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New Orleans rises decade after Katrina, but gaps remain
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – As people search for words to describe New Orleans’ recovery a decade after Hurricane Katrina, they sometimes use words verging on the Biblical – an economic and cultural...
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Washington tragedy highlights firefighters’ youth, passion
TWISP, Wash. (AP) – One was a college student for whom fighting fires was a summer job. Another had graduated and wanted to make firefighting his career. The third was already a professional...
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Security guard, gunman dead after federal building shooting
NEW YORK (AP) – An armed veteran slipped through a side door of a federal building on Friday and shot a security guard in the head, killing him, before fatally shooting himself, police said. Detectives...
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Electrical blast in Los Angeles hurts 2, knocks out power
LOS ANGELES (AP) – An electric equipment explosion shook a 19-story office building in downtown Los Angeles, sending two people to the hospital and leaving a dozen surrounding buildings without power...
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18-year-old accused of school attack plot certified as adult
WASECA, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota 18-year-old accused of planning to kill his family and attack his high school will stand trial as an adult on explosives charges, a judge ruled Friday, citing the...
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Police trying to uncover motive in federal building shooting
NEW YORK (AP) – Investigators are trying to figure out why an armed veteran slipped through a side door of a federal building in Manhattan, fatally shooting a security guard before killing himself....
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Family mourns teen’s machete slaying in Florida
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) – Jose Amaya Guardado’s mother said she brought her son to the United States nine years ago to escape the violence rampant in their native El Salvador. But now his family is...
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Services planned for woman believed to be oldest US veteran
DETROIT (AP) – Services for a woman who was believed to be the oldest U.S. veteran at the time of her death will be held in downtown Detroit. Emma Didlake’s funeral begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at Second...
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The Latest: Briton who tackled gunman feared he would die
The latest on the gunman who was subdued by passengers after opening fire at a train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris (all times local Paris time): 5:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. GMT) Chris Norman, a British...
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Legal showdown looms over the NCAA’s ban on paying athletes
ATLANTA (AP) – Lawsuits against the NCAA are asking a core question with multibillion-dollar implications: Can college athletes be paid like the pros? For years, the NCAA has been accused of illegally...
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Man dead after being shot by Maryland State Police trooper
NORTH EAST, Md. (AP) – Police say a Maryland man wanted on a warrant for theft is dead after being shot by a state trooper after a struggle. The Maryland State Police says the shooting happened Friday...
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EPA knew of ‘blowout’ risk for tainted water at gold mine
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency managers were aware of the potential for a catastrophic “blowout” at an inactive Colorado mine that could release large volumes of wastewater...
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Stabbing deaths of Oklahoma family may have been recorded
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – A search warrant affidavit in the stabbing deaths of a Broken Arrow couple and three of their children indicates last month’s slayings may have been recorded on video. The affidavit...
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Man shot, killed after charging at police with knife
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) – Police in North Carolina say a man was shot and killed by officers when he charged at them with a knife. Officials say 38-year-old Alan Joseph Rushton died Saturday at WakeMed...
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Skydivers parachute into funeral of Army skydiver
CINCINNATI (AP) – A solo Army Golden Knight parachutist honored a comrade’s dream by landing on the high school football field where hundreds of mourners gathered for his funeral Saturday, a week after...
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Juror issued challenge during talks in officer’s trial
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – A juror who heard evidence in the trial of a white North Carolina police officer said he challenged his colleagues to determine what an unarmed black man did to lead the...
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Zookeepers optimistic about survival chances for twin pandas
WASHINGTON (AP) – Officials at the National Zoo say they’re optimistic about the chances that twin giant panda cubs will survive thanks in part to a technique developed by panda breeders in China....
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Fatal shooting by campus cop prompts colleges’ reviews
CINCINNATI (AP) – A University of Cincinnati police officer’s fatal shooting of a motorist he stopped over a missing front license plate has grabbed other colleges’ attention, prompting discussions and...
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Bystander nurse, EMT help deliver baby in car
SEA BRIGHT, N.J. (AP) – Two bystanders helped deliver a baby girl after her parents got stuck in traffic on a New Jersey shore highway on their way to a hospital. The Asbury Park Press reports Rose and...
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IS militants blow up temple at Syria’s ancient ruins of Palmyra
BEIRUT (AP) – Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at Syria’s ancient ruins of Palmyra, activists said Sunday, realizing the worst fears archaeologists had for the 2,000-year-old Roman-era...
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