WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Nicole Lindsay thought she could beat the holiday-week travel rush by booking an early-morning flight. It didn’t work out that way. “I thought it wouldn’t […]
Biden vows to keep running after his disastrous debate. ‘No one is pushing me out,’ he says
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden defiantly vowed on Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from within his Democratic Party to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised […]
California Legislature likely to ask voters to borrow $20 billion for climate, schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mired in a stream of multi-billion dollar budget deficits, the California Legislature on Wednesday will likely turn to voters for help. Lawmakers are set to vote on […]
Bond increased to $1M for Texas woman accused in attempted drowning seen as possible hate crime
EULESS, Texas — A Texas woman accused of trying to drown a 3-year-old at an apartment complex pool in suburban Dallas after making racist remarks toward the child’s mother has […]
Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say
JACKSON, Miss. — Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of […]
Do US fast-food customers want plant-based meat? Panda Express thinks so, but McDonald’s has doubts
Do Americans want plant-based options at fast-food restaurants? Two recent moves show restaurant chains are still undecided. On Wednesday, Panda Express said it is reintroducing plant-based chicken – which it […]
Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety
ST. LOUIS — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the […]
Authorities, churches identify 6 family members killed in Wisconsin house fire
MAUSTON, Wis. — The six family members who died in a Wisconsin house fire were a former pastor, two of his daughters and three of his granddaughters, authorities and church […]
UN rights chief appeals to voters not to scapegoat migrants and refugees as elections loom
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief warned Wednesday about rising hatred and discrimination around the world in a “mega-year for elections,” calling on voters to put rights of others […]
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a […]