Victim’s sister tells jurors about quick funeral, remarriage
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The sister of a woman killed in what prosecutors say was a doomsday-focused plot told jurors…
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California man guilty of killing 3 after doorbell prank
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man accused of killing three teenage boys by intentionally ramming their car after they played a…
Continue ReadingA look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy…
Continue ReadingCanada makes new contract offer to striking public workers
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s government has made a new contract offer to the country’s biggest public workers union as thousands of federal…
Continue ReadingN. Korea insults Biden, slams defense agreement with Seoul
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more…
Continue ReadingYosemite flood risk, closures block some springtime visitors
By HAVEN DALEY and AMY TAXIN Associated Press TWIN BRIDGES, Calif. (AP) — Much of the famed valley at California’s Yosemite National Park will be…
Continue ReadingArizona man charged with smuggling diamonds through Florida
MIAMI (AP) — An Arizona man has been charged in South Florida with illegally smuggling diamonds into the United States. Court records show that…
Continue ReadingGreener pastures? 2,500 hopeful sheep cross Idaho highway
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Why did 2,500 sheep cross the road? Because the grass was greener on the other side. In Idaho, it’s not unusual to see…
Continue ReadingConflict over transgender rights simmers across the US
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press As transgender people have increasingly gained acceptance and visibility, conservative lawmakers have zeroed in…
Continue ReadingReport: FAA overruled engineers, let Boeing Max keep flying
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report says some engineers for the Federal Aviation Administration wanted to ground the Boeing 737 Max soon after a second…
Continue ReadingCalifornia approves rule phasing out big diesel trucks
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California air regulators approved a rule to stop selling new big…
Continue ReadingMontana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana became the latest state to ban or restrict gender-affirming medical care for…
Continue ReadingJury selection continues in Pittsburgh synagogue killings
By PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ongoing jury selection in the case of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre is reviving the…
Continue ReadingPolice: 3 dead in Philadelphia neighborhood shooting
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say three people have been killed and another wounded in a shooting in a Philadelphia residential neighborhood. It…
Continue ReadingAbortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska
By MARGERY A. BECK and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Abortion bans in Nebraska and South Carolina fell short of advancing in…
Continue ReadingChile, Peru discuss safe passage for stranded migrants
By CÉSAR BARRETO y MARTÍN MEJÍA Associated Press TACNA, Peru (AP) — Stranded for five days under the scorching desert sun alongside a highway,…
Continue ReadingStatue honoring Mamie Till-Mobley to be unveiled in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) — A memorial honoring Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, will be unveiled Saturday outside the suburban Chicago high school…
Continue ReadingSuns, Mercury unveil local media deal with RSNs struggling
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury announced a new media rights deal that could…
Continue Reading2 abortion bans failed, 1 passed in US statehouses this week
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press With measures to protect abortion access becoming law in two states, a ban in a third state and court action…
Continue ReadingBiden huddles with top donors as 2024 effort kicks off
By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris feted about 150 of the…
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