BOSTON — Straddling the scaffolding high up in a historic Boston church, murals conservator Gianfranco Pocobene is working to uncover eight angels that were hidden under layers of paint for […]
Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast
A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction. The whales […]
Nebraska governor’s prognosis is good after falling from a horse
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was in intensive care at an Omaha hospital Monday after undergoing a medical procedure to treat an injured spleen suffered when he was bucked off a […]
Inside the state and federal charges against the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
NEW YORK — A triptych of criminal charges paints a searing, sometimes disparate portrait of the man accused of ambushing and killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson as the executive arrived […]
Latest challenge to North Carolina’s power-shifting law focuses on state elections board control
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s current governor and his successor tacked on another lawsuit Monday disputing a key provision within a GOP law that erodes the powers of several incoming […]
UN investigative team says Syria’s new authorities `very receptive’ to probe of Assad war crimes
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria said Monday the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for cooperation during […]
Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Michigan’s Flint River
FLINT, Mich. — The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint […]
FAA probes holiday drone show accident that injured a boy in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it has launched an investigation into why several drones collided and fell from the sky during a holiday show over […]
Adnan Syed’s lawyers seek to reduce his prison sentence
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Attorneys for Adnan Syed, whose complex legal case was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” are seeking to have his prison sentence reduced as he awaits further […]
2 rescued after California wharf partially collapses due to heavy surf from major Pacific storm
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Two people were rescued when a California pier under construction partially collapsed and fell into the ocean Monday as the state’s central coast was pounded by […]