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Iowa district hired superintendent despite false Morgan State doctorate claim on his resume
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, who was detained…
Bear walked into southern Arizona grocery store and ran around for a few minutes
ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — A bear surprised shoppers at a southern Arizona grocery store…
Bondi and Hegseth rally federal agents and troops in Memphis as part of crime task force
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House…
The US military has long been an engine of social change. Hegseth’s approach runs counter to that
WASHINGTON (AP) — Historically, the U.S. military has been an engine for cultural and social…
Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats spent the first day of the federal government shutdown…
National parks will remain ‘generally’ open during the shutdown, but Liberty Bell doors are closed
NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of…
Former New York Gov. Cuomo apologizes to Jewish community for his COVID-19 response
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo has apologized to New York City’s Jewish community for…
Authorities identify those killed in weekend North Carolina bar shooting
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) — The three people killed during a mass shooting last weekend at…
Rohingya Muslims plead for help at the UN to stop the killings in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Rohingya Muslims pleaded with the international community at the first United…
Hawaii real estate investor denies improper use of Shohei Ohtani’s likeness in lawsuit
HONOLULU (AP) — Lawyers for a Hawaii real estate investor and broker who sued Shohei…
Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that…
Judge blocks Trump’s cuts to anti-terror funding for New York City transit
NEW YORK (AP) — Citing the 9/11 attacks and other threats, a U.S. judge on…
Tennessee court sets execution date for the state’s only woman on death row and 3 male inmates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday set execution dates for four…
Sentencing hearing begins for man convicted of killing 8 people in metro Phoenix in 2017
PHOENIX (AP) — A man convicted of killing eight people in metro Phoenix in 2017…
Maine clinics also hit by cuts that targeted Planned Parenthood plan to halt primary care
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine…
Lawsuit filed against immigration authorities after U.S. citizen’s arrests in raids
An Alabama construction worker and U.S. citizen who says he was detained twice by immigration…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer casts doubt on a 2028 presidential bid
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cast doubt on the prospect of running…
Arizona jury convicts man in string of shootings that killed 8 in metro Phoenix
Phoenix (AP) — An Arizona man was convicted Thursday on eight murder charges for a…
What to know about Arizona serial killings that resulted in 8 murder convictions
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man was convicted Thursday on eight murder charges for a…
New York rapper who joined Trump at campaign rally sentenced to 5 years for attempted murder
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City rapper who joined President Donald Trump during…
Kilauea’s lava soared as high as a skyscraper during a 6-hour eruption. Here’s what to know
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater at…
Hundreds of migrants mount protest in southern Mexico in bid to legalize status
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A group of about 1,200 migrants set out walking before dawn…
Who might be blamed for the government shutdown? A poll shows voters’ complicated views
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last…
At 58, Tom Cillo is tackling his dream of playing college football
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The shouts of “Yeah, Tom!” started the moment Tom Cillo stepped…