Suspect arrested in killing of 11-year-old Texas girl whose body was left under bed
PASADENA, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of sexually assaulting and killing an 11-year-old girl before stashing her body under her bed in her…
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Kansas judge allows ACLU to intervene in lawsuit over gender markers on driver’s licenses
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A judge has agreed to allow the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to force the…
Continue ReadingCommunities across New England picking up after a spate of tornadoes
BOSTON (AP) — Communities across New England were picking up Saturday a day after a spate of tornadoes swept through the region. Four tornadoes…
Continue ReadingHot air balloon pilot with cocaine in his system made a mistake that caused fatal crash, NTSB finds
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A mistake made by a hot air balloon pilot who had drugs including cocaine in his system caused a crash in…
Continue ReadingOhio State wrestler Sammy Sasso shot near campus, recovering in hospital
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A statement from Ohio State’s wrestling coach says two-time Big Ten champion Sammy Sasso has been shot in Columbus. The…
Continue ReadingA power outage in New Jersey was due to an unlikely culprit: a fish likely put there by a bird
SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A power outage that cut electricity to a New Jersey community a week ago was due to an unlikely culprit — a fish that was…
Continue Reading1 dead, 185 structures destroyed in eastern Washington wildfire
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and…
Continue ReadingA former New York bishop who promoted social justice, but covered up rape allegations, dies at 84
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Howard Hubbard, a retired Catholic bishop who acknowledged covering up allegations of sexual abuse in his upstate New York…
Continue ReadingJimmy Graham back with Saints after he was stopped by police during ‘medical episode,’ team says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was in the midst of a “medical episode” and was disoriented when he was taken into…
Continue ReadingMexico sets up large tent shelter for hundreds of migrants in border city of Matamoros
The Mexican government says it has set up a large tent shelter for about 600 migrants in the border city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville,…
Continue ReadingHope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The days of waiting have become harder and harder as the odds grow longer and longer,…
Continue ReadingThousands more evacuated as Tenerife fire rages on Spain’s Canary Islands
By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Thousands more residents of Tenerife in…
Continue ReadingGM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco
The Associated Press General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities…
Continue ReadingFormer Minnesota governor and congressman, moderate Republican Al Quie, dies at 99
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Al Quie, a moderate Republican known for working across the aisle as…
Continue ReadingBritish and Swiss police break up a crime ring and recover a valuable Ming vase in a sting operation
LONDON (AP) — British police say a sting operation at a London hotel helped authorities recover a 15th-century Chinese vase worth about 2 million…
Continue ReadingLarge wildfire ravages forest in northern Greece as 8 villages are evacuated
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated eight villages near the northeastern border with Turkey due to a large summer wildfire…
Continue ReadingNissan recalling more than 236,000 cars to fix a problem that can cause loss of steering control
DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 236,000 small cars in the U.S. because the tie rods in front suspension can bend and break, possibly…
Continue ReadingKids Again: MLB makes strides in attracting younger fans, ticket buyers in growing the game
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper wants to get to Cooperstown. Sure, what baseball player, especially a two-time NL…
Continue ReadingAs Maui rebuilds, residents reckon with tourism’s role in their recovery
By RIO YAMAT and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Long before a wildfire blasted through the island of Maui last week,…
Continue ReadingOne of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising freed from prison after presidential pardon
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak has…
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