ISLAMORADA, Fla. — The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more than the land between Florida’s east and west coasts. Florida Bay, […]
Oregon community college coach and player killed when truck collides with softball team bus
ROSEBURG, Ore. — An Oregon college softball team traveling from a game was involved in a two-vehicle crash that killed an athlete and coach, authorities said Saturday. The driver of […]
Small plane crash in Illinois kills all 4 on board
Trilla, Ill. — A single-engine plane crashed in a field in central Illinois on Saturday, killing all four people on board. Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers said the victims were […]
Missouri State football standout Todric McGee dies at 21
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State safety Todric McGee died early Saturday from what authorities say was a possible accidental and self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 21. Cris Swaters, spokesperson for […]
Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry ‘baseless attacks’
WASHINGTON — Three former senior advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decried on Saturday what they called “baseless attacks” after each was escorted from the Pentagon in an expanding probe […]
Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies in NYC, Washington and more US cities
NEW YORK — Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats to […]
Progressive icon and ex-US Rep. Barbara Lee wins race for mayor of struggling Oakland
SAN FRANCISCO — Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of troubled Oakland, a San Francisco Bay Area city reeling from economic […]
Officers who attended Jan. 6 rally ask Supreme Court to keep identities anonymous
SEATTLE — Current and former Seattle police officers who attended President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” political rally on Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol are asking the nation’s […]
10 years after Freddie Gray death, calls for reform, equity persist in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — It was almost instinctual for Ray Kelly to jump into action when he heard about a group of high school students clashing with police. He wanted to help […]
Court rules against Republican lawmaker in lawsuit over censure for post about transgender athlete
PORTLAND, Maine — A federal court has ruled against a Republican lawmaker from Maine who sued the state’s Democratic House speaker after being censured for a social media post about […]