DENVER — A gray wolf in Colorado was illegally shot and later died of the injury, federal authorities said Thursday in the latest flashpoint of Colorado’s controversial, voter-driven initiative to […]
Part of Nebraska city loses power for hours after garbage truck falls in sinkhole
OMAHA, Neb. — A large portion of downtown Omaha lost power for several hours Thursday after a garbage truck got stuck in a sinkhole where utility lines had become exposed. […]
Jill Biden gets the priciest gift from a foreign leader in 2023 — a $20,000 diamond
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his family were given tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from foreign leaders in 2023, according to an annual accounting […]
Governor seeks resignation of New Mexico university board after spending revelations
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has asked for the immediate resignation of regents at Western New Mexico State University after revelations of wasteful spending and […]
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear laughs off unflattering social media comments in a video with his wife
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear laughed off some unflattering comments aimed at him on social media in the past year, and had his teenage son translate what one […]
Postal worker fatally stabbed on the job in a New York deli
NEW YORK — A postal worker was stabbed to death in a New York City deli Thursday afternoon, and police said they have a person of interest in custody. While […]
Special prosecutor appointed in death of man beaten by New York corrections officers
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s attorney general appointed a veteran district attorney Thursday as a special prosecutor in the death of a man who was beaten by state corrections officers, […]
California begins 2025 with solid start to winter snowpack, but more storms needed
PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. — California is beginning 2025 with a solid start to the winter snowpack, officials said Thursday, but they cautioned that more storms are needed to keep the […]
Appeals court panel sides with Missouri governor in dispute over prosecutor appointment
CLAYTON, Mo. — A Missouri appeals court panel ruled Thursday that the state’s Republican governor — and not St. Louis County’s Democratic county executive — has the power to appoint […]
An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once again
An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the death of her […]