Idaho prosecutor says he’ll seek death penalty against inmate accused of killing while on the lam
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty against an Idaho inmate charged with killing a man while he was on the lam during a 36-hour escape from prison. Skylar Meade,
Favre challenges a judge’s order that blocked his lead attorney in Mississippi welfare lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from representing him in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money. Using another of his
Baseball team’s charter bus catches fire in Iowa; no one is hurt
A charter bus caught fire early Friday as it was transporting a professional baseball team from Iowa to a game in a Chicago suburb. Members of the Sioux City Explorers made it off the bus safely, although
US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier there
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, as President Joe Biden made good on his
A humpback whale in Washington state is missing its tail. One expert calls the sight ‘heartbreaking’
A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state’s inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear, experts say. That loss
Kamala Harris is interviewing six potential vice president picks this weekend, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewing a half-dozen potential running mates this weekend ahead of a formal announcement and a battleground tour with her new No. 2 next week. Her interview list includes Govs.
UAW leader says Trump would send the labor movement into reverse if he’s elected again
DETROIT (AP) — Putting Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket increases the Democrats’ chance of winning Michigan and keeping the White House in November, the head of the United Auto Workers union
Periodic flooding hurts Mississippi. But could mitigation there hurt downstream in Louisiana?
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks. The U.S. Army Corps
Albuquerque police commander fired, 7th officer resigns in scandal involving drunken driving unit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque Police Department has fired a former commander of its internal affairs unit amid a continuing corruption investigation, officials said. An officer who once worked on a team tasked with stopping impaired
Ex-Louisiana mayor is arrested and accused of raping minor following abrupt resignation
DERIDDER, La. (AP) — A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a rape charge involving a minor. Louisiana State Police arrested Misty Clanton Roberts,