Water pouring out of rural Utah dam through 60-foot crack, putting nearby town at risk
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Workers hurriedly tried to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot (18-meter) crack opened and sent water pouring into a creek and endangering the 1,700 residents of a downstream town.
Mom who threw 2 kids onto LA freeway, killing her infant, appeared agitated by impending eclipse
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an
Lawyers want East Palestine residents to wait for details of $600 million derailment settlement
The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn’t enough. They said Wednesday that the
Denver makes major shift in migrant response by extending support to six months but limiting spaces
DENVER (AP) — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced a major shift Wednesday in the city’s response to the migrant crisis, extending support to six months but with only about 1,000 spaces. The mayor’s pivot follows failed attempts
Experts say Wisconsin woman who at 12 nearly killed girl isn’t ready to leave psychiatric center
Two psychologists testified Wednesday that a Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man should not be released yet from a psychiatric hospital. Morgan
Wisconsin man gets over 7 years in prison for firebombing anti-abortion office
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin man was sentenced to over seven years in a federal prison on Wednesday for the 2022 firebombing of a conservative anti-abortion group’s office, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29,
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges lawmakers to pass budget as session kicks off
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday urged lawmakers to pass her $6.3 billion budget proposal that boosts spending on a new school voucher program. But she stopped short of making new
Judge in Trump’s election interference case rejects ‘hostages’ label for jailed Jan. 6 defendants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case rejected the notion Wednesday that jailed defendants charged with some of the most violent crimes of the U.S. Capitol riot are “hostages” — a
Deadly Chicago traffic stop where police fired 96 shots raises serious questions about use of force
CHICAGO (AP) — A deadly traffic stop where plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 shots in under a minute has raised serious questions about the use of force and role of tactical officers in departments. As
US military veteran accused of having explicit images of a child apparently joined Russian army
BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. Air Force veteran who fled a charge of possessing sexually explicit images of a child told his lawyer he joined Russia’s army, and video appears to show him signing documents in a