RALEIGH, N.C. — Democrats still in the dumps over last year’s elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina, where former Gov. Roy Cooper jumped into the race for […]
Massachusetts lawmakers propose pay raise for public defenders to end a legal crisis
BOSTON — Lawmakers in Massachusetts have reached a deal to give public defenders a pay raise in hopes of ending a legal crisis that led to cases being dropped and […]
Coast Guard says rotten wood and poor inspections led to deadly schooner mast collapse
PORTLAND, Maine — Rotten wood and poor inspections appear to have played roles in the collapse of the mast of a historic Maine schooner in an accident that killed one […]
US kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year, and the exemption rate rose again
US kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year, and the exemption rate rose again Source link
Government to keep sharing key satellite data for hurricane forecasting despite planned cutoff
The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and scientists had warned of risks to accurate […]
Man who burned a Virginia city councilman intended to kill him, police say
DANVILLE, Va. — Police say a man who doused a Virginia city councilman in gasoline and set him on fire told investigators he wanted the attack to be fatal, according […]
‘Fire clouds’ over Arizona and Utah wildfires are creating their own erratic climate
SALT LAKE CITY — Two wildfires burning in the western United States — including one that has become a “megafire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — are […]
Survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru visits pope’s hometown to call for more reforms
CHICAGO — A Peruvian survivor of clergy sex abuse brought her public campaign for reforms to the American hometown of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, saying he failed in investigating […]
Florida carries out record 9th execution this year, putting to death a man convicted of killing his family
Florida carries out record 9th execution this year, putting to death a man convicted of killing his family Source link
Colorado deputies disciplined for helping federal immigration agents
DENVER — Two Colorado deputies have been disciplined for violating state law by helping federal agents make immigration arrests, and their sheriff says officers from other agencies have done the […]