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Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter and destruction of 120 Georgia homes
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NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in northern Florida while…
Miss Indian World pageant winners mark the end of a decades-long tradition
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Codi High Elk was a shy teenager most comfortable caring for…
Ukrainians thought they had reduced the risks at Chernobyl. Then Russia invaded
PRIPYAT, Ukraine (AP) — The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades…
Mississippi will reexamine judicial redistricts after US Supreme Court rules in voting rights case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Friday announced he will call a…
Podcast helps Louisiana State Police arrest 4 suspects in decades-old murder of teenage girl
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana police say a podcast helped them solve the decades-old killing…
California to weigh tighter restrictions on voter registration amid US debate on election security
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposal that would require California to verify proof of citizenship…
Jack Thornell, AP photographer who captured assassination attempt on James Meredith, dies at 86
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of…
Jury convicts New York man for 1993 killing following third trial in the case
A jury on Friday convicted a man in the 1993 killing of a woman near…
Syrian authorities arrest ex-intelligence officer tied to a leaked video of a massacre
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian authorities said Friday they have arrested a former intelligence officer…
Screenwriters overwhelmingly approve a 4-year contract with Hollywood studios
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Members of the screenwriters union overwhelmingly ratified a four-year agreement with…
AP photographer Jack Thornell’s iconic images of civil rights and beyond
Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell ‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith…
Authorities announce murder charge after Louisiana mall shooting that killed 1 person, injured 5
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities said Friday they had charged a 17-year-old with…
AP photographer Jack Thornell’s iconic images of civil rights and beyond
Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell ‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith…
What’s all the buzz about? Melania Trump is growing the White House honey program with a new beehive
WASHINGTON (AP) — What’s all the buzz about? Melania Trump on Friday announced that she…
Wounded Lebanese journalist recounts hours of agony when Israeli strike killed colleague
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese journalist who was wounded in an Israeli airstrike that killed…
Jake Reiner describes the ‘living nightmare’ of losing his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jake Reiner, the older son of Rob and Michele Reiner, says…
Photos show tornado damage that ripped through Oklahoma
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ENID, Okla. (AP) — The destruction left by a powerful tornado in the community of…
Why Fairfield, Montana, is running out of water
Chuck Dale, Fairfield’s water supervisor, wasn’t satisfied with the rain that blew across northcentral Montana…
Appeals court rules that Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal
WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending…
San Diego guts arts funding to balance budget as California cities make deep spending cuts
San Diego is slashing funding for arts, libraries and recreation centers, as it stares down…
Lamont’s vaccine bill HB 5044 gets final passage in Connecticut Senate
Connecticut Democrats flexed their majority muscles on Thursday evening, giving final passage to a fiercely…
South Dakota Supreme Court rules officer names can be kept secret
Two police officers involved in a shootout with a suspect in 2024 can have their…
Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges…
Camp Mystic warned of safety plan problems as it seeks to reopen this summer after deadly 2025 flood
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas state regulators found nearly two dozen deficiencies in the emergency…