Houston braces for flooding to worsen in wake of storms
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston area was under threat of worsening flood conditions Saturday, a day after heavy storms slammed the region and authorities...
The UN warns Sudan’s warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and...
The Kentucky Derby could be a wet one. Early favorites Fierceness, Sierra Leone have...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Twenty horses stampeding toward the first turn in a battle for position. A screaming crowd of 150,000 and maybe some...
New Orleans’ own PJ Morton returns home to Jazz Fest with new music
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer PJ Morton comes home with a new album and memoir dropping soon amid a...
Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas vows to continue his bid for an 11th term...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For two decades, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has stood out as a moderate Democrat along the Texas-Mexico border, bucking his party...
Marijuana backers eye proposed federal regulatory change as an aid to legalizing pot in...
As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be little immediate impact in the dozen states that...
Profit drops at Warren Buffett’s firm but thousands still want to hear from the...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company reported a steep drop in earnings Saturday because the paper value of its investments fell, but the...
Biden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024’s rare contest between 2...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done.Their track records and...
Bystander livestreams during Charlotte standoff show an ever-growing appetite for social media video
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Saing Chhoeun was locked out of his Charlotte, North Carolina, home on Monday as law enforcement with high-powered rifles descended...
Flood and landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 14
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A flood and a landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 14 people, officials said Saturday.Torrential rain pounding the area since...
