Wednesday, August 24 2016 11:28 AM EDT2016-08-24 15:28:15 GMT
The tourism bureau for the nation's capital says Washington set a record for overseas tourism in 2015, with more than 2 million foreign visitors.More>>
More than 21.3 million tourists visited Washington last year, with both domestic and international visitors setting records, the tourism bureau for the nation's capital announced Wednesday.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 10:58 AM EDT2016-08-24 14:58:22 GMT
Black Republicans generally praise Donald Trump's newfound outreach for African-American votes that typically go to a Democratic presidential nominee.More>>
Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas filled with white supporters and venture into the inner cities.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 9:58 AM EDT2016-08-24 13:58:09 GMT
A chef who admitted to fatally shooting two housekeepers at an Ohio assisted living facility could spend the rest of his life behind bars.More>>
A chef who admitted fatally shooting two housekeepers at an assisted living facility in suburban Cleveland is expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty and saying he can't explain a...More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 9:08 AM EDT2016-08-24 13:08:12 GMT
Nearly two-thirds of this year's high school graduates took the ACT college entrance exam, and their scores suggest that many remain unprepared for the rigors of college-level coursework.More>>
Nearly two-thirds of this year's high school graduates took the ACT college entrance exam, and their scores suggest that many remain unprepared for the rigors of college-level coursework.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 6:58 AM EDT2016-08-24 10:58:05 GMT
The North Carolina Highway Patrol is urging people to not jump to conclusions as state agents investigate how a deaf driver with a history of minor offenses ended up dead after leading a trooper on a 10-mile chase.More>>
The North Carolina Highway Patrol is urging people not to jump to conclusions as state agents investigate how a deaf driver with a history of minor offenses ended up dead after leading a trooper on a 10-mile chase.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 4:18 AM EDT2016-08-24 08:18:34 GMT
Writer Marilynne Robinson has been named the winner of a lifetime achievement award that celebrates the power of literature to foster peace, social justice and global understanding.More>>
Writer Marilynne Robinson has been named the winner of a lifetime achievement award that celebrates the power of literature to foster peace, social justice and global understanding.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 4:18 AM EDT2016-08-24 08:18:16 GMT
A state-by-state look at the percent of high school graduates taking the ACT exam and the average composite score, according to the testing company's annual report released Wednesday.More>>
A state-by-state look at the percent of high school graduates taking the ACT exam and the average composite score, according to the testing company's annual report released Wednesday.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 4:10 AM EDT2016-08-24 08:10:46 GMT
Federal regulators are proposing to ban swimming with dolphins in Hawaii, a move that could imperil one of the Aloha State's most popular tourist activities and the industry that has sprung up around it.More>>
Federal regulators are proposing to ban swimming with dolphins in Hawaii, a move that could imperil one of the Aloha State's most popular tourist activities and the industry that has sprung up around it.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 4:10 AM EDT2016-08-24 08:10:45 GMT
The Northern California judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman has reignited debate about his ability to serve on the bench after...More>>
The Northern California judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman has reignited debate about his ability to serve on the bench after...More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 3:58 AM EDT2016-08-24 07:58:32 GMT
Growing wildfires stoked by windy, dry conditions have destroyed buildings and forced evacuations in California, Washington, Montana and elsewhere.More>>
Growing wildfires stoked by windy, dry conditions have destroyed buildings and forced evacuations in California, Washington, Montana and elsewhere.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 2:48 AM EDT2016-08-24 06:48:04 GMT
A top Army general is scheduled to testify Wednesday about why he destroyed letters he received from supporters and critics of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.More>>
A top Army general is scheduled to testify Wednesday about why he destroyed letters he received from supporters and critics of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 2:39 AM EDT2016-08-24 06:39:08 GMT
The National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday Thursday.More>>
When Asha Jones and other Grand Canyon interns arrived for their summer at the national park, they were struck by its sheer immensity, beauty and world-class hiking trails. Soon, they noticed something else.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 1:27 AM EDT2016-08-24 05:27:54 GMT
A political consultant has been sentenced to probation for his role in the corruption case involving a convicted former Pennsylvania congressman.More>>
A political consultant has been sentenced to probation for his role in the corruption case involving a convicted former Pennsylvania congressman.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 1:08 AM EDT2016-08-24 05:08:15 GMT
Growing wildfires fed by windy, dry conditions have destroyed buildings and forced evacuations in central California, eastern Washington, Oregon and elsewhere.More>>
Growing wildfires stoked by windy, dry conditions have destroyed buildings and forced evacuations in California, Washington, Montana and elsewhere.More>>
Wednesday, August 24 2016 12:40 AM EDT2016-08-24 04:40:21 GMT
With the growth of agritourism and more people visiting local farms, Connecticut officials are joining other states in educating farmers about how to mitigate health risks for their new visitors.More>>
With the growth of agritourism and more people visiting local farms, Connecticut officials are joining other states in educating farmers about how to mitigate health risks for their new visitors.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 11:09 PM EDT2016-08-24 03:09:46 GMT
Federal regulators are proposing a widespread ban on swimming with Hawaii's spinner dolphins to allow the nocturnal creatures to rest during the day.More>>
Federal regulators are proposing to ban swimming with dolphins in Hawaii, a move that could imperil one of the Aloha State's most popular tourist activities and the industry that has sprung up around it.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 10:47 PM EDT2016-08-24 02:47:52 GMT
A federal judge in Chicago is set to issue a verdict in a peculiar civil trial over a celebrated Scottish-born artist's insistence that he did not paint a landscape work that was once valued at more than $10...More>>
A U.S. judge said Tuesday that a celebrated artist was right when he insisted he didn't paint a work now owned by a retired prison worker, a finding that likely ensures the piece will now be worth a fraction of the...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 9:38 PM EDT2016-08-24 01:38:59 GMT
Authorities say three people are critically injured after a taxi jumped a curb onto a sidewalk and crashed against a public toilet in downtown San Francisco.More>>
A taxi jumped a curb Tuesday and plowed into an advertising kiosk and a shoeshine stand at a busy corner in downtown San Francisco, leaving the driver and two people in critical condition, authorities said.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 9:38 PM EDT2016-08-24 01:38:56 GMT
Attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are scheduled to argue Tuesday that decision-makers with power over the soldier's prosecution were improperly swayed by negative comments from U.S. Sen. John McCain.More>>
Attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are trying to send his court case "off the judicial cliff" by arguing that U.S. Sen. John McCain improperly swayed military decision-makers with public comments on the case,...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 9:27 PM EDT2016-08-24 01:27:55 GMT
Attorneys for victims and family members in a deadly 2014 landslide in Oso, Washington, have accused state lawyers of orchestrating a fraud to hide the truth by deleting emails between defense expert witnesses.More>>
Attorneys for victims and family members in a deadly 2014 landslide in Washington have accused state lawyers of orchestrating a fraud by deleting emails between expert witnesses for the state.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 8:27 PM EDT2016-08-24 00:27:47 GMT
The wife of a 1984 Olympic medalist is facing life in prison for killing him - a shooting she claimed was self-defense following years of abuse.More>>
The wife of a 1984 Olympic medalist was sentenced to a potential life sentence on Tuesday for shooting him in what she claimed was self-defense following years of abuse.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 7:57 PM EDT2016-08-23 23:57:47 GMT
A California judge under fire for a light sentence given to a Stanford University swimmer has recused himself from making his first key decision in another sex crimes case.More>>
The Northern California judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman reignited debate Tuesday about his ability to serve on the bench after...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 7:47 PM EDT2016-08-23 23:47:47 GMT
Sky-high price hikes for EpiPen, the injected emergency medicine for severe allergic reactions to foods and bug bites, have made its maker the latest target for patients and politicians infuriated by soaring drug...More>>
Sky-high price hikes for EpiPen, the injected emergency medicine for severe allergic reactions to foods and bug bites, have made its maker the latest target for patients and politicians infuriated by soaring drug prices.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 7:39 PM EDT2016-08-23 23:39:15 GMT
An advocacy group is seeking to have voting rights restored in California for people with developmental disabilities.More>>
A former producer at NPR who lost his ability to walk and speak asked a judge Tuesday to restore his right to vote under a new California law that makes it easier for people with disabilities to keep that right and regain...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 7:39 PM EDT2016-08-23 23:39:14 GMT
The case of a former Massachusetts high school star athlete sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two classmates is drawing parallels to that of former Stanford University swimmer...More>>
The case of a former Massachusetts high school star athlete sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two classmates is drawing parallels to that of former Stanford University swimmer Brock...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 7:28 PM EDT2016-08-23 23:28:51 GMT
Under arrest and shackled following the slaying of five friends in a rural home, a Mississippi man professed his love for the estranged girlfriend whose family and friends were massacred and blamed the killings on...More>>
A man accused of slaying five people at an Alabama home brought an ax to attack his victims, striking one who had been sleeping in a reclining chair, and also used guns he took from the house to shoot them, an Alabama...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 7:07 PM EDT2016-08-23 23:07:47 GMT
The New York Police Department has skirted rules governing how it does surveillance by letting investigations continue past court-mandated deadlines and not spelling out how it uses undercover officers and...More>>
The New York Police Department chronically skirted rules intended to protect political groups from unwarranted government surveillance while investigating Muslims, the city's independent police monitor said in a report...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 6:58 PM EDT2016-08-23 22:58:09 GMT
Two young sisters have died after their mother lost control of a pickup truck in Northern California and the vehicle plunged 40 feet into a river.More>>
Two young girls died after their mother lost control of a pickup truck in Northern California and the vehicle plunged 40 feet into a river Tuesday.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 6:58 PM EDT2016-08-23 22:58:02 GMT
California's latest carbon auction has brought more bad news for Gov. Jerry Brown's landmark programs fighting climate change.More>>
California's latest carbon auction brought disappointing results Tuesday as litigation and lagging support by lawmakers weigh down the state's landmark programs combating climate change.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 5:57 PM EDT2016-08-23 21:57:47 GMT
A prosecutor told a jury that a Georgia man threw boiled water on a gay couple as they lay in bed in a vicious, pre-meditated attack.More>>
In a vicious, premeditated attack, a Georgia man threw boiled water on a same-sex couple who were asleep in bed, and told one of the men "get out of my house with all that gay," a prosecutor said Tuesday.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 5:57 PM EDT2016-08-23 21:57:44 GMT
A Twitter posting by an Arizona man who was arrested on suspicion of killing his roommate during a struggle could elevate the severity of charges he could face.More>>
A Twitter posting by an Arizona man who was arrested on suspicion of killing his roommate during a struggle could elevate the severity of charges he could face.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 5:47 PM EDT2016-08-23 21:47:46 GMT
Kansas is asking a federal appeals court to keep thousands of people who haven't yet provided the documents to prove they are U.S. citizens from voting in November's election.More>>
A federal appeals court will decide whether Kansas has the right to ask people who register to vote when they get their driver's licenses for proof that they're citizens, a decision which could affect whether...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 5:39 PM EDT2016-08-23 21:39:16 GMT
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening additional disaster recovery centers in the Baton Rouge area.More>>
Heavy trucks and their works crews have begun hauling away mounds of moldy carpet, warped flooring and water-damaged furniture as south Louisiana digs out from flooding the governor estimated Tuesday had wrecked more than...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 5:17 PM EDT2016-08-23 21:17:51 GMT
Texas and four other states are again suing the Obama administration over its efforts to strengthen discrimination protections for transgender people.More>>
Texas and four other Republican-led states filed another lawsuit Tuesday seeking to roll back the Obama administration's efforts to strengthen transgender rights, saying new federal nondiscrimination health rules could...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 5:17 PM EDT2016-08-23 21:17:43 GMT
Prosecutors charged a Tulsa man on Tuesday with first-degree murder and committing a hate crime in the killing of his Lebanese neighbor - a violent culmination of the man's feud with the family that spanned...More>>
Prosecutors charged a Tulsa man on Tuesday with first-degree murder and committing a hate crime in the killing of his Lebanese neighbor - a culmination of what authorities said was the man's violent feud with the...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 4:57 PM EDT2016-08-23 20:57:45 GMT
A South Florida boy has survived a rare brain-eating amoeba that kills most people, aided in part because a hard-to-get drug to fight the infection is made by a company in Orlando where he was hospitalized, doctors...More>>
