New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable
A new study finds that hurricanes the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists calculate and a disproportionate number were poor, vulnerable and minorities
2023-08-17 02:22
Armed Utah man shot by FBI last week carried AR-15 in 2018 police encounter, records show
Police records show a Utah man killed by officers last week as they tried to arrest him for social media threats he made against President Joe Biden and others had a history of frightening people with firearms
2023-08-17 02:18
A former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft
A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos has been indicted on federal charges that he impersonated a high-ranking congressional aide while soliciting contributions for the New York Republican’s campaign
2023-08-17 02:16
Kansas newspaper raided by police strikes back in first print edition since search
Even without the computers, cellphones and other equipment taken in a police raid, the new edition of the Marion County Record made it to newsstands Wednesday after a frenzied scramble by the Kansas weekly newspaper’s small staff
2023-08-17 01:57
Little warning, few escape routes, phones knocked out: The chilling similarities between the Maui and Paradise fires
A fire with so much loss and destruction shouldn't have precedent, but recent history has proven otherwise.
2023-08-17 01:55
Items seized in a police raid at the Marion County Record newspaper in Kansas will be returned, officials say
Articles that authorities seized during a police raid on a Kansas newspaper office will be returned, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a statement Wednesday.
2023-08-17 01:46
US state secretary says 1943 Bialystok ghetto uprising in Poland was an act of bravery and dignity
U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken has sent a message marking the anniversary of the 1943 Bialystok ghetto uprising in Poland, saying it was an act of bravery that reaffirmed the dignity of Jews during the Holocaust
2023-08-17 01:28
Aldi to buy 400 Winn-Dixie, Harveys groceries in Southern US
Discount grocer Aldi said Wednesday it's acquiring 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets in the Southern U.S. Under a proposed merger agreement, Aldi will acquire all outstanding shares of Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., the parent company of Winn-Dixie and Harveys
2023-08-17 01:25
Trump lawyers negotiating with Fulton County DA over details of surrender, sources say
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are in "ongoing negotiations" with the Fulton County District attorney's office regarding details of his surrender, two sources familiar with the talks tell CNN.
2023-08-17 01:22
'It is never wrong to bring an American home': Loved ones of Americans released on house arrest in Iran push back on criticism of prospective deal
The family members of two Americans who were released into house arrest in Iran last week as part of a deal aimed at bringing them back home to the United States hit back at criticisms about the prospective agreement.
2023-08-17 01:21
The strengths and weaknesses of the Georgia election meddling case against Trump and his allies
Fani Willis' audacious strategy will be tested against an aggressive defense put on by lawyers for Trump and by counsel representing the other more, well-heeled defendants.
2023-08-17 01:18
Video shows tourist climbing into Rome's Trevi Fountain to fill up water bottle
A video of a tourist climbing into Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain to fill her water bottle has circulated online.
2023-08-17 00:59