SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in central Illinois, killing three children and a teenager, was not […]
Heavy rainfall sets records and washes out roadway in rural Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY — A steady line of slow-moving thunderstorms that battered Oklahoma in recent weeks set multiple rainfall records across the state and helped ease drought conditions. But the saturated […]
Republican county leader Josh Schoemann enters Wisconsin governor’s race
MADISON, Wis. — Republican Josh Schoemann, the top elected official in a suburban Milwaukee county, this week created a committee to run for governor in 2026, making him the first […]
US inflation cools and Americans step up spending as they brace for tariff impact
WASHINGTON — A closely watched inflation gauge cooled last month in a sign that prices were steadily easing before most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs were implemented. At the same […]
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers get their turn to question accuser Miriam Haley at #MeToo retrial
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ’s lawyers got their turn Thursday to question a woman who alleges the one-time Hollywood heavyweight held her down on a […]
Mother of dead inmate sues troubled Wisconsin prison where 7 have died since 2023
MADISON, Wis. — The mother of an inmate who died of dehydration and malnutrition at Wisconsin’s oldest maximum security prison last year has filed a federal lawsuit, marking the fourth […]
North Carolina auditor names elections board members after judges let law stand during appeal
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Republican state auditor made appointments to a new State Board of Elections on Thursday, the day after an appeals court agreed a law shifting that […]
California’s population grew again in 2024 after a pandemic slump
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California ’s population climbed above 39.5 million in 2024, marking the second year of growth following a string of declines in the nation’s […]
US imposes sanctions on a Mexican cartel linked to a drug trafficking and fuel-theft network
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday imposed economic sanctions on three Mexican nationals and two Mexico-based entities involved in a drug trafficking and fuel theft network linked to Mexico’s […]
Harris accuses Trump of ‘wholesale abandonment’ of American ideals in major post-election speech
SAN FRANCISCO — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris used a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize President Donald Trump amid speculation about whether she will mount […]