Uvalde mayor resigns citing health issues in wake of controversial report on 2022 school...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — City of Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith has resigned effective immediately, vacating his post the same week the police chief of...
Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes
Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Tuesday as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible...
Wisconsin governor vetoes transgender high school athletics ban
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill Tuesday that was passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature to ban high school transgender...
College newspaper sweeps up 2 tiny publications in a volley against growing news deserts
With hundreds of U.S. newspaper closings leaving legions with little access to local news, a college newspaper in Iowa has stepped up to buy...
After welcoming guests for 67 years, the Tropicana Las Vegas casino’s final day has...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the 1971 film “Diamonds are Forever,” James Bond stays in a swanky suite at the Tropicana Las Vegas.“I hear...
Inmate’s lawsuit seeks to block Alabama’s bid to arrange 2nd execution using nitrogen gas
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate seeking to block the state's attempt to make him the second person put to death by nitrogen...
Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children
PHOENIX (AP) — The leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport underage girls across...
Cargo ship’s owner and manager seek to limit legal liability for deadly bridge disaster...
The owner and manager of a cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge before the span collapsed last week filed a...
Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
HONOLULU (AP) — The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor has...
Collapse of NBA, NHL arena deal prompts recriminations, allegations of impropriety in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The majority owner of the Washington Wizards and Capitals, Ted Leonsis, told a crowd in December he had “goosebumps” at...
