MINNEAPOLIS — Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were […]

Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 16-24-29-36-45, Mega Ball: 13, Megaplier: The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game […]

FBI discovers cache of guns, armor and Nazi paraphernalia while raiding home
SEATTLE — Law enforcement discovered a cache of weaponry and armor, including a machine gun and grenade launchers, along with Nazi paraphernalia during a raid of a home in Washington […]

Arrest made in shooting that left 1 dead around North Carolina house party
HICKORY, N.C. — A 20-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on an attempted murder charge in connection with a weekend shooting around a house party in North Carolina that led to […]

LA County will pay $2.7M to teen attacked in ‘gladiator fights’ at detention facility
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County on Monday agreed to pay $2.7 million to a teenager who was attacked by at least six other young people at a juvenile detention […]

Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS — Five countries won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday in uncontested elections and will start serving two-year terms in January on the U.N.’s most […]

Two boat operators charged in wakeboarding girl’s death in South Florida
Misdemeanor charges have filed against the man who was operating the boat that fatally struck a 15-year-old girl off a South Florida beach last year, as well as the man […]

Connecticut town’s schools are investigated for transgender athlete policies
A school system in Connecticut that’s at the center of an ongoing legal fight over allowing transgender student athletes to participate in competitive girls’ sports is being investigated by the […]

New York police arrest ‘social media prankster’ who dumped food on himself
CENTEREACH, N.Y. — Police in the suburbs of New York City have arrested who they described as a “ social media prankster” over viral videos in which he dumps heaps […]

Boulder community to come together for vigil after firebombing attack that injured 12
BOULDER, Colo. — As members of the Boulder community reeled from a firebombing attack that injured 12 people demonstrating for the release of Israeli hostages, residents prepared to come together […]