ROCKVILLE, Md. — A Maryland woman with a long history of severe mental illness has been rearrested and charged with killing two of her children, who disappeared in 2014 as […]
Flames and smoke force passengers to flee New York City area train
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Flames leapt from the rails of a New York City area commuter train on Monday morning and smoke filled at least one car as passengers evacuated, […]
OPEC+ countries to boost oil production by 547,000 barrels per day
NEW YORK — A group of countries that are part of the OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries has agreed to boost oil production, a move some believe could lower oil […]
What to know about the earthquake that shook the New York area Saturday night
A relatively mild, 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. Here’s what to know. The earthquake hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights at […]
Former US soldier suspected of killing 4 in Montana remains at large
The former U.S. soldier suspected of killing four people at a Montana bar was still at large early Sunday and may be armed after escaping in a stolen vehicle containing […]
Third child dies nearly a week after a boat collision near Miami, Coast Guard says
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard says a third child has died nearly a week after a barge struck and sank a boat during a sailing camp near Miami. All […]
Democratic governors may offer a path forward for a party out of power in Washington
ATLANTA — Anderson Clayton wanted a headline name to speak at North Carolina Democrats’ summer gala — but the state party chair bypassed familiar Capitol Hill figures, looking instead to […]
Texas Democrats arrive in Illinois to block vote back home on redrawn House maps sought by Trump
A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump sharply escalated Sunday when dozens of Democratic legislators left the state to block a vote, followed […]
A Mississippi monkey sanctuary helps veterans with PTSD find peace
PERKINSTON, Miss. — In the embrace of a cheerfully chittering spider monkey named Louie, an Army veteran who grappled for decades with post-traumatic stress disorder says he finally feels at […]
Whale dies after collision with small boat off Jersey shore
BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A minke whale died off the New Jersey shore after a collision that nearly tipped over a small boat and threw a person overboard. Social media […]