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Texas planners look to aquifers to prepare for next drought
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Water planners in Texas who learned that 3 trillion gallons of rainwater flow into the Gulf of Mexico from torrential storms last month could consider an underground storage...
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Burial set for American killed fighting Islamic State
BOSTON (AP) – Funeral arrangements have been set for a Massachusetts man killed in Syria while fighting the Islamic State group. Keith Broomfield, who had no military training, is believed to be the...
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John Carroll, former editor of LA Times, Baltimore Sun, dies
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – John S. Carroll, former editor of the Baltimore Sun and the Los Angeles Times, which won 13 Pulitzer Prizes during his five-year tenure, has died. He was 73. Carroll died Sunday...
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Video: Man fatally shot was swinging a flag pole at officer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A store surveillance video obtained by a Kentucky television station shows a man violently swinging a flagpole at a Louisville Metro Police officer before police say the officer...
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Police: Ice cream truck driver shot as children watched
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) – Police say an ice cream truck driver in Maryland was gunned down as he was selling treats to children and a suspect has been arrested. Frederick police say 22-year-old Brandon...
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New gun blamed for rise in LA County deputy shootings
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The number of accidental shootings by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies has more than doubled in two years as the department switches to a new handgun. There were 12 accidental...
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Man charged after gun goes off in posh NYC hotel; 4 hurt
NEW YORK (AP) – A man arrested after police say a gun in his pocket went off at a swank New York City hotel is facing charges including reckless endangerment and assault. Police say 42-year-old...
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Man departs in skiff as police search home for drugs
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Police in Juneau, Alaska, are looking for a man who departed by boat as his home was being searched for illegal drugs. Police say the man lives on Fritz Cove and was already in...
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Funeral homes increasingly using dogs to comfort mourners
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) – Sandy Del Duca was mourning the death of her father when Lulu, a curly haired goldendoodle, came bounding down the stairs at the Ballard-Durand funeral home. Del Duca thought...
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Clinton: Obama should use trade fight to his advantage
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that President Barack Obama should use a setback in Congress to seek the best possible trade agreement with 11 other Pacific Rim nations,...
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Man linked to Dallas police HQ shooting had violent past
DALLAS (AP) – The man linked to a violent assault on Dallas police headquarters was accused two years earlier of choking his mother, then fleeing to an East Texas town where schools were locked down...
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North Carolina shark attack leaves teen girl severely hurt
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (AP) – A North Carolina mayor says that a teenage girl suffered severe injuries in a shark attack near a fishing pier. Mayor Betty Wallace of Oak Island, a seaside town bordered to the...
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US gasoline prices rise 3 cents to $2.87 a gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) – U.S. gasoline prices have risen again, but at a slower pace. The average price of regular jumped 3 cents a gallon in the past two weeks to $2.87 a gallon. Analyst Trilby...
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Twitter’s twists and turns: can it keep flying?
NEW YORK (AP) – The Pope is on Twitter, along with the Dalai Lama, world leaders and, of course, Kim Kardashian. The short-messaging service can bring fleeting fame, instant ignominy and get you fired....
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Los Angeles raises minimum wage to $15 per hour
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has signed into law a measure that will gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. He called the law “a major victory for our city” at a signing...
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Mexico’s former first lady announces bid for presidency
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The wife of Mexico’s former President Felipe Calderon says she intends to run for president in the 2018 election. In a video posted on social media Sunday, Margarita Zabala said she...
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911 calls paint picture of NC shark attack
This story is courtesy of our sister station WNCN in Raleigh, NC. OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WNCN) – Frantic 911 calls released Monday morning provided gory details about two separate shark attacks that...
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Iran launches official matchmaking website
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran launched its first official matchmaking website on Monday in a bid to encourage millions of singles to marry, officials said, insisting it is not a dating service. “We have...
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The Latest: Bush vows to go ‘everywhere,’ talk to ‘everyone’
MIAMI (AP) – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will enter the 2016 presidential campaign on Monday with a rally and speech at Miami Dade College, joining 10 other Republicans already in the race for the...
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Colorado court: Workers can be fired for using pot off-duty
DENVER (AP) – Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. The state Supreme Court ruled 6-0 Monday that a medical marijuana patient who was fired after failing a drug test...
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