The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan cease-fire

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but the United States warned the measure could hurt

85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee’s family away, she’s getting a new home on the same spot

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old community activist is getting closer to moving into a brand new home on

Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April’s total solar eclipse

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Stock up on groceries. Print off driving directions. And be very, very patient. Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun

Memorial at site of deadliest landslide in US history opens on 10th anniversary

OSO, Wash. (AP) — The small community of Oso, Washington, on Friday inaugurated a memorial honoring the 43 people killed at the site 10 years ago in the deadliest landslide in U.S. history. Hundreds gathered there for

U.S. Senate prepares to vote on deal reached on $1.2 trillion funding bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate was preparing to vote early on Saturday on final passage of a bill providing $1.2 trillion to avoid a partial government shutdown, after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a deal just

United Airlines says federal regulators will increase oversight of the company following issues

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal regulators are increasing their oversight of United Airlines, the company announced Friday, following a series of recent issues including a piece of the outer fuselage falling off one jet, an engine fire and

FBI tells Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 passengers they may be crime victims

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has told passengers who were on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 that suffered a Jan. 5 mid-air emergency that they may be victims

National Guard helicopters help battle West Virginia wildfires in steep terrain

CHARLESTON (AP) — The West Virginia National Guard joined in battling wildfires Friday that have scorched more than 6.25 square miles (16 square kilometers) in the state and destroyed several homes. Two Blackhawk helicopters dropped water from

‘I will not feed a demon’: YouTuber Ruby Franke’s child abuse case rooted in religious extremism

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The malnourished and badly bruised son of a parenting advice YouTuber politely asks a neighbor to take him to the nearest police station in newly released video from the day his mother

Two killed, 40 injured in Texas highway crash of school bus, cement truck

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – Two people, including a young boy, were killed and dozens of others were injured in a Texas highway crash on Friday when a cement truck veered head-on into an school bus carrying