A South Florida boy has survived a rare brain-eating amoeba that kills most people, aided in part because a hard-to-get drug to fight the infection is made by a company based in Orlando where he was hospitalized, doctors...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 4:48 PM EDT2016-08-23 20:48:03 GMT
The college student caught biting a victim's face after stabbing and beating the man and his wife to death in a random attack may have ingested "caustic" chemicals from the couple's garage, Martin County...More>>
Florida sheriff's deputies confronted chaos as they tried to subdue an attacker biting a victim's face after stabbing and beating a couple to death in a random assault outside their home, recordings of radio...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 4:48 PM EDT2016-08-23 20:48:02 GMT
The mother of a British man accused of trying to grab a police officer's gun to shoot Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump won approval from a judge to visit her son in federal custody in Las Vegas.More>>
The mother of a British man accused of trying to grab a police officer's gun to shoot Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign event in Las Vegas won approval from a judge on Tuesday to visit her son...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 4:47 PM EDT2016-08-23 20:47:46 GMT
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that student teaching and research assistants at private universities are employees and have a right to be represented by unions.More>>
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday that graduate students who assist in teaching and research at private universities are employees and have a right to union representation.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 4:27 PM EDT2016-08-23 20:27:56 GMT
For years, Wanda Witter has lived on the streets in Washington, D.C., trying to persuade officials that Social Security owes her more than $100,000. For years, the 80-year-old woman says people dismissed her as crazy.More>>
For years, Wanda Witter has lived on the streets in Washington, D.C., trying to persuade officials that Social Security owes her more than $100,000. For years, the 80-year-old woman says people dismissed her as crazy.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 3:27 PM EDT2016-08-23 19:27:43 GMT
One of the last two Howard Johnson restaurants will close in a couple of weeks, taking with it its fried clam strips and ice cream - and a slice of roadside Americana.More>>
The closing of one of the last two Howard Johnson restaurants in a couple of weeks will mark the end of its fried clam strips, ice cream and other menu staples that nourished baby boomers and leave the once-proud...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 3:07 PM EDT2016-08-23 19:07:42 GMT
Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros says in a lawsuit she was sexually harassed by former network chief Roger Ailes and other top executives.More>>
A former Fox News host has sued the network, its ousted chairman and other top executives, claiming they retaliated after she detailed unwanted sexual advances made by her onetime boss, Roger Ailes.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 2:09 PM EDT2016-08-23 18:09:13 GMT
A woman who spent 35 years in prison for a 1976 Reno killing before being exonerated by DNA evidence has sued officials in Nevada and Louisiana, alleging civil rights violations and malicious prosecution.More>>
A woman who spent 35 years in prison for a 1976 Reno killing before being exonerated by DNA evidence has sued officials in Nevada and Louisiana, alleging civil rights violations and malicious prosecution.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 1:07 PM EDT2016-08-23 17:07:38 GMT
Wisconsin's attorney general acknowledged Monday that former Milwaukee police officers, now working for the state Department of Justice, are investigating the fatal shooting of a black man by a Milwaukee...More>>
In a story Aug. 22 about a fatal police shooting in Milwaukee, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that the Wisconsin Department of Justice is required by state law to investigate officer-involved shootings. The law,...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 11:47 AM EDT2016-08-23 15:47:33 GMT
Traffic fatalities were up 9 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year, continuing a surge in deaths that began two years ago as the economy improved and travel picked up,...More>>
Traffic fatalities were up 9 percent in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year, continuing a surge in deaths that began two years ago as the economy improved and travel picked up,...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 11:07 AM EDT2016-08-23 15:07:31 GMT
A new study finds that the drier, warmer autumn weather we see more of due to climate change may extend summer smog well into the fall in the Southeast United States.More>>
In a story Aug. 22 about a new study about climate change and increased smog in the Southeastern U.S., The Associated Press reported erroneously the source of an emailed quote. The quote, "Climate change is more about sea...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 10:07 AM EDT2016-08-23 14:07:42 GMT
The disclosure that some pills found at Prince's Paisley Park home and studio were counterfeit and contained the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl strongly suggests the pills came to the superstar musician...More>>
The disclosure that some pills found at Prince's Paisley Park home and studio were counterfeit and contained the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl strongly suggests the pills came to the superstar musician illegally.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 7:47 AM EDT2016-08-23 11:47:26 GMT
A white man charged with the shooting deaths of nine black churchgoers in Charleston "self-radicalized" in the months before the attack and grew more entrenched in his beliefs in white supremacy, according to court...More>>
A white man charged with the shooting deaths of nine black churchgoers in Charleston "self-radicalized" in the months before the attack and grew more entrenched in his beliefs in white supremacy, according to court papers...More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 3:37 AM EDT2016-08-23 07:37:20 GMT
A judge has ruled in favor of a Southern California museum in its 10-year legal battle over the ownership of two German Renaissance masterpieces that were seized by the Nazis in World War II.More>>
A judge has ruled in favor of a Southern California museum in its 10-year legal battle over the ownership of two German Renaissance masterpieces that were seized by the Nazis in World War II.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 1:37 AM EDT2016-08-23 05:37:19 GMT
Debilitating brain injuries from repeated head blows can happen in football, but mounting evidence says they can happen in domestic violence too.More>>
Debilitating brain injuries from repeated head blows can happen in football, but mounting evidence says they can happen in domestic violence too.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 1:07 AM EDT2016-08-23 05:07:14 GMT
Police in Massachusetts are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who they say stole a helmet autographed by the Super Bowl XLIX champion New England Patriots from a bar near Gillette Stadium.More>>
Police in Massachusetts are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who they say stole a helmet autographed by the Super Bowl XLIX champion New England Patriots from a bar near Gillette Stadium.More>>
Tuesday, August 23 2016 12:37 AM EDT2016-08-23 04:37:45 GMT
A condemned Ohio killer who survived a 2009 botched execution is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare that a second attempt to put him to death would be unconstitutional.More>>
