By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press A powerful winter storm was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, driven by what meteorologists describe as an intense cyclone, setting off a chain reaction of snow, ice, rain and severe weather expected to affect much of the ...
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers including Jeff Bezos' new ...
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was next in line to become the faith's president, has died. He was 85. Holland died early Saturday morning from complications ...
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press A fire tore through the historic Old Port waterfront in Portland, Maine, the day after Christmas, damaging aging buildings and several boats. Flames and smoke spread easily through structures along the Custom House Wharf, a 19th- and 20th-century hub ...
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — It's the biggest mystery in Georgia politics right now: Who's paying for the attacks on Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones? Someone operating under the name "Georgians for Integrity" has dumped around $5 million into television ads, mailers and ...
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Wellness Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Cami Teacoach's son turned three she set out to find volunteer opportunities they could do together. He made Valentine cards for senior citizens. They hiked and picked up trash. He helped harvest produce at community gardens and ...
By JESSICA HILL Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The attorneys for the man accused of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 are pushing to suppress evidence obtained in what they claim was an "unlawful nighttime search." Las Vegas criminal defense attorneys Robert Draskovich and ...
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California this week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government's withdrawing of $4 billion for the state's long-delayed high-speed rail project. The U.S. Transportation ...
By TY ONEIL and JAIMIE DING Associated Press WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, sending mud and debris sliding and half-filling homes with mud. There was still a risk of more flash flooding and mudslides ...
By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday fiercely criticized a musician's sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue days after the White House announced that President Donald Trump's name would be added to ...
