Congressional map changes triggered frustration more than confusion for some voters
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Leslie Moody has strong opinions on politics. But ask her who was on the ballot for…
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Pilot of cargo plane that careened off Miami runway warned it was coming in too fast
For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway and…
Tropical Storm Norbert forms in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Norbert formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and wasn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was…
US unemployment claims dip to 206,000 as layoffs continue to remain rare
WASHINGTON — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment claims last week as jobless claims remain at historically low levels and…
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth’s hottest month they’ve measured.
WASHINGTON — Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due…
Man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to ‘Hog Trail Murders’ in woods
A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the “Hog Trail Murders”…
Man whose 16 grandchildren found living in filth found incompetent to stand trial
McARTHUR, Ohio — A man whose 16 grandchildren were discovered living in squalid conditions at a rural southern Ohio home…
For these Venezuelans living in the US, June’s earthquakes still reverberate
LOS ANGELES — After her parents went missing under the rubble of their Venezuela apartment building, Kelly Granado Montano spent…
Temporary protections for about 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants are in limbo as deadline nears
MIAMI — Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador was in limbo Wednesday as a deadline neared…
In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed
BELHAVEN, N.C. — The birds are up with the sunrise — warblers, flycatchers, sparrows and towhees calling across the treetops….