Maui officials on standby to stop heavy rains from sending ash into storm drains
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui officials are on standby to prevent ash from August’s deadly wildfire in Lahaina from flowing into storm drains.…
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Safety officials release details of their investigation into a close call between planes in Texas
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The air traffic controller on duty when FedEx and Southwest planes nearly collided earlier this…
Continue ReadingIowa teen believed to be early victim of California serial killer identified after 49 years
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — An Iowa teen who is believed to be one of the earliest victims of a notorious California serial killer has been identified…
Continue ReadingCongress members, activists decry assaults against anti-China protesters during San Francisco summit
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man protesting against the Chinese government during the recent…
Continue ReadingDaryl Hall accuses John Oates of ‘ultimate partnership betrayal’ in plan to sell stake in business
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Daryl Hall has accused his longtime music partner John Oates of committing the…
Continue ReadingMusk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn’t care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to…
Continue ReadingTexas man sentenced 2 years in prison for threatening Georgia election workers after 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Texas man who was the first arrest by a Justice Department task force that investigates threats to…
Continue ReadingIconic Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center illuminated in midst of pro-Palestinian protest
NEW YORK (AP) — The iconic Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center was lit by more than 50,000 multicolored lights Wednesday night as crowds massed in…
Continue ReadingSenator: White House not seeking conditions on military aid to Israel, despite earlier Biden comment
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — National security adviser Jake Sullivan told lawmakers this week that the White House is not…
Continue ReadingIowa Lottery posted wrong Powerball numbers — but temporary ‘winners’ get to keep the money
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball losers in Iowa were actually winners for about seven hours this week after the state’s lottery mistakenly…
Continue ReadingOfficer and suspect killed in a shootout after a traffic stop in southwest Colorado
CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer and a suspect were killed in a shootout following a traffic stop in southwest Colorado.…
Continue ReadingIndiana judge dismisses state’s lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child safety, privacy concerns
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana county judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state accusing…
Continue ReadingFBI agent carjacked in Washington, latest in string of high-profile carjackings
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say two people carjacked an FBI agent in Washington, D.C., a theft that comes amid…
Continue ReadingCongress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican demands to stop the flow of migrants at the…
Continue ReadingOpponents gave input on ballot language for abortion-rights measure, Ohio elections chief says
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose consulted with anti-abortion groups while drafting contested ballot language…
Continue ReadingYoung activists who won Montana climate case want to stop power plant on Yellowstone River
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists who won a landmark climate change case are trying to…
Continue ReadingWyoming coal mine is shedding jobs ahead of the power plant’s coal-to-gas conversion
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming coal mine that supplies fuel to a power plant that will be converted to burn gas…
Continue ReadingJill Biden brings a holiday ice rink to the White House for children to skate and play hockey
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has brought an ice rink to the White House lawn for children to skate and play…
Continue ReadingMavericks likely will end up in the hands of one of Las Vegas’ most powerful families
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Cuban in many ways has been the face of the Dallas Mavericks franchise since he bought the…
Continue ReadingNASCAR to include streaming in new 7-year media rights deal that welcomes Amazon, TNT and Max
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn, (AP) — NASCAR has added two new partners and streaming elements to a seven-year media rights…
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