A condemned Ohio killer who survived a 2009 botched execution is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare that a second attempt to put him to death would be unconstitutional.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 10:47 PM EDT2016-08-23 02:47:18 GMT
Growing wildfires fed by windy, dry conditions have destroyed buildings and forced evacuations in central California and eastern Washington.More>>
Growing wildfires fed by windy, dry conditions have destroyed buildings and forced evacuations in central California, eastern Washington, Oregon and elsewhere.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 10:37 PM EDT2016-08-23 02:37:14 GMT
The five people slain in a massacre at a south Alabama home included a woman who was five months pregnant, Mobile County authorities said.More>>
A Mississippi man arrested after five people were found dead in a rural Alabama home blamed the gruesome rampage on drugs, telling reporters Monday there weren't words to express his regret for what had happened.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 10:37 PM EDT2016-08-23 02:37:10 GMT
The disclosure that some pills found at Prince's Paisley Park home and studio were counterfeit and contained the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl strongly suggests they came to the superstar illegally.More>>
The disclosure that some pills found at Prince's Paisley Park home and studio were counterfeit and contained the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl strongly suggests the pills came to the superstar musician illegally.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 10:27 PM EDT2016-08-23 02:27:10 GMT
A California judge under fire for a light sentence given to a Stanford University swimmer is recusing himself from making his first key decision in another sex case.More>>
A California judge under fire for a light sentence given to a Stanford University swimmer has recused himself from making his first key decision in another sex crimes case.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 10:07 PM EDT2016-08-23 02:07:10 GMT
A judge has ruled in favor of a Southern California museum in its 10-year legal battle over ownership of two German Renaissance masterpieces that were seized by the Nazis in World War II.More>>
A judge has ruled in favor of a Southern California museum in its 10-year legal battle over the ownership of two German Renaissance masterpieces that were seized by the Nazis in World War II.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 9:17 PM EDT2016-08-23 01:17:21 GMT
California's state fire department is stretched thin just as the bone-dry state enters the peak of its wildfire season, with vacancy rates exceeding 15 percent for some firefighters and supervisors. The vacancy...More>>
California's state fire department is stretched thin just as the bone-dry state enters the peak of its wildfire season, with vacancy rates exceeding 15 percent for some firefighters and supervisors. The vacancy rate is...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 9:17 PM EDT2016-08-23 01:17:14 GMT
California's state Senate on Monday revived a bill that would make the state the first in the United States to give farmworkers the same overtime pay as people who work in other industries, a last-ditch effort...More>>
California's state Senate on Monday revived a bill that would make the state the first in the United States to give farmworkers the same overtime pay as people who work in other industries, a last-ditch effort to...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 9:17 PM EDT2016-08-23 01:17:09 GMT
Authorities in Alaska have released the names of two wilderness guides who were mauled by a brown bear as they were leading cruise ship passengers on a hike in the Tongass National Forest.More>>
Authorities in Alaska have released the names of two wilderness guides who were mauled by a brown bear as they were leading cruise ship passengers on a hike in the Tongass National Forest.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 7:47 PM EDT2016-08-22 23:47:07 GMT
A 19-year-old man accused of shooting three former classmates to death at a house party in suburban Seattle has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.More>>
A 19-year-old man accused of shooting three former classmates to death at a house party in suburban Seattle pleaded not guilty Monday to murder charges.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 6:47 PM EDT2016-08-22 22:47:12 GMT
"Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill is among those lending his support to a terminally ill fan who wants to see "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" before he dies.More>>
"Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill is among those lending his support to a terminally ill fan who wants to see "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" before he dies.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 6:17 PM EDT2016-08-22 22:17:07 GMT
Chuck and Karen Craft are among the thousands of Louisiana residents dragging furniture, appliances and other belongings out of flood-ravaged homes.More>>
Storm victims spill out of the waiting rooms, some clutching water-stained documents, others with the long stare of those stricken by disaster, each with a story of personal tragedy about the Louisiana flood's...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 5:27 PM EDT2016-08-22 21:27:19 GMT
A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration's directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their...More>>
A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Obama administration's order that requires public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 5:07 PM EDT2016-08-22 21:07:23 GMT
Speedo is the first major company to drop its sponsorship of swimmer Ryan Lochte.More>>
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Less than 24 hours after the close of the Rio Olympics, Ryan Lochte took a major financial hit Monday for a drunken incident he initially tried to pass off as an armed...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 5:07 PM EDT2016-08-22 21:07:18 GMT
Attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will try to convince a judge this week that the U.S. military has mishandled its prosecution of the soldier on charges that he deserted his post in Afghanistan.More>>
The judge overseeing Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's military trial said Monday that a top general must testify about destroying letters that he received from supporters and critics of the soldier who walked off his post in...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 4:06 PM EDT2016-08-22 20:06:59 GMT
A federal judge ruled Monday that the process of electing school board members for a district that includes Ferguson, Missouri, is biased against black voters and must be revised before another election will be...More>>
A federal judge ruled Monday that the process of electing school board members for a district that includes Ferguson, Missouri, is biased against black voters and must be revised before another election will be allowed.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 3:46 PM EDT2016-08-22 19:46:59 GMT
The second day of Jerry Sandusky's appeal hearing is getting underway in Pennsylvania.More>>
A man who says he was the boy observed being sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky in a Penn State shower more than 15 years ago gave conflicting statements to authorities and was considered to lack credibility, investigators...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 3:17 PM EDT2016-08-22 19:17:07 GMT
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has again restored the voting rights of about 13,000 felons after his previous attempt was blocked by the state Supreme Court, the Democrat said Monday.More>>
