Vermont gets respite from flood warnings as US senator pushes for disaster aid package

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LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont residents awakened Thursday to a quieter weather forecast with no flood warnings following another round of destructive storms, as...

Fall matchup set between ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat Gloria Johnson and GOP US Sen. Marsha...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a top Republican ally of former President Donald Trump, will square off this fall in Tennessee...

Captain in 2019 scuba boat fire ordered to pay about $32K to families of...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A scuba dive boat captain was ordered Wednesday to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of...

Georgia superintendent says Black studies course breaks law against divisive racial teachings

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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state superintendent of schools said Wednesday that he believes a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies violates the...

Judge approves settlement in long-running lawsuit over US detention of Iraqi nationals

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DETROIT (AP) — A judge approved a settlement Wednesday in a 2017 lawsuit that challenged the detention of Iraqi nationals who were targeted for...

Georgia prosecutors committed ‘gross negligence’ with emails in ‘Cop City’ case, judge says

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ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge chastised state prosecutors Wednesday for mishandling confidential emails between a defense attorney and three Atlanta activists who face...

Lawyers for Saudi Arabia seek dismissal of claims it supported the Sept. 11 hijackers

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NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Saudi Arabia argued Wednesday that the country fought against terrorism and al-Qaida, just like the United States, in...

Sonya Massey made multiple 911 calls for mental health crises in days before police...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Sonya Massey, the Black woman who was shot in the face by an Illinois sheriff's deputy after she called 911...

Ex-leaders of Penn State frat where pledge died after night of drinking plead guilty...

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The former president and vice president of a Penn State fraternity where pledge Timothy Piazza fell and later died after...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green tells AP a $4 billion settlement for 2023 Maui wildfire...

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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Wednesday the parties in Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against the state, Maui County and utilities are close...