Trump heads to Pennsylvania for pre-convention rally as VP announcement looms
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will have one last chance Saturday to unveil his vice presidential pick on a rally stage before the Republican National Convention kicks off in Milwaukee next week. Trump’s rally in western
Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms
HOUSTON (AP) — The deafening hum of a generator was a welcome noise Thursday evening at a Houston independent living center where several dozen seniors had lost power in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. Joe and Terri
Historically Black Cancer Alley town splits over a planned grain terminal in Louisiana
WALLACE, La. (AP) — Sisters Jo and Dr. Joy Banner live just miles from where their ancestors were enslaved more than 200 years ago in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Their tidy Creole cottage cafe in
Deeply Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump, Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee loves its Miller Beer, Brewers baseball and “ Bronze Fonz ” statue. The deepest blue city in swing state Wisconsin, Milwaukee also loves Democrats. So it can be hard for some to swallow
The race is on to save a 150-year-old NY lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River
HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The race is on to save a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River. Wooden pilings beneath Hudson-Athens Lighthouse are deteriorating, and the structure, built in the middle of the river when
375-pound loggerhead sea turtle returns to Atlantic Ocean after 3 months of rehab in Florida
COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 375-pound (170-kilogram) sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after three months of rehabilitation in Florida. Officials with the Brevard Zoo released a male loggerhead named Bubba Wednesday
Peter Navarro, Trump ex-aide jailed for contempt of Congress, will address RNC, AP sources say
NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, who is currently in jail on contempt of Congress charges, is expected to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention just hours after his release. That’s
What’s next for Alec Baldwin after manslaughter case dismissal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A New Mexico judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in a sudden move Friday. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case based
KEYWORD NOTICE – Court upholds Tennessee ban on changing sex in birth certificates
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Friday rejected a constitutional challenge to Tennessee’s decades-old policy of not allowing people born in the state to amend their birth certificates to reflect their gender
Colorado reports three presumptive human bird flu cases, CDC says
(Reuters) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that the state of Colorado has reported three presumptive cases of H5 bird flu virus infection in poultry workers. “There are no signs of