A defiant Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that he again restored the voting rights of about 13,000 felons who served their time after his previous attempt was thwarted by Republican lawmakers and the state...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 2:37 PM EDT2016-08-22 18:37:10 GMT
Some of Donald Trump's paid campaign staffers have made raw, racially charged and anti-Muslim statements on their personal social media accounts.More>>
Donald Trump's paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to be U.S. citizens, ridiculed Mexican accents, called for Secretary of State John Kerry to be hanged...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 2:07 PM EDT2016-08-22 18:07:00 GMT
The National Gallery of Art has returned a 200-year-old drawing to the heirs of an Austrian woman who had to sell it during World War II and later died in the Holocaust.More>>
In a story Aug. 18, The Associated Press reported that the National Gallery of Art was returning a drawing to the heirs of a woman forced to sell it before she was deported to a concentration camp in Poland. The story...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 12:26 PM EDT2016-08-22 16:26:54 GMT
Several pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl - a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the...More>>
In a story Aug. 21 about pills found at Prince's estate after his death, The Associated Press misidentified a synthetic drug found in some pills. It was U-47700, not U-4770.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 12:06 PM EDT2016-08-22 16:06:59 GMT
Some of the pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl - a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to...More>>
Some of the pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl - a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 7:26 AM EDT2016-08-22 11:26:45 GMT
A Minnesota man was jailed Sunday on suspicion of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of a co-worker's 5-year-old daughter while investigators worked to determine what happened to the girl.More>>
A man has been jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of a co-worker's 5-year-old daughter whose mother says was taken from their home in central Minnesota.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 6:36 AM EDT2016-08-22 10:36:47 GMT
A car has slammed into a crowd at an outdoor concert in Ohio injuring nine people, two of them seriously.More>>
The 74-year-old driver of a car that slammed into a crowd at an outdoor community concert in Ohio injuring nine people, two of them seriously, confused the brake with the gas pedal, police said.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 3:48 AM EDT2016-08-22 07:48:26 GMT
A New Mexico police officer who was fatally shot during a traffic stop was remembered as a man who worked tirelessly to get a job in law enforcement, ultimately winning over the small village he was charged with...More>>
A New Mexico police officer who was fatally shot during a traffic stop was remembered as a man who worked tirelessly to get a job in law enforcement, ultimately winning over the small village he was charged with protecting.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 3:46 AM EDT2016-08-22 07:46:56 GMT
Authorities have lifted all evacuation orders affecting thousands of people, less than a week after a wildfire raged through mountainous terrain in Southern California and consumed hundreds of homes and other...More>>
Authorities have lifted all evacuation orders affecting thousands of people, less than a week after a wildfire raged through mountainous terrain in Southern California and consumed hundreds of homes and other buildings.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 1:27 AM EDT2016-08-22 05:27:41 GMT
Police in Ohio are considering charges against a 74-year-old woman who hit the gas instead of her brakes and crashed into a crowd at an outdoor community concert in Ohio, injuring herself and eight other people,...More>>
Police in Ohio are considering charges against a 74-year-old woman who hit the gas instead of her brakes and crashed into a crowd at an outdoor community concert in Ohio, injuring herself and eight other people, officials...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 1:16 AM EDT2016-08-22 05:16:36 GMT
Members of the British army's Scottish regiment plan to travel from Montreal to New York City by canoe, paddling along lakes and rivers where their military forbearers fought and died during two 18th century wars.More>>
Two-and-a-half centuries after their military ancestors fought and died in two 18th century North American wars, members of the British army's Scottish regiment will embark on a 340-mile canoe trip that will trace the...More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 1:16 AM EDT2016-08-22 05:16:35 GMT
Police are investigating whether speed was a factor in a multi-vehicle crash on a major Long Island roadway that killed five people including a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.More>>
Police are investigating whether speed was a factor in a multi-vehicle crash on a major Long Island roadway that killed five people including a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 12:36 AM EDT2016-08-22 04:36:34 GMT
George E. Curry, a journalist, civil rights activist and publisher whose syndicated column ran in hundreds of black-owned newspapers around the United States, has died. He was 69.More>>
George E. Curry, a journalist, civil rights activist and publisher whose syndicated column ran in hundreds of black-owned newspapers around the United States, has died. He was 69.More>>
Monday, August 22 2016 12:26 AM EDT2016-08-22 04:26:39 GMT
A driver lost control and struck two other vehicles on a major Long Island roadway Sunday, and police said a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and four other people including a 10-year-old boy were killed...More>>
A driver lost control and struck two other vehicles on a major Long Island roadway Sunday, and police said a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and four other people including a 10-year-old boy were killed and six...More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 10:36 PM EDT2016-08-22 02:36:38 GMT
More mandatory evacuation orders were lifted Sunday for residents affected by a massive California wildfire that drove thousands from their homes.More>>
Five days after an explosive wildfire in Southern California drove thousands from their homes, authorities lifted all evacuation orders on Sunday to allow them to return.More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 8:07 PM EDT2016-08-22 00:07:34 GMT
A New Mexico police officer who was fatally shot during a traffic stop was remembered Sunday as a man who worked tirelessly to get a job in law enforcement, ultimately winning over the small village he was charged...More>>
A New Mexico police officer who was fatally shot during a traffic stop was remembered Sunday as a man who worked tirelessly to get a job in law enforcement, ultimately winning over the small village he was charged with...More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 7:46 PM EDT2016-08-21 23:46:26 GMT
Police say a man who told police he was part of a white supremacist group stabbed an interracial couple outside a bar in Olympia in a case that has garnered national media attention.More>>
Police say a man who told police he was part of a white supremacist group stabbed an interracial couple outside a bar in Olympia in a case that has garnered national media attention.More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 7:06 PM EDT2016-08-21 23:06:58 GMT
A woman has been charged along with a man in the death of a Penn State professor who police say was pushed off a cliff at a quarry and fell 80 feet.More>>
A woman has been charged along with a man in the death of a Penn State professor who police say was pushed off a cliff at a quarry and fell 80 feet.More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 6:16 PM EDT2016-08-21 22:16:23 GMT
