Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite pushback
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the vocal opposition of
Released 911 calls reveal desperate pleas and tragic outcomes during Texas Hill Country flood
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Many of the voices were frantic and desperate. A few were steady and calm amid mounting, frightening danger, and in some cases, inescapable doom. They came from families huddled on rooftops to escape
San Diego to pay $30 million to family of teenager shot dead by police
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The city of San Diego has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a city police officer as
Louisiana inmates on the run after escaping by breaking through degrading jail wall
OPELOUSAS, Louisiana (AP) — Two inmates accused of violent crimes, including second-degree attempted murder, are on the run after escaping from a southwestern Louisiana jail Wednesday by removing pieces of a degrading wall and using sheets to
College student deported during Thanksgiving trip could’ve fought removal as a kid, US says
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts college student who was deported while trying to visit family for Thanksgiving missed multiple opportunities to fight a removal order issued when she was a young child, according to a government
Groundbreaking architect Frank Gehry’s famous buildings, in photos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Groundbreaking architect Frank Gehry, who died Friday at age 96, was known for designing some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed. Over the course of his career, he was awarded every major
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 3 months in prison for violating probation in gang case
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to three more months in prison Friday for violating the terms of his supervised release in a New York gang case by assaulting a man and possessing drugs.
High school student, 18, charged with arson in fire that burned New York City subway passenger
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City high school senior was jailed Friday on a federal arson charge after authorities say he set a fire that severely burned a sleeping subway passenger. Hiram Carrero, 18, was
West Virginia National Guard member who survived DC shooting is slowly healing, governor says
INWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia National Guard member who survived last week’s shooting in Washington is slowly healing, West Virginia’s governor said Friday. Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe’s head wound is slowly improving and “he’s beginning
Trump signs memo to align US child vaccines with certain other countries
Dec 5 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed U.S. vaccine advisers scrapping a long-standing recommendation that all American newborns receive the hepatitis B shot, and signed a memo to review aligning child immunization recommendations with
