Phoenix ends its streak of 100-degree days at 113 consecutive days
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — After a meltdown summer, Phoenix finally has a cooldown. National Weather Service meteorologists say Phoenix was at…
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Mother and grandparents indicted on murder charge in death of emaciated West Virginia girl
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A grand jury has returned a murder indictment against the mother and two grandparents of a 14-year-old…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea test-fired ballistic missiles in latest military display, neighbors say
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and Japan’s militaries say North Korea had test-fired multiple ballistic missiles. The…
Continue ReadingSmall plane lands safely at Boston’s Logan airport with just one wheel deployed
BOSTON (AP) — A small airplane has landed safely at Logan International Airport in Boston despite having just one of its landing wheels deployed.…
Continue ReadingVance touts deportation plan in Wisconsin city where tensions flared over refugee resettlement
Associated Press EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Tensions flared last fall in western Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley with news that several dozen refugees…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the threats in Springfield, Ohio, after false claims about Haitian immigrants
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A small Ohio city has been inundated with hoax bomb threats since last week’s presidential debate,…
Continue ReadingThe Secret Service again faces scrutiny after another gunman targets Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time in more than two months, the Secret Service that protects the highest echelon of American…
Continue ReadingTexas lawmakers show bipartisan support to try to stop a man’s execution
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers is urging Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s Board…
Continue ReadingA bewildered seal found itself in the mouth of a humpback whale
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — It’s a good thing seals aren’t on a humpback whale’s menu. A photograph by a whale-watching…
Continue ReadingMilan Fashion Week opens with light, ethereal yet grounded looks from Fendi, Ferretti and Marni
AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — As the northern hemisphere started transitioning from summer to fall, Milan Fashion Week invites fashionistas to…
Continue ReadingAfter shooting at Georgia high school, students will return next week for half-days
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Students at Apalachee High School outside Atlanta will return to campus for half-days beginning next week. The…
Continue ReadingGeorgia prosecutors drop all 15 counts of money laundering against 3 ‘Cop City’ activists
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prosecutors have dropped all 15 counts of money laundering that were levied against three Atlanta…
Continue ReadingFather of Colorado supermarket gunman thought he could be possessed by an evil spirit
Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The father of a mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket says he thought his son may…
Continue ReadingFire destroys 105-year-old post office on Standing Rock Reservation
SELFRIDGE, N.D. (AP) — A fire destroyed the post office in Selfridge, North Dakota. State and federal authorities are investigating the cause. No…
Continue ReadingWoman accused of driving an SUV into a crowd in Minneapolis and killing a teenager
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman is facing murder and assault charges for allegedly driving an SUV into a crowd of people in downtown Minneapolis,…
Continue ReadingGunfire injures 6 police officers in Martinique during protests over living costs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in the French Caribbean island of Martinique say at least six police officers have been injured by gunfire…
Continue ReadingEx-police officer accused of killing shoplifting suspect goes on trial in Virginia
Associated Press/Report for America FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A former northern Virginia police officer went on trial in the fatal shooting of an unarmed…
Continue ReadingIsrael has a long history of pulling off complex attacks like the exploding pagers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of pagers used members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria, killing at…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that accuses him of…
Continue ReadingGrand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The winner of the Florida Python Challenge removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Ronald…
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