Authorities say a man has confessed after five people were found dead inside a southern Alabama home where a 4-month-old baby also was found alive.More>>
The suspect in the killing of five people at a home in Alabama attacked them while they slept and then abducted his estranged girlfriend and an infant - both of whom were found alive, authorities said Sunday.More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 4:46 PM EDT2016-08-21 20:46:37 GMT
A shooting at a crowded house party early Sunday left 13 people wounded, and police in Connecticut are investigating what they say is an unusual outburst of violence in the state's largest city.More>>
A shooting at a crowded house party early Sunday left 13 people wounded, and police in Connecticut are investigating what they say is an unusual outburst of violence in the state's largest city.More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 4:26 PM EDT2016-08-21 20:26:20 GMT
About three dozen people have marched through the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights following a memorial service marking the 25th anniversary of one of New York City's darkest chapters.More>>
Twenty-five years after race riots scarred a New York City neighborhood, residents of Crown Heights gathered Sunday to mark the quarter-century anniversary with a memorial service, march, and street festival that...More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 11:26 AM EDT2016-08-21 15:26:33 GMT
Donald Trump's campaign expenses more than doubled last month, even as the Republican presidential nominee held his payroll to about 70 employees, aired zero television advertisements and undertook no...More>>
Donald Trump's campaign expenses more than doubled last month, even as the Republican presidential nominee held his payroll to about 70 employees, aired no television advertisements and undertook no significant...More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 10:37 AM EDT2016-08-21 14:37:39 GMT
Left out of federal labor law written decades ago, nannies, housekeepers and private caregivers are gaining legal protections in a growing number of states, with Illinois becoming the latest to establish a domestic...More>>
Left out of federal labor law written decades ago, nannies, housekeepers and private caregivers are gaining legal protections in a growing number of states, with Illinois becoming the latest to establish a domestic...More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 10:26 AM EDT2016-08-21 14:26:20 GMT
Freestanding emergency centers have sprouted in recent years across the suburban landscape, taking root in affluent neighborhoods and directly challenging nearby medical clinics and hospitals.More>>
Freestanding emergency centers have sprouted in recent years across the suburban landscape, taking root in affluent neighborhoods and directly challenging nearby medical clinics and hospitals.More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 9:46 AM EDT2016-08-21 13:46:15 GMT
With up to $150,000 in flood damages to his southeast Louisiana car repair shop and no flood insurance, Lap Nguyen wasn't sure how he was going to repair his life.More>>
With up to $150,000 in flood damages to his southeast Louisiana car repair shop and no flood insurance, Lap Nguyen wasn't sure how he was going to repair his life.More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 8:57 AM EDT2016-08-21 12:57:33 GMT
Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson insists he won't be a "volunteer apologist" for Donald Trump or anyone else who utters something stupid.More>>
Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson insists he won't be a "volunteer apologist" for Donald Trump or anyone else who utters something stupid, but that defiant independence is being sorely tested by the GOP presidential...More>>
Sunday, August 21 2016 8:36 AM EDT2016-08-21 12:36:09 GMT
A small town police chief in staunchly conservative South Carolina is trying to make history by becoming the first female sheriff in the state. And the first openly gay one, too.More>>
A small town police chief in staunchly conservative South Carolina is trying to make history by becoming the first female sheriff in the state. And the first openly gay one, too.More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 10:45 PM EDT2016-08-21 02:45:57 GMT
Authorities have found the body of a 5-year-old Minnesota girl just hours after they had issued an Amber Alert saying she had been abducted by a family friend.More>>
Authorities said they found the body of a 5-year-old Minnesota girl on Saturday just hours after they had issued an Amber Alert saying she had been abducted by a family friend.More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 9:25 PM EDT2016-08-21 01:25:59 GMT
Crews made huge gains against a massive wildfire in Southern California as residents anxiously awaited word that they can return to mountain communities where at least 96 homes were destroyed.More>>
In the aftermath of a wildfire, somebody has to figure out exactly what burned. It's painstaking and important work that helps evacuated residents know if they lost everything or have something waiting for them when...More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 7:56 PM EDT2016-08-20 23:56:19 GMT
Louisiana continues to dig itself out from devastating floods, with search parties going door to door looking for survivors or bodies trapped by flooding so powerful in some cases it disturbed the dead and sent...More>>
Flood-weary residents cleaned out houses Saturday as search parties went door to door looking for survivors or bodies trapped by flooding so powerful in some cases it disturbed the dead and sent caskets floating from...More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 7:25 PM EDT2016-08-20 23:25:56 GMT
Five Notre Dame football players have been arrested after Indiana State Police say a trooper found marijuana and a loaded handgun in their car.More>>
Notre Dame cornerback Devin Butler was jailed Saturday after a police officer said the player punched and slammed him to the ground outside a bar, and five teammates were arrested in a separate incident when a trooper...More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 1:35 PM EDT2016-08-20 17:35:41 GMT
Election Day 2016 will raise the curtain on the final act in the nation's long-running political drama over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.More>>
Election Day 2016 will raise the curtain on the final act in the nation's long-running political drama over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 12:55 PM EDT2016-08-20 16:55:42 GMT
A college student caught biting a victim's face after stabbing the man and his wife in a random attack dared deputies to test him for drugs, a Florida sheriff's office spokeswoman said Saturday.More>>
A college student caught biting a victim's face after stabbing the man and his wife in a random attack dared deputies to test him for drugs, a Florida sheriff's office spokeswoman said Saturday.More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 12:37 PM EDT2016-08-20 16:37:44 GMT
Chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese are flocking back to state fairs across the country after a one-year absence due to a historic bird flu outbreak that forced a ban on live poultry exhibitions in several states.More>>
Chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese are flocking back to state fairs across the country after a one-year absence due to a historic bird flu outbreak that forced a ban on live poultry exhibitions in several states.More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 10:35 AM EDT2016-08-20 14:35:34 GMT
The prosecution of current and former state of Michigan employees for their role in Flint's lead-contaminated water crisis likely will face an early test over whether one of the most serious charges can even be...More>>
The prosecution of current and former state of Michigan employees for their role in Flint's lead-contaminated water crisis likely will face an early test over whether one of the most serious charges can even be levied...More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 10:26 AM EDT2016-08-20 14:26:14 GMT
