Hurricane Helene threatens ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge and vast inland damage, forecasters say
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening an “unsurvivable” storm surge in northwestern...
Alabama to carry out the 2nd nitrogen gas execution in the US
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is preparing to carry out the nation’s second nitrogen gas execution on Thursday as disagreements continue over the humaneness...
Moving homeless people from streets to shelter isn’t easy, San Francisco outreach workers say
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outreach worker Edgar Tapia hit a San Francisco neighborhood on a mission to find people to take eight available shelter...
West Virginia’s new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid crisis: He was...
US suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation's history, preliminary data suggests.A little over 49,300...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim taken land
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for property...
Judge directs NYC to develop plan for possible federal takeover of Rikers Island jail
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday directed New York City officials to begin developing a plan for a possible federal takeover...
Democrats try to censure Rep. Clay Higgins for slandering Haitians in social media post
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats attempted Wednesday to quickly censure a Republican congressman who slandered Haitian immigrants in a post he made on social...
Concerns linger after gunfire damages Arizona Democratic campaign office
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police were posted outside a Democratic Party campaign office in a quiet suburban strip mall in the Phoenix area Wednesday...
A Missouri man has been executed for a 1998 murder. Was he guilty or...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With the end of his life approaching, Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams was offered an opportunity to make...
