Fifteen people were taken to the hospital after a skydiving aircraft radioed it was having engine trouble after takeoff and crashed on landing near an airport in southern New Jersey […]
Search for a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return
JUNEAU, Alaska — Authorities were searching for a woman visiting Alaska’s capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking, officials […]
How a GOP rift over tech regulation doomed a ban on state AI laws in Trump’s tax bill
NEW YORK — A controversial bid to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade seemed on its way to passing as the Republican tax cut and spending bill […]
Chicago police say a shooting has wounded multiple people
CHICAGO — Chicago police said they were responding to a shooting Wednesday night in which multiple people were hit. No additional details on the shooting were immediately available, including the […]
Monsoon season brings the promise of rain for the arid southwestern US
ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — Clouds build up in the early afternoon and gusty winds push in every direction. The skies darken and then comes the rain — often a downpour that […]
Man charged with killing former Minnesota House speaker is due back in court after delay
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, is due back in […]
Anti-slavery document from 1847 reveals American Baptists’ commitment to abolition
GROTON, Mass. — Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th century journals. Opening it, she found a […]
Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest
WASHINGTON — A military veteran was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers in retaliation for his arrest on […]
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants
OCHOPEE, Fla. — The first group of immigrants were scheduled to arrive Wednesday night at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” […]
FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against agency advice
WASHINGTON — The government’s top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disregarding recommendations from government scientists, according to […]