Defense attorneys in the wrongful-death lawsuit by Michael Brown's parents cite recent rampages that killed police in warning against expanding who can see unredacted grand jury transcripts related to...More>>
Defense attorneys in the wrongful-death lawsuit by Michael Brown's parents cite recent ambushes of police in Texas and Louisiana among reasons against expanding who can see sensitive grand jury details related to...More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 10:05 AM EDT2016-08-20 14:05:31 GMT
A 62-year-old man has been arrested and charged with beating a Houston auto parts store owner with a baseball bat and decapitating him with a machete.More>>
A 62-year-old man has been arrested and charged with beating a Houston auto parts store owner with a baseball bat and decapitating him with a machete.More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 8:35 AM EDT2016-08-20 12:35:54 GMT
Missouri Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens often recounts how he volunteered in Bosnia helping children separated from their families by a horrific ethnic war.More>>
In his online biography, a campaign video and speeches, Missouri Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens recounts how he volunteered in Bosnia to help children orphaned or separated from their families by a...More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 2:35 AM EDT2016-08-20 06:35:23 GMT
The discovery of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in South Florida certainly isn't ideal for tourism, but local officials and business leaders are confident the long-term impact on the tourism industry will be minor.More>>
The discovery of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in South Florida certainly isn't ideal for tourism, but local officials and business leaders are confident the long-term impact on the tourism industry will be minor.More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 2:26 AM EDT2016-08-20 06:26:07 GMT
A court halted the execution of a Texas man who was scheduled to die for a fatal 1996 robbery in which he wasn't the person who pulled the trigger.More>>
A court halted the execution of a Texas man who was scheduled to die for a fatal 1996 robbery in which he wasn't the person who pulled the trigger.More>>
Saturday, August 20 2016 2:25 AM EDT2016-08-20 06:25:27 GMT
After floods devastated pockets of south Louisiana, mental scars are already showing on the youngest victims of a disaster that prompted more than 30,000 rescues and left an estimated 40,000 homes damaged.More>>
After floods devastated pockets of south Louisiana, mental scars are already showing on the youngest victims of a disaster that prompted more than 30,000 rescues and left an estimated 40,000 homes damaged.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 11:35 PM EDT2016-08-20 03:35:31 GMT
Lisa Gregory has kept a close eye on the weather since fleeing her home in the woods as a wildfire advanced in Southern California. She doesn't know when she can return or whether her house was still standing.More>>
More people returned to their homes Friday as firefighters made significant progress against a huge wildfire burning in Southern California's San Bernardino National Forest, but that was tempered by the announcement...More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 11:05 PM EDT2016-08-20 03:05:15 GMT
The scheduled execution of a Texas man who didn't pull the trigger during a fatal 1996 robbery is drawing highly unusual opposition from Republicans, led by a staunchly conservative lawmaker who said Friday...More>>
A court on Friday halted the execution of a Texas man who was scheduled to die for a fatal 1996 robbery in which he wasn't the person who pulled the trigger.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 9:45 PM EDT2016-08-20 01:45:18 GMT
It's been a long, hot summer of pain and grief in Louisiana, its capital city engulfed by a string of tragedies that began with the killing of a black man at the hands of police. Then there followed the...More>>
Michelle Parrott's children hear thunder when there is no storm. When rain does fall, they ask their mother if the floodwaters are rising again.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 8:15 PM EDT2016-08-20 00:15:46 GMT
For as long as anyone can remember, Tony Bennett has been giving to the city where he first sang "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" at the Fairmont Hotel in 1961.More>>
If ever there was a man worthy of a grand birthday bash in San Francisco, it had to be Tony Bennett.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 8:15 PM EDT2016-08-20 00:15:19 GMT
Twenty-four hours after being pulled off a plane by law enforcement, two American Olympic swimmers were on their way home Friday after testifying about an alleged robbery that shocked and then deeply angered...More>>
U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte apologized Friday for his behavior surrounding an incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more "careful and candid" about how he described what happened after a...More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 7:55 PM EDT2016-08-19 23:55:24 GMT
Montana is closing a 175-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River to all recreational activities to prevent the spread of a parasite that is believed to have killed tens of thousands of fish, authorities said Friday.More>>
Montana wildlife officials indefinitely closed a 183-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River and hundreds of miles of other waterways Friday, barring all fishing, rafting and other activities to prevent the spread of a...More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 7:15 PM EDT2016-08-19 23:15:11 GMT
Former Travelers Group insurance company chief executive Jay Fishman, who became a national advocate for research into Lou Gehrig's disease after being diagnosed with it, died at his home in New Jersey on...More>>
Former Travelers Group insurance company chief executive Jay Fishman, who became a national advocate for research into Lou Gehrig's disease after being diagnosed with it, died at his home in New Jersey on Friday. He...More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 6:05 PM EDT2016-08-19 22:05:25 GMT
A firm run by Donald Trump's campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine's ruling political party, attempting to sway American public opinion in favor...More>>
The sudden resignation Friday of Donald Trump's campaign chairman put renewed emphasis on revelations about his past work on behalf of Ukraine's pro-Russian political leaders, including his firm's role...More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 6:05 PM EDT2016-08-19 22:05:22 GMT
A Miami Beach official says there's been no confirmation that mosquitoes have spread the Zika virus in the tourism-dependent city.More>>
South Beach has been identified as a second site of Zika transmission by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland, and containing it there will be difficult because high-rise buildings and strong winds make it impractical to spray...More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 5:55 PM EDT2016-08-19 21:55:21 GMT
Two commuter buses collided in New Jersey's largest city Friday morning, pushing one of the vehicles onto its side, killing one of the drivers and critically injuring seven other people.More>>
Two commuter buses slammed into each other in downtown Newark on Friday morning, killing a veteran driver and a passenger and injuring 17 others, including several critically, authorities said.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 5:45 PM EDT2016-08-19 21:45:15 GMT
Officials say Californians are increasingly ignoring evacuation orders as the region faces what could be its most hazardous fire season on record.More>>
