ORLANDO, Fla. — A suspected thief gulped down two pairs of diamond earrings during his arrest on the side of a Florida Panhandle highway last week, detectives say, leaving them […]
Marines and soldiers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine show limited interest in rejoining
WASHINGTON — Roughly 650 Marines and Army soldiers who were forced out of the military for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine have so far expressed interest in returning to […]
Man treated ‘like a dog’ before murder in upstate New York, prosecutor says
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Seven people accused of killing a 24-year-old man in upstate New York subjected him to weeks of torture that included sexual assault, forcing him to eat feces […]
Lava fountain height soars in latest episode of Hawaii volcano eruption
HONOLULU — Lava fountains from a Hawaii volcano reached heights of 600 feet (180 meters) during the latest episode of an eruption that has been pausing and resuming for several […]
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man’s final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s firing squad execution. Sigmon’s […]
Mysterious affliction causing endangered sawfish to spin and die resurfaces in Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A mysterious affliction that causes prehistoric, endangered smalltooth sawfish to spin erratically in Florida waters and often die appears to have resurfaced, with more than 50 […]
Sixth inmate dies at troubled Wisconsin maximum security prison
MADISON, Wis. — A sixth inmate has died at Wisconsin’s oldest prison, less than a year after the then-warden and multiple members of his staff were charged with misconduct and […]
3 brothers missing since 2010 are declared dead by a judge at mom’s request
DETROIT — A judge declared three Michigan brothers dead Wednesday, more than 14 years after they disappeared at Thanksgiving in a small-town tragedy that remains unsolved despite an explicit belief […]
The Supreme Court confronts a national headache: What to do with the growing pile of nuclear waste
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico. President […]
Mayors from Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York will testify before Congress on ‘sanctuary cities’
Associated Press — Mayors from four major cities are set to testify Wednesday in Congress as Republicans take aim at “sanctuary cities,” arguing that they impede the Trump administration’s mass […]