LOS ANGELES — After 80 years, a World War II sergeant killed in Germany has returned home to California. On Thursday, community members lined the roads to honor U.S. Army […]
Rescued walrus calf ‘sassy’ and alert after seemingly being left by her herd in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is alert and “sassy” as she receives care at a nonprofit wildlife response center […]
US authorities have arrested ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel
WASHINGTON — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in […]
Uber and Lyft drivers remain independent contractors in California Supreme Court ruling
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that app-based ride-hailing and delivery services like Uber and Lyft can continue treating their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. […]
Utah Supreme Court overturns death sentence for man convicted of murder in rape cover-up
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Supreme Court overturned a death sentence Thursday for a man convicted of murdering a woman to stop her from testifying against him in a rape […]
Martin Indyk, former U.S. diplomat and author who devoted career to Middle East peace, dies at 73
NORWICH, Conn. — Veteran diplomat Martin S. Indyk, an author and leader at prominent U.S. think tanks who devoted years to finding a path toward peace in the Middle East, […]
Arkansas abortion measure’s signatures from volunteers alone would fall short, filing shows
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure would fall short of the number needed to qualify for the ballot if those are the […]
Missouri judges have overturned 2 murder convictions in recent weeks. Why did the AG fight freedom?
ST. LOUIS — A man who was on the verge of walking out of prison this week after a judge found evidence of “actual innocence” and overturned his murder conviction […]
A man got third-degree burns walking on blazing hot sand dunes in Death Valley, rangers say
PHOENIX — A European visitor got third-degree burns on his feet while briefly walking barefoot on the sand dunes in California’s Death Valley National Park over the weekend, park rangers […]
Daughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education
The daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been appointed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve on the Virginia Board of Education, drawing criticism from some […]