HONOLULU — A high-altitude plateau on the Big Island is the only place in Hawaii where thousands of ground forces can practice firing live munitions. It’s also a place many […]
US military expands enforcement zone to 1/3 of southern border
COLUMBUS, N.M. — The military is expanding its authority and reach along swaths of the southern U.S. border where troops have been empowered to detain people who enter the country […]
What to know about Julio César Chávez’s arrest by U.S. immigration officials
LOS ANGELES — U.S. immigration officials have arrested famous Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. — days after his high-profile fight with Jake Paul — for overstaying his visa and […]
Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami’s reefs from climate change
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Coral in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto […]
A year before declaring independence, colonists offered ‘Olive Branch’ petition to King George III
NEW YORK — Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and overseas. Mindful of next year’s 250th anniversary […]
Hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans’ Medicaid cut
OMAHA, Neb. — Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area’s aging farmers delaying care until they end up in his emergency room. Now, […]
8 still hospitalized from skydiving plane crash shortly after takeoff from NJ airport
CAMDEN, N.J. — Three men remained hospitalized in critical condition and five others were listed as serious Thursday, the morning after a skydiving plane with 15 people aboard crashed into […]
Nitrogen execution set for man convicted of killing store clerk during 1997 robbery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has scheduled a September execution by nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a 1997 robbery. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey […]
Massachusetts advocates fear Trump’s bill will unravel health safety net in Obamacare’s model state
BOSTON — In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is trying to dismantle piece-by-piece a popular program that […]
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 07-19-21-54-63, Powerball: 21, Power Play: 2 (seven, nineteen, twenty-one, fifty-four, sixty-three, Powerball: twenty-one, Power Play: two) Estimated jackpot: […]