BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s choice for ambassador to Buenos Aires sparked a storm Wednesday over his remarks that Argentina’s powerful ex-president […]
Flight attendant gets 18.5 years after recording girls in airplane bathroom
BOSTON — A flight attendant accused of taping his cellphone to the lid of an airplane toilet to secretly film young girls was sentenced to just under 20 years in […]
Flood waters race through New Mexico community, prompting rescues
VADO, N.M. — At least 20 people had to be rescued as flood waters raced through a New Mexico community near the Texas state line overnight, marking the latest deluge […]
Felony charges dropped against 2 Ohio journalists arrested during immigration protest
Prosecutors dropped felony charges Wednesday against two journalists arrested at a protest that originated in Cincinnati over the detention of an Egyptian man by immigration authorities. The District Court judge […]
3 men who went missing while fishing and swimming in Mississippi River found dead
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday. […]
DNA reveals identity of man whose body was found over three decades ago in Missouri
ST. LOUIS — A man whose body was found in the Mississippi River south of St. Louis in 1994 has finally been identified after authorities exhumed his remains to collect […]
Muscogee Nation court rules descendants of enslaved people are entitled to citizenship
The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that two descendants of people once enslaved by the tribe are entitled to tribal citizenship. The court found that the tribal nation’s citizenship […]
Postal Service marks 250 years with stamps honoring Ben Franklin, mail carriers
The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday marked its upcoming 250th anniversary with the release of new commemorative stamps, including an exclusive, modernized version of the nation’s first 5-cent stamp featuring […]
Person dead and 3 officers wounded after Ohio shooting, mayor says
LORAIN, Ohio — Three police officers were wounded and a person was killed in a shooting early Wednesday afternoon in an industrial area of Lorain, Ohio, Mayor Jack Bradley said. […]
Man who killed Idaho firefighters had been turned away by fire department, Army
The man accused of fatally shooting two Idaho firefighters before killing himself last month had tried to join the fire department, and became angry when told he would need to […]