Divers find bone believed to be human at receding Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Divers have found more human remains at drought-stricken Lake Mead near Las Vegas, authorities said Thursday. A National Park…
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Police: Driver going 100 mph in crash with Wisconsin senator
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania woman who was killed alongside her daughter in…
Continue ReadingBlinken in Canada: Haiti military force ‘work in progress’
VANCOUVER, Canada (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. and Canada will work together to “cut the insecurity knot” that has…
Continue ReadingOklahoma sues federal prisons for inmate it wants to execute
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is suing the Federal Bureau of Prisons for custody of a state death row inmate who the…
Continue ReadingParents sue over son’s death after he took kratom supplement
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The parents of a 23-year-old Georgia man who died after using kratom have filed a wrongful death…
Continue ReadingTrump ally: ‘Dozens’ of my associates sought help on pardons
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A trusted friend of Donald Trump who’s facing federal foreign influence charges has testified that…
Continue ReadingKnife attack in Italy kills 1, wounds soccer player, others
MILAN (AP) — A man grabbed a knife from a supermarket shelf Thursday and stabbed five people, killing one and wounding four others, including…
Continue Reading‘Burn boss’ arrest inflames Western land use tensions
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When U.S. Forest Service personnel carried out a prescribed burn in a national forest in…
Continue ReadingCrisis-stricken Cuba caught between ally Russia, nearby U.S.
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian caused an island-wide blackout when it tore through western Cuba in late September.…
Continue ReadingFirst-ever female commissioner to lead NYC fire department
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday appointed acting Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh to lead the department on a permanent…
Continue ReadingBiden to travel to New Mexico days before midterm election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to travel to New Mexico next week just days before the Nov. 8 midterm elections. The White House says…
Continue ReadingWitness: Cop had ‘upper hand’ before killing Black motorist
By ED WHITE Associated Press A judge in Michigan is hearing evidence to determine if a police officer will stand trial for second-degree murder in…
Continue ReadingTwo NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes at Mars
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two NASA spacecraft at Mars — one on the surface and the other in orbit — have…
Continue ReadingSentence handed down for slaying of New Mexico girl
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man convicted of child abuse and other charges stemming from the 2016 death and dismemberment of an Albuquerque girl was…
Continue ReadingBiker’s backpack ignites when Arkansas trooper uses Taser
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas motorcyclist carrying a gasoline-filled backpack was expected to survive after he was engulfed by a…
Continue ReadingAttorney: Death row inmate on suicide watch severed penis
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An attorney for Tennessee death row inmate Henry Hodges says he cut off his own penis in…
Continue ReadingWHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years
GENEVA (AP) — The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years,…
Continue ReadingUK says new PM Rishi Sunak won’t go to UN climate conference
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not attend a major United Nations climate conference next month, the government said…
Continue ReadingKing Tut and his treasures come alive for a high-def age
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new exhibit celebrating King Tut is about to land in several cities with a very modern…
Continue ReadingPentagon: Despite Russia’s war, China still top threat to US
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. defense strategy says China remains the greatest security challenge…
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