WASHINGTON — There’s an easier way to renew your passport — online. The State Department has opened a trial run allowing a limited number of people to apply for their […]
California legislators break with Gov. Newsom over loan to keep state’s last nuclear plant running
LOS ANGELES — The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power […]
2 dead in single-engine plane crash in Northern California
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Two people were killed in a single-engine plane crash in Northern California on Thursday, authorities said. Alpine County sheriff’s deputies were notified of an overdue […]
Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a […]
Leaders of UN and aid groups urge immediate release of 17 staffers being held by Yemen’s rebels
UNITED NATIONS — The heads of six U.N. agencies and three international humanitarian organizations issued a joint appeal Thursday to Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the immediate release of 17 members […]
Running out of marijuana, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket get approval to ship pot to the islands
MEREDITH, N.H. — Martha’s Vineyard was running out of pot, just as thousands of summer vacationers were starting to arrive. But on Thursday, Massachusetts regulators averted a cannabis drought by […]
Man charged with robbing a California bank was released from prison a day earlier, prosecutors say
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A man charged with taking three people hostage while robbing a Southern California bank last month had been released from prison a day earlier, federal prosecutors […]
Southern Baptists reject formal ban on churches with any women pastors
Southern Baptists reject formal ban on churches with any women pastors Source link
Man convicted in killings of 8 from another Ohio family seeks new trial
A man convicted in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family is seeking a new trial. George Wagner IV made the request in a filing Monday with the […]
Impaired driver who fatally struck 2 Nevada state troopers gets maximum sentence
LAS VEGAS — A man who was driving while impaired when he fatally struck two state troopers last year on Nevada’s busiest freeway has been sentenced to prison. Jemarcus Williams […]