Police: Sacramento shooting was gunfight among gang rivals
By ADAM BEAM and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police believe at least five shooters were involved in the mass shooting…
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Major storm dumps snow, closes mountain routes in California
COLFAX, Calif. (AP) — A major Christmas weekend storm caused whiteout conditions and closed key highways amid blowing snow in mountains of Northern…
Continue Reading As Biden weighs Willow, he blocks other Alaska oil drilling
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — As President Joe Biden prepares a final decision on the huge Willow oil…
Continue Reading NKorea confirms simulated use of nukes to ‘wipe out’ enemies
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its…
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UNGA Briefing: There’s one more day to go after a break — but first, here’s what you missed
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s almost the end of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N.…
Continue Reading Nevada Republicans have approved rules for their presidential caucus seen as helping Donald Trump
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Republican Party has approved new rules for their presidential…
Continue Reading Minnesota’s would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A day after Minnesota’s governor appointed Erin Dupree as the incoming director of the state’s new marijuana regulatory…
Continue Reading Menendez gains a primary opponent as calls for his resignation grow after indictment
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey announced on Saturday that he will run against Sen. Robert…
Continue Reading As foreign minister speaks at UN blocks away, Venezuelan asylum-seekers strain New York City
By DAVID BILLER and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As asylum-seekers stream in to New York City, officials have scrambled to…
Continue Reading With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy are working furiously to shore up support…
Continue Reading 3 shot and killed in targeted attack in Atlanta, police say
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say three people were shot and killed in a targeted, daytime attack. Officers responded to a call reporting that…
Continue Reading An Iowa man who failed to show up for the guilty verdict at his murder trial has been arrested
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say a man has been found and arrested after failing to show up for the verdict at his murder trial. A jury…
Continue Reading California governor vetoes bill requiring custody courts to weigh affirmation of gender identity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have required judges to consider whether a parent affirms their…
Continue Reading Pope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and ‘martyrdom’ of Ukrainian people
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday labeled the weapons industry as being a key driver of…
Continue Reading Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Five flamingos that showed up in Wisconsin to wade along a Lake Michigan beach attracted a big crowd of onlookers…
Continue Reading Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan…
Continue Reading Aid shipments and evacuations as Azerbaijan reasserts control over breakaway province
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — More badly needed humanitarian aid was on its way to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh…
Continue Reading Lots of dignitaries but no real fireworks — only electronic flash — as the Asian Games open
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The opening ceremony of the Asian Games in China offered all the staples of a major…
Continue Reading California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic governor has vetoed a bill that would have required human drivers to be on board…
Continue Reading US diplomat says intelligence from ‘Five Eyes’ nations helped Canada to link India to Sikh’s killing
TORONTO (AP) — Information shared by members of an intelligence-sharing alliance was part of what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used to…
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