Polar vortex keeps a huge swath of the US in its icy grip
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much …
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British man and a nursing assistant were the last victims identified in New Orleans attack
A British man who was killed when the driver of a white pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street packed with holiday revelers was identified Saturday as the steps…
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‘Our country ignored Africa,’ Jimmy Carter said. He didn’t
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa. He once called helping with Zimbabwe's transition…
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New Orleans attack and Vegas explosion highlight extremist violence by active military and veterans
The military ties of the man who carried out an attack in New Orleans on New Year's and another who died in an explosion in Las Vegas the same day highlight th…
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A horrifying accident has Hawaii officials pleading for an end to amateur fireworks shows
HONOLULU (AP) -- In recent years, occasions large and small -- parties, Super Bowls, mixed martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving -- have provided a reason for…
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Mike Johnson’s bid to remain House speaker at risk as 119th Congress begins
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When the 119th Congress is sworn in Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson will fight for his political life -- again.
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Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal …
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An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once again
An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the deat…
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Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s proposed deal to acquire US Steel
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel -- af…
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Middle East latest: Germany and France seek a ‘new beginning’ with Syria
The top diplomats from Germany and France were in Syria on Friday to send what the German minister called a clear signal that Europe and Syria can have a "poli…
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New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year's rampage
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Street performers and football fans returned to New Orleans streets as the city inched back toward normalcy while mourning victims of the d…
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Impeached South Korean president issues defiant message as he faces possible detention
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a message to conservative supporters rallying outside his Seoul residence, vowed …
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Puerto Rico swears in new governor days after major blackout hit island
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico's new governor as the island prepared for a normally ebullient cere…
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Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rights
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) -- Before reaching the 1978 peace deal between Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter managed months of intense prepara…
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What we know about a vehicle attack on pedestrians in New Orleans that killed at least 15
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Investigators were looking into whether others were involved in the rampage that killed 15 people and injured dozens when the driver of a p…