A wildfire quickly turned into an inferno and within hours had ravaged pine forests near the California ski town of Wrightwood - but only half of its more than 4,500 residents heeded mandatory evacuation orders.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 4:55 PM EDT2016-08-19 20:55:28 GMT
A U.S. Navy sailor is facing sentencing for taking photos of classified areas inside a nuclear attack submarine while it was in port in Connecticut.More>>
A Navy sailor was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for taking photos of classified areas inside a nuclear attack submarine while it was in port in Connecticut.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 4:55 PM EDT2016-08-19 20:55:26 GMT
Two former death-row inmates convicted of killing a mother and her two daughters during a 2007 Connecticut home invasion have been transferred to separate facilities in Pennsylvania.More>>
Two former Connecticut death-row inmates convicted of killing a mother and her two daughters during a 2007 home invasion have been transferred to separate maximum-security facilities in Pennsylvania.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 4:45 PM EDT2016-08-19 20:45:19 GMT
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is not charged with any wrongdoing in the criminal case involving the closure of traffic lanes on the world's busiest bridge three years ago, yet his presence looms large over...More>>
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is not charged with any wrongdoing in the criminal case involving the closure of traffic lanes on the world's busiest bridge three years ago, yet his presence looms large over next...More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 4:25 PM EDT2016-08-19 20:25:10 GMT
When an Oklahoma man befriended his Lebanese neighbors, his husband lashed out at the family, hurling epithets and at one point allegedly running over the mother with a car.More>>
When an Oklahoma man befriended his Lebanese neighbors, his husband lashed out at the family, hurling epithets and at one point allegedly running over the mother with a car.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 4:17 PM EDT2016-08-19 20:17:30 GMT
Two Oregon high school wrestling coaches are dead in an apparent murder-suicide and the body of a teenager who was last seen alive with one of them was also found, authorities said.More>>
Two Oregon high school wrestling coaches, lifelong friends, are dead in an apparent murder-suicide and the body of a teenager who was last seen alive with one of them was also found, authorities said.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 3:25 PM EDT2016-08-19 19:25:05 GMT
The Milwaukee County medical examiner says an autopsy shows that a black man fatally shot by a Milwaukee police officer was hit once in the chest and once in the arm.More>>
A black man whose death at the hands of police spurred two nights of violence in Milwaukee was shot once in the chest and once in the arm, the Milwaukee County medical examiner said Friday.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 2:56 PM EDT2016-08-19 18:56:14 GMT
Former Baylor President Ken Starr is resigning his post as a law school professor, severing ties with the faith-based campus still reeling from a sexual assault scandal.More>>
Former Baylor University President Ken Starr resigned his post as a law school professor Friday, severing his last tie with the faith-based campus still reeling from a sexual assault scandal involving its football team.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 2:40 PM EDT2016-08-19 18:40:17 GMT
Ohio's toll road, a heavily traveled connector between the East Coast and Chicago, is moving closer to allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles.More>>
Ohio's toll road, a heavily traveled connector between the East Coast and Chicago, is moving closer to allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 2:25 PM EDT2016-08-19 18:25:08 GMT
Astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Friday to install a new door for visitors at the International Space Station.More>>
Spacewalking astronauts installed a new front door for visitors at the International Space Station on Friday, the crucial first step in welcoming commercial crew capsules as soon as next year.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 1:25 PM EDT2016-08-19 17:25:30 GMT
Rowing, shooting and judo - the U.S. may have won big gold medals in those Olympic events but some of the most prominent Las Vegas sports books didn't even bother with them.More>>
Rowing, shooting and judo - the U.S. may have won big gold medals in those Olympic events but some of the most prominent Las Vegas sports books didn't even bother with them.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 12:55 PM EDT2016-08-19 16:55:39 GMT
Ukraine's anti-corruption body has released entries from once-secret accounting documents that purport to show payments from a pro-Russian political party earmarked for Donald Trump's campaign chairman.More>>
Once-secret accounting documents of Ukraine's pro-Kremlin party were released Friday, purporting to show payments of $12.7 million earmarked for Paul Manafort, who resigned as Donald Trump's campaign chairman...More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 5:45 AM EDT2016-08-19 09:45:24 GMT
The Obama administration is phasing out its use of some private prisons, affecting thousands of federal inmates and immediately sending shares of the two publicly traded prison operators plunging.More>>
The Obama administration is phasing out its use of some private prisons, affecting thousands of federal inmates and immediately sending shares of the two publicly traded prison operators plunging.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 4:55 AM EDT2016-08-19 08:55:18 GMT
U.S. Food and Drug Administration tests found hepatitis A in scallops from the Philippines, which have been identified as the likely source of a Hawaii outbreak of the virus.More>>
U.S. Food and Drug Administration tests found hepatitis A in scallops from the Philippines, which have been identified as the likely source of an outbreak of the virus in Hawaii.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 4:45 AM EDT2016-08-19 08:45:25 GMT
By ALINA HARTOUNIAN Associated Press A team of scientists and technicians scanning the rocky ocean floor off Southern California couldn't contain their excitement when they spotted a...More>>
By ALINA HARTOUNIAN Associated Press A team of scientists and technicians scanning the rocky ocean floor off Southern California couldn't contain their excitement when they spotted a bright-purple,...More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 4:45 AM EDT2016-08-19 08:45:20 GMT
A young Hunter S. Thompson went to Idaho to write about Ernest Hemingway and decided to take a piece of his hero home with him - a set of trophy elk antlers.More>>
A young Hunter S. Thompson went to Idaho to write about Ernest Hemingway and decided to take a piece of his hero home with him - a set of trophy elk antlers.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 2:35 AM EDT2016-08-19 06:35:13 GMT
Comedy Central says Jon Stewart will pay a visit to Larry Wilmore on his last show Thursday to bid him "good nightly." Then "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" will end its 19-month run.More>>
Jon Stewart gave a heartfelt send-off to Larry Wilmore Thursday as "The Nightly Show" ended its 19-month run.More>>
Friday, August 19 2016 2:15 AM EDT2016-08-19 06:15:13 GMT
Retired Army Gen. John W. Vessey, who rose through the ranks in a 46-year military career to become chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under President Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 94.More>>
Retired Army Gen. John W. Vessey, who rose through the ranks in a 46-year military career to become chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and help oversee President Ronald Reagan's military buildup, has died. He was 94.More>>