Grand Canyon delays opening of North Rim due to snowfall
NORTH RIM, Ariz. (AP) — The public will have to wait a little longer to visit the North Rim at Grand Canyon National Park this year. Like other…
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Israelis protest judicial overhaul despite violence surge
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of Israelis gathered for a weekly demonstration against the government’s contentious judicial overhaul plans…
Continue Reading Israeli military retaliates after rockets fired from Syria
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said its forces attacked targets in Syria early Sunday after six rockets…
Continue Reading US judge issues order in Arizona prison health care case
PHOENIX (AP) — A U.S. District Court judge has made permanent an order that aims to improve the way Arizona delivers health care to incarcerated…
Continue Reading At least 44 people killed by jihadis in Burkina Faso’s north
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government says that at least 44 people were killed by Islamic…
Continue Reading Memphis Zoo bids farewell to panda ahead of return to China
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Visitors at the Memphis Zoo said goodbye Saturday to giant panda Ya Ya during a farewell party ahead of her departure back to…
Continue Reading Pope Francis returns to public eye for Easter vigil Mass
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis returned to public view on Saturday, presiding over Easter vigil Mass…
Continue Reading What does 1870s Comstock Act have to do with abortion pills?
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens…
Continue Reading Show stopper: Singalong fans ejected, ‘Bodyguard’ halted
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A British performance of “The Bodyguard” musical ended in unrequited love for some audience members who…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Attorney General Bill Barr; James Trusty, a lawyer for Donald Trump; Major League Baseball…
Continue Reading Jazz saxophonist, teacher Edward “Kidd” Jordan dies at 87
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jazz saxophonist and music teacher Edward “Kidd” Jordan died in his sleep Friday, surrounded by family at his New Orleans…
Continue Reading Police: Fleeing father dropped toddler who died in brook
CLARKSBURG, Mass. (AP) — Police say a 2-year-old boy from Vermont found dead in a brook may have been dropped there by his father as he fled the…
Continue Reading Court backs teacher firing over transgender students’ names
By KATHLEEN FOODY The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An Indiana school district did not violate a former music teacher’s rights by pushing…
Continue Reading Boston expected to be No. 1 pick in WNBA draft
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aliyah Boston has been the consensus No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft all season. The Indiana…
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California ports shut down amid labor shortage
A worker shortage Friday has effectively shut down the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, the largest gateway for maritime trade in the…
Continue Reading Whirling disease detected at New Mexico fish hatchery
SANTA ROSA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico wildlife managers say they will have fewer rainbow trout to stock in lakes and rivers around the state this…
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Federal judge suspends FDA approved abortion pill
A ruling by a federal judge has suspended the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) longtime approval of an abortion…
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California police pursue attempted murder suspect
The suspect accused of attempted murder lead police on a two hour chase on streets through Inglewood, Westchester and South…
Continue Reading Mobile home park residents form co-ops to save their homes
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When Gadiel Galvez learned that the owner of his mobile home park south of…
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Footage of California tech exec’s stabbing released
Security camera video showing the moments after Tech Executive Bob Lee was stabbed in San Francisco as he seemingly tried to get help has been…
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