Poll: Cut federal spending — but not big-ticket programs
By JOSH BOAK and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the federal budget standoff, the majority of U.S. adults are asking…
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Hawaii authorities say 33 swimmers were harassing dolphins
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii authorities on Tuesday say they have referred 33 people to U.S. law enforcement after the…
Continue Reading After school shooting, Tenn. gun laws likely to remain lax
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge quietly cleared the way to drop the minimum age…
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Pioneers Memorial Hospital to soon be new base hospital
Pioneers Memorial Hospital will now soon serve as the base hospital for Imperial…
Continue Reading US tourist shot in leg at Mexican resort of Puerto Morelos
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S. tourist was shot in the leg by unidentified assailants at a resort town on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, prosecutors in the…
Continue Reading Army quickly plans new ads after Jonathan Majors’ arrest
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army is working to quickly pull together some new recruiting ads to air during the…
Continue Reading Alabama police officer killed, another wounded in shooting
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Officials in Alabama say a Huntsville police officer has died after being shot and another officer was critically wounded.…
Continue Reading New California gas price law another defeat for oil industry
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was just a few weeks ago that California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the oil industry the…
Continue Reading Judge orders Phoenix to clean up large homeless encampment
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has ordered Phoenix to clean up a homeless encampment that spans nearly 10 blocks in the city’s downtown area. Maricopa…
Continue Reading South Florida airport partially evacuated for security probe
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Officials briefly have ordered a partial evacuation of a South Florida airport as part of a “security-related…
Continue Reading Ruling allows some pot dispensary licenses in NY to go ahead
NEW YORK (AP) — New York officials will be able to issue licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries in some parts of the state now that an…
Continue Reading Deadly chocolate factory blast highlights combustion risks
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Last week’s fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory highlighted the combustibility of food plants in…
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Local bank reassures customers, after Silicon Valley Bank failure frenzy
Earlier this month two banks collapsed in Silicon Valley sending the American banking industry into a…
Continue Reading Probe of chocolate factory blast focuses on gas pipeline
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline in a fatal blast at a Pennsylvania…
Continue Reading Seattle, feds seek to end most oversight of city’s police
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department and Seattle officials have asked a judge to end most federal oversight…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico governor unveils solar energy plans in address
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi has announced new solar energy initiatives during…
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Coconino County attorney won’t seek reelection in 2024
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Coconino County Attorney Bill Ring says he won’t seek reelection next year, but he isn’t ruling out a run for…
Continue Reading Arkansas bathroom bill condemned as too extreme is revamped
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas bathroom bill that had been criticized as the most extreme in the country…
Continue Reading Another powerful Pacific storm hits soggy, snowy California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A powerful weather system from the Gulf of Alaska pushed into Northern California on Tuesday, bringing more wind, rain…
Continue Reading Head of Nashville school in shooting would ‘run to’ danger
By HOLLY MEYER, BEN FINLEY and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The head of the Christian elementary school in Nashville who…
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