Louisiana lawmakers work to address ‘silent danger’ of thousands of dead and beetle-infested trees
Louisiana officials say dead pine trees are a major public safety concern. Thousands of trees in the state have been weakened ...
Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons
Congress has passed legislation overhauling oversight and bringing greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau ...
Gregg Berhalter fired as U.S. men’s soccer coach after Copa America first-round exit
Gregg Berhalter was fired as U.S. men’s soccer coach, nine days after his team’s first-round exit from the Copa America ...
Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure
The U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to abortion with a 2022 ruling, which sparked a national push to have ...
Kevin Costner’s second ‘Horizon’ film pulled from theatrical release
The August theatrical release for the second chapter of Kevin Costner’s ambitious Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” ...
MS-13 leader pleads guilty in case involving 8 murders, including deaths of 2 girls on Long Island
A leader of an MS-13 gang clique in New York has pleaded guilty to racketeering and firearms charges in a case involving ...
Frustration builds in Houston as utility struggles to restore power cut by Hurricane Beryl
Houston’s primary utility company came under mounting pressure Wednesday over its response to Hurricane Beryl.
Blown landing-gear tire causes a flight delay at Tampa International Airport; no injuries reported
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A blown landing-gear tire caused a delay for American Airlines passengers heading from Tampa to Phoenix Wednesday morning. Emergency responders were dispatched to American Airlines ...
Millions still have no power days after Beryl struck Texas. Here’s how it happened
It may take days to fully bring back power after Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas early Monday. Frustrations grew about the ...
Kansas QB Jalon Daniels ready to play after missing most of ’23 with back injury
Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels says he could be ready to play a game now. Coach Lance Leipold and the Jayhawks just need ...
In a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids’ hospital
U.N. Security Council members are confronting Russia over a missile strike that destroyed part of Ukraine’s largest ...
NATO allies call China a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war against Ukraine
In their most serious rebuke against Beijing, NATO allies on Wednesday called China a “decisive enabler” of Russia's war ...