ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Authorities are warning hikers to steer clear of streams and rivers where salmon are running and to take precautions after bears mauled hikers on two different occasions […]
NTSB hearings will focus on fatal Army helicopter-passenger jet crash. Here’s what to know
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold three days of hearings starting Wednesday on January’s midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter over […]
Five Alabama jail medical staff indicted in death of mentally ill inmate
Five medical employees at an Alabama jail have been indicted in connection with the death of a mentally ill man who died of hypothermia after being held for two weeks […]
Judges weigh preclearance requirement for Alabama congressional plans
Federal judges on Tuesday sharply questioned lawyers on a request to make Alabama subject again to the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act after courts ruled the state intentionally […]
Record-breaking heat wave scorches Southeast US
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Residents in the Southeast U.S. are no strangers to heat in the summertime, but this week’s sweltering hot weather set at least one record and has forecasters […]
Maine police chief says Jamaican officer arrested by ICE had cleared federal check for work in May
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — The chief of police in a resort town in Maine has called for an investigation into the arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of […]
Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their boy on a South Carolina lake
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina’s most popular lakes, he was dead […]
Wall Street tiptoes around its records as its busy week picks up momentum
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are tiptoeing around their record levels on Tuesday as an incredibly busy week for Wall Street picks up momentum. The S&P 500 was up […]
EPA moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight […]
Millionaires multiply across the U.S., but most find it’s not all mansions and champagne
NEW YORK — As a child, Heidi Barley watched her family pay for groceries with food stamps. As a college student, she dropped out because she couldn’t afford tuition. In […]