SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Skeletal remains found at a house in Springfield have been identified as those of a woman who vanished in 2008, authorities said. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon […]
Air National Guard changes in Alaska could affect national security, civilian rescues, staffers say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Kristin Paniptchuk’s water broke on Christmas Eve at her home in the western Alaska Inupiat village of Shaktoolik, and then she began to bleed profusely. The local […]
Senate adjourns the impeachment trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after dismissing charges
Senate adjourns the impeachment trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after dismissing charges Source link
US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela as hopes for a fair presidential election fades
MIAMI — The Biden administration on Wednesday reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela, admonishing President Nicolás Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months after the U.S. eased restrictions […]
Pentagon leaders press Congress for Ukraine funding, saying battlefield situation is dire
WASHINGTON — Ukraine and Israel both desperately need the military weapons that are being held up by Congress’ failure to pass a funding package for the two countries at war, […]
Lab chief faces sentencing in Michigan 12 years after fatal US meningitis outbreak
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 […]