LOS ANGELES — Behind the remains of a town scorched by fire, the foothills are lush with new green and filled with birdsong. Wildlife is returning to the Eaton Fire […]
April showers bring cross-country dust instead of flowers to New England via ‘dirty rain’
CONCORD, N.H. — No, New England, that wasn’t a new strain of spring pollen coating your cars. It was dust carried across the country in a phenomenon known as “dirty […]
Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for […]
Attorneys for former Tennessee House Speaker and top aide say the pair did nothing illegal
The trial of former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime chief of staff on bribery, kickback and money laundering charges is underway, with defense attorneys arguing that the pair did […]
A Detroit nonprofit’s former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft
DETROIT — A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in prison for stealing more than $40 million meant to help beautify the city’s […]
Judge rules federal government owes nearly $28 million to North Dakota for pipeline protests
BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for responding to protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in […]
Rubio says Iran must give up nuclear enrichment in any deal with the US
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview released Wednesday that Iran must give up all nuclear enrichment if it wants to make a deal during talks […]
Gunman in 2022 mass shooting at suburban Chicago July Fourth parade to be sentenced in court
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The man who admitted to a 2022 mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade was set to be sentenced Thursday, a day after survivors and […]
From banning tech to ending sister-city ties, US states have at least 240 anti-China proposals
TOPEKA, Kan. — State lawmakers across the U.S. have introduced at least 240 anti-China proposals this year, aiming to ensure public funds don’t buy Chinese technology or even T-shirts, coffee […]
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 15-44-63-66-69, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 2 (fifteen, forty-four, sixty-three, sixty-six, sixty-nine, Powerball: twenty, Power Play: two) Estimated jackpot: […]