HOWELL, Mich. — Days after a routine injection to ease back pain, Donna Kruzich and a friend drove across the border to Canada in 2012 to see end-of-summer theater in […]
Vehicle backfiring startled a circus elephant into a Montana street
The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, Montana, leading the pachyderm to break through a fence and take […]
Things to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids’ rights
Three court rulings across the U.S. this week delved into laws restricting the rights of transgender kids, including the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has gotten involved in a […]
Cyberattack hits New York state government’s bill drafting office
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York state Legislature’s bill drafting office was hit with an apparent cyberattack early Wednesday, officials said. The scope of the attack was not immediately clear […]
Toddler dies after fall from South Dakota hotel window
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Minnesota toddler who fell from a South Dakota hotel’s third-floor window has died. Kathryn and Alex Hein of Lakefield, Minnesota, wrote in a Facebook post […]
Ford recalls over 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick cars due to loss of drive power risk
NEW YORK — Ford is recalling more than 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles due to a battery detection issue that can result in loss of drive power, increasing crash […]
Biden announces help for federal employees who are military spouses and want to telework from abroad
FILE – First lady Jill Biden looks at President Joe Biden as he holds the pen he used to sign an executive order aimed to bolster job opportunities for military […]
UN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual health worldwide
GENEVA — A new study says an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America, […]
Man up for parole more than 2 decades after Dartmouth professor stabbing deaths
CONCORD, N.H. — A man who has served more than half of his life in prison for his role in the 2001 stabbing deaths of two married Dartmouth College professors […]
Southern California city council gives a key approval for Disneyland expansion plan
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Visitors to Disney’s California parks could one day walk through the snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from “Frozen” or the bustling, critter-filled metropolis of “Zootopia” under a […]