New York City’s new correction commissioner is the first formerly incarcerated person to oversee the city’s jails. Stanley Richards served two years at the notorious Rikers Island complex before …
On Newport’s south side, historic and opulent mansions sit on an avenue with mature trees that help cool the neighborhoods, clean the air and foster wildlife. On the city’s poorer North End, …
Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country. Some U.S. doctors are worried about the potential for a bad year for …
Today is Saturday, April 25, the 115th day of 2026. There are 250 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 25, 1898, the United States Congress declared war against Spain. The …
A former funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies while giving families fake ashes faces sentencing after pleading guilty to corpse abuse. Friday's sentencing …
Officials say a powerful tornado that barreled through Oklahoma damaged homes and sent emergency crews door-to-door in hard-hit neighborhoods. The most extensive damage was near the rural town of …
Officials are ordering more evacuations for residents near a large wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes in rural southeast Georgia. The blaze has consumed more than 8 square miles since it …
Tensions have intensified in the standoff between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump said he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small …
It’s the final year of an event that bills itself as the largest powwow in North America, and the winners of the pageant that headlined it for decades are mourning the end of the tradition. The …
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is announcing a special session for judicial redistricting following an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a major Voting Rights Act case. During oral arguments last …
A proposal that would require California to verify proof of citizenship when a person registers to vote — and require voters to provide identification at polling places — will appear on the …
Louisiana police say a podcast helped them solve the decades-old rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl. The Louisiana State Police announced on Friday that four men faced criminal charges in the 1982 …
A jury has convicted Brian Scott Lorenz in the 1993 murder of Deborah Meindl near Buffalo. This marks his third trial in a case spanning decades. Lorenz, originally convicted in 1994 alongside James …
Jack Thornell, the Associated Press photographer whose picture from an assassination attempt on James Meredith in 1966 won a Pulitzer Prize, has died at age 86. Son Jay Thornell confirmed that his …
Quick-thinking middle school students in Mississippi have kept their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out on a four-lane highway. The bus left Hancock Middle School on Wednesday …
Jake Reiner has shared his heartbreak over losing his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. A Substack post on Friday represents the first detailed public account of his experience since his parents' …
ENID, Okla. (AP) — The destruction left by a powerful tornado in the community of Enid includes roofs ripped from homes, flattened commercial buildings and debris scattered across the city. The …
A 17-year-old has been charged with murder following a deadly shooting at a Louisiana mall that injured five and killed a high school girl, authorities announced on Friday. Law enforcement say they …
Fairfield, Montana, is grappling with a severe water shortage due to aging infrastructure and worsening drought. The town's water system loses about half of its supply, with leaks in pipes dating …
San Diego is slashing funding for arts, libraries and recreation centers, as it stares down a $146 million budget deficit that’s forcing unpopular spending cuts. It’s not alone. Other California …