Study: Winter tornadoes to get more powerful as world warms
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says winter tornadoes, like the devastating one that hit five states last week, are likely to be…
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Tornado victims find scraps as they sift through destruction
By CLAIRE GALOFARO WINGO, Ky. (AP) — Victims of the deadly tornadoes in the Midwest and South scoured the debris of what was once their homes,…
Continue ReadingCanada apologizes to victims of military sex misconduct
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian political and military leaders have apologized to victims of military sexual misconduct. Streamed online from…
Continue ReadingUSA Gymnastics, USOPC reach $380M settlement with victims
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have reached a $380 million settlement with hundreds of…
Continue ReadingNevada boxing panel gives itself oversight of charity events
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada boxing regulators have voted to close a legal loophole by giving themselves authority over…
Continue ReadingCar in Niagara Falls rescue attempt went over brink
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — State parks officials say a car that was stuck partly submerged near the brink of Niagara Falls after a daring rescue…
Continue ReadingJudge: Florida school shooting victims’ families can testify
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has rejected an attempt by Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s attorneys…
Continue ReadingTornado victims include infant girl, longtime florist, judge
By DYLAN LOVAN and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A clearer picture is emerging of some of the dozens of victims killed by tornadoes that ripped through…
Continue ReadingChicago expected to pay woman $2.9M over botched police raid
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago City Council is expected to approve a $2.9 million settlement to a woman who was…
Continue ReadingVehicle emission declines decreased deaths, study finds
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Researchers who study the environment and public health say that thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of…
Continue ReadingJustices won’t block vaccine mandate for NY health workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to halt a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an…
Continue ReadingChauvin expected to plead guilty in Floyd civil rights case
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to…
Continue ReadingReport links Colombia police to deaths of 11 in protests
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police killed at least 11 people during protests that broke out in September of…
Continue ReadingUS woman accused in high-profile road crash to face UK trial
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors say an American citizen who left Britain after being involved in a crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist is to…
Continue ReadingEx-NFL player Bellamy gets 3 years for COVID relief fraud
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over…
Continue ReadingShatner marvels at Blue Origin flight frenzy, ‘finite’ Earth
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Shatner is well-known for his “Star Trek” role as Capt. Kirk. But even the actor…
Continue ReadingNo troops disciplined in US strike killing Afghan civilians
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense officials say no U.S. troops involved in the August drone strike that killed…
Continue ReadingManchin hits Dems’ $2T bill as too costly, talks to Biden
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin is signaling anew Monday that he’s still not ready to back his party’s $2…
Continue ReadingAP seeks answers from US gov’t on tracking of journalists
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is seeking answers from the Department of Homeland Security on its use of…
Continue ReadingPope says he’ll meet with French sex abuse commission
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has agreed to meet with the commission that published a ground-breaking report into…
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