The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 04-09-36-47-56, Powerball: 7, Power Play: 5 (four, nine, thirty-six, forty-seven, fifty-six, Powerball: seven, Power Play: five) Estimated jackpot: […]
Oklahoma prepares to execute man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma plans to execute a man Thursday who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984. Richard Rojem, 66, has exhausted his appeals […]
Biden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
NOGALES, Mexico — Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to appear in immigration court while she and other Mexicans were […]
Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival
BETHEL, N.Y. — Beverly “Cookie” Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival in 1969 without a ticket and slept on straw. Ellen Shelburne arrived in a VW microbus and pitched […]
Is she a murderer or was she framed? Things to know about the Boston-area trial of Karen Read
DEDHAM, Mass. — Did Karen Read kill her police officer boyfriend by slamming into him with her Lexus and then leaving him to die in a brewing snowstorm after a […]
7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON — A solid majority of Americans say Supreme Court justices are more likely to be guided by their own ideology rather than serving as neutral arbiters of government authority, […]
California Legislature approves budget that slashes spending to address $46.8 billion deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers approved a budget on Wednesday that slashes spending and temporarily raises taxes on some businesses to close an estimated $46.8 billion budget deficit. It’s the […]
No human remains are found as search crews comb rubble from New Mexico wildfires
No human remains have been found after search and rescue crews combed through 1,300 damaged and destroyed structures in a New Mexico mountain community hit hard by a pair of […]
Former Honduran president sentenced for helping traffickers get cocaine into US
NEW YORK — A defiant former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in New York Wednesday to 45 years in prison for teaming up with some bribe-paying drug traffickers […]
NTSB derailment investigation renews concerns about detectors, tank cars and Norfolk Southern
The National Transportation Safety Board’s daylong hearing on what caused the disastrous East Palestine train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last year gave the community, railroads and policymakers plenty to […]