Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a ‘combination of factors’
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded others at a Wisconsin school…
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Man who killed brother and 3 others set to be put to death in Indiana’s first execution in 15 years
Associated Press MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 1997 killings of his brother and three other men was set to receive a…
Continue Reading Younger Asian Americans navigate something new to their generation: Taking up space
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s about as American an idea as it gets -the hunger to make your own path, to find your own way, make your…
Continue Reading Younger Asian Americans navigate something new to their generation: Taking up space
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s about as American an idea as it gets -the hunger to make your own path, to find your own way, make your…
Continue Reading Grassroots funding for Ukraine’s military declines as groups look for creative ways to raise money
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Advertisements pasted along the sidewalk in Kyiv ask for donations to help fill financial gaps across…
Continue Reading Americans’ trust in nation’s court system hits record low, survey finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of heightened political division, Americans’ confidence in their country’s judicial system and…
Continue Reading Rarely seen story by crime fiction master John D MacDonald offers clues to his best known work
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Crime writer John D. MacDonald, a master of the genre, was so prolific that sometimes he couldn’t keep up with…
Continue Reading Barry Jenkins on why he made ‘Mufasa’ and how it changed him as a filmmaker
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Over the four years he’s spent working on “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins estimates that he’s been…
Continue Reading Harassment investigation clears Navajo president and stokes new wave of political upheaval
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Political turmoil erupted within one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. as the attorney…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street trims its stellar gains as Nvidia’s star dims again
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes pulled back on Tuesday to trim some of their stellar gains for the year. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading Australian state proposes ban on protests at places of worship to fight rising antisemitism
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state government on Tuesday proposed new restrictions on protesters in response to…
Continue Reading 14 dead and hundreds injured in magnitude 7.3 quake in Vanuatu. Some people are trapped in rubble
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — At least 14 people are dead and hundreds more are injured after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says she has closed the book on teaching at Northern Virginia Community College
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has closed the book on her teaching career at a Virginia community college. The first lady, who has…
Continue Reading Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas returned to Mexico after US sentence, is quickly re-arrested
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas has been returned to Mexico after serving a U.S. sentence and was quickly…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction because of the U.S.…
Continue Reading Mexico arrests more than 100 local police officers for various abuses and offenses
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in two states in southern Mexico have arrested more than 100 local police officers for various…
Continue Reading Trump says it was ‘stupid’ for Biden to let Ukraine use US weapons to strike deeper into Russia
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he might reverse President Joe Biden’s decision to permit Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Jay-Z’s lawyer says accuser’s rape claim is ‘provably, demonstrably false’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney defending Jay-Z against the rape allegation brought against him last week by an unnamed woman outlined…
Continue Reading 3 dogs that fatally mauled their owner in a San Diego park are euthanized
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Humane Society said it has euthanized three dogs that fatally mauled their owner last week at a neighborhood park…
Continue Reading Missouri’s death row had nearly 100 inmates in the 1990s. Now, it has 8
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s status as one of the most active death penalty states is about to change for one simple reason: The…
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