A massive outage knocked out power to 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco on Saturday, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said. The power failure left a large swath of […]
3 officers wounded and suspect killed after domestic violence call in New York
Three police officers responding to a domestic violence call have been wounded, and a suspect killed in Rochester, New York ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Three police officers responding to a domestic […]
California school district near Nevada caught up in a dispute over transgender athlete policies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Lake Tahoe school district is caught between California and Nevada’s competing policies on transgender student athletes, a dispute that’s poised to reorder where the district’s students […]
Efforts to reconnect Americans face challenges in a lonely time
It’s been called an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation. The “bowling alone” phenomenon. By any name, it refers to Americans’ growing social disconnection by many measures. Americans are less likely […]
A nightly tradition brings light and hope to children at Michigan hospital
ROYAL OAK, Mich. — Volunteers gripping flashlights waved them high above their heads when the clock struck 8 p.m., shining beams through the frigid night sky — and into the […]
Hegseth and Rubio are expected back on Capitol Hill as questions mount over boat strikes
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are expected back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as questions mount over the swift escalation of […]
Trial set to begin for Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant evade federal authorities
MADISON, Wis. — Federal prosecutors were set to start presenting their case Monday against a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge […]
Fear grips Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 as police search for shooter
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Hundreds of police officers were scouring the Brown University campus along with nearby neighborhoods and poring over video in the hunt for a shooter who opened fire […]
US says it will lift some trade sanctions on Russia’s ally Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania — The United States will lift sanctions on Belarusian potash in the latest sign of a thaw between Washington and the isolated autocracy. John Coale, the U.S. special […]
Court blocks release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in Chicago-area crackdown
CHICAGO — A federal appeals court blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago area immigration crackdown in a split decision Thursday that also allowed the […]