SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, Northern California authorities said. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Friday that […]
Fleeing motorist is dead after driving into Texas shopping mall and injuring 5
KILLEEN, Texas — A fleeing motorist drove a pickup truck into a busy JCPenney store in Texas on Saturday, injuring five people before he was fatally shot by law enforcement, […]
Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office
CHICAGO — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side of Chicago, where the city’s famous elevated […]
Winning numbers drawn in Saturday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 01-12-17-21-58, Powerball: 1, Power Play: 3 (one, twelve, seventeen, twenty-one, fifty-eight, Powerball: one, Power Play: three) Estimated jackpot: […]
New York’s governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate’s fatal beating
NEW YORK — New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month. Gov. Kathy Hochul […]
A Native American tribe is closer to acquiring more land in Arizona after decades of delay
Federal officials have joined with the state of Arizona to begin fulfilling a settlement agreement that was reached with the Hopi Tribe nearly three decades ago, marking what tribal officials […]
14-year-old killed in Wisconsin school shooting shared gifts of music and art with many, friends say
MADISON, Wis. — Rubi Patricia Vergara was a talented young teenager who often handcrafted gifts for others and shared her musical talents with many, family friends recounted at funeral services […]
Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill
WASHINGTON — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week’s scramble to find consensus on a government […]
Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct
WASHINGTON — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish a way to enforce […]
Biden and the first lady bring holiday cheer to patients and families at a children’s hospital
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, brought some holiday cheer to patients and families at a children’s hospital in Washington WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, […]