Nancy Kassebaum Baker, trailblazing Kansas senator, dies at 94
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to…
Near-total lunar eclipse will be most visible from the Americas
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Now it’s the moon’s turn to pull a disappearing act. After being shut…
How schools are teaching AI literacy and warning kids to be wary
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Artificial intelligence chatbots have become the bane of teachers everywhere, but to prepare…
Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID research
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty Tuesday…
Bronx man charged