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Photos: David Sweat arrest

MALONE, N.Y. (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says “the nightmare is finally over” after the second of two convicted murderers who escaped three weeks ago from a maximum-security prison was shot and...

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Police: 3 dead in small plane crash in Massachusetts

PLAINVILLE, Mass. (AP) – The pilot of a small plane that crashed into a Massachusetts home, killing all three people on board, calmly tells an air traffic controller he has no engine power and is...

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Survey: US gasoline prices down 2 cents in the past 2 weeks

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) – The average price of gasoline has dropped 2 cents over the past two weeks to $2.85 a gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the decline comes amid a 42-cent...

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David Sweat in critical but stable condition in Albany hospital

ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB/WTEN) – Escaped inmate David Sweat is listed in critical condition at Albany Medical Center. Sweat is in a secure area of the hospital, where all members of the staff are trained to...

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Pensioners queue outside Greek banks amid withdrawal limits

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Anxious Greek pensioners swarmed closed bank branches Monday in the hope of getting their pensions, while queues formed at ATMs as they gradually began dispensing cash again...

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Hyundai snags NFL sponsorship, replacing GM

(AP) – A year ago, Hyundai Motor Co. sponsored the 2014 FIFA World Cup with the motto “Because Fútbol.” Now, the Korean automaker is going after a different type of football fan as the automotive...

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Detroit Asst. Chief: ‘I’m tired of people getting shot’

DETROIT, Mich. (CNN) – A shooting at a Detroit block party left at least five people hurt. Police say the shooting happened Sunday night outside a car wash on Detroit’s east side. Authorities say...

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Justices uphold use of drug implicated in botched executions

WASHINGTON (AP) – A deeply divided Supreme Court upheld the use of a controversial drug in lethal-injection executions Monday, even as two dissenting justices said for the first time they think it’s...

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Texas AG: Public officials may deny same-sex marriage licenses

This report is from our sister station KXAN in Austin, Texas. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Attorney General Ken Paxton released a statement Sunday on the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling stating that...

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Dogs rescued from Asia meat festival

LEWISVILLE, Ind. (CNN) – Three dogs destined to be food for a dog meat festival in Asia are now in the United States, for a second chance at life. Daisy, Canon and Nicon, the two yellow labs and...

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NBC to Donald Trump: You’re fired

NEW YORK (AP) – NBC said Monday that it is ending its business relationship with mogul and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump because of comments he made about Mexican immigrants during the...

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Jury rejects conservative’s bias claim against U. Iowa dean

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A jury has ruled that the former dean of the University of Iowa law school didn’t commit political discrimination when she passed over a conservative lawyer for teaching jobs....

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Transgender immigration detainees may be housed by gender

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) – Immigration authorities will consider housing transgender detainees based on the gender they identify with in the wake of criticism about detention conditions for the...

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Authorities ID Boy Scout who died in New Mexico flash flood

CIMARRON, N.M. (AP) – Authorities on Monday released the name of a Boy Scout who died after being swept away by a flash flood during a camping trip with his troop in northern New Mexico. New Mexico...

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Chobani selected as Greek yogurt provider for school lunches

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Public schools across America will soon offer Greek yogurt as a meat substitute in school lunches beginning this fall. Chobani, a manufacturer of Greek yogurt, officials announced...

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Families, Arizona settle suit in deaths of 19 firefighters

PHOENIX (AP) – The state of Arizona settled a lawsuit Monday brought by a dozen families who lost loved ones when a Hotshot firefighting crew was overcome by a wildfire near the small community of...

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Fight over gumbo spices leads to fatal stabbing in Florida

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) – Police say a fight over gumbo spices ended with the fatal stabbing of a Florida restaurant worker and former Florida State mascot. Panama City police say 33-year-old Caleb...

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Robert Redford urges global action on climate change

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Robert Redford said he came to the United Nations Monday not as an actor but as an environmental advocate, father, grandfather and concerned citizen to urge the world’s nations to...

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Obama proposal would make 5 million more eligible for OT

WASHINGTON (AP) – Salaried workers who earn nearly $1,000 per week would become eligible for overtime pay under a proposal President Barack Obama unveiled Monday, lamenting that too many Americans are...

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Missing hikers found alive after seven days

CANADA (CNN) – The daughters of the hikers who self-rescued know just how lucky their parents are. Rick Moynan, 59, and partner Lynne Carmody, 61, were lost for seven long days – targets of a massive...

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