PHILADELPHIA — A union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal to end a strike that halted residential curbside trash pickup and affected […]
Son of ‘El Chapo’ expected to plead guilty to drug trafficking charges in Chicago
CHICAGO — A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” is expected to plead guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges at a Wednesday hearing. He would be the first […]
Searchers in helicopters and on horseback scour Texas flood debris for the missing
HUNT, Texas — As the search in Texas continued Wednesday for more than 160 people believed to be missing days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people, […]
3 missing, house swept away as flash flooding hits mountain village in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. — At least three people were missing in a mountain village in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding […]
Trump’s tariffs may cast a pall over Rubio’s first official trip to Asia
WASHINGTON — Sweeping tariffs set to be imposed by President Donald Trump next month may cast a pall over his top diplomat’s first official trip to Asia this week — […]
Funeral home owner accused of stashing decaying bodies expected to plead guilty
DENVER — A funeral home owner in Colorado accused of storing nearly 190 decomposing bodies in a room-temperature building and defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 is expected […]
Family of Alabama teen shot by police seeks access to video of shooting
HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Lawyers representing the family of a Black teenager shot and killed by police in an Alabama suburb said the state’s refusal to release body-camera video during an […]
Trash and tension mount in Philadelphia on Day 8 of workers strike
PHILADELPHIA — As trash and tempers heat up across Philadelphia on Day 8 of a strike by blue-collar city workers Tuesday, some residents and small business owners are hiring pop-up […]
Minnesota state Sen. Hoffman, shot 9 times by man posing as officer, leaves hospital
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, who was shot nine times by a gunman posing as a police officer who authorities say went on to kill another lawmaker, is […]
North Carolina sheriff steps down after sexual misconduct charges
BRYSON CITY, N.C. — The longtime sheriff of a western North Carolina county whom some women accused of sexual misconduct has quit before he could be permanently removed. Curtis Cochran, […]