop south of Tucson and…