WINTER PARK, Colo. — Officials were investigating Sunday what caused a crack in a Colorado ski lift that forced the evacuation of over 170 stranded skiers and snowboarders. The gondola […]
Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. The US relinquished control years ago
PHOENIX — PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its […]
California man beheaded his 1-year-old son with a knife, authorities say
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 […]