Lowndes County, Alabama, Sheriff "Big John" Williams was shot to death Saturday at a gas station where people often hung out -- including Williams' own son, the sheriff from a neighboring county told CNN on Monday.
An Alabama sheriff was killed Saturday evening in the line of duty, officials said.
For the first time, an openly gay woman will lead a Federal Reserve bank.
Police in central Maine arrested a man accused of killing a police officer this week, ending a four-day manhunt, a sheriff said Saturday afternoon.
John Williams just became one of the most powerful people in the United States who is neither elected nor confirmed by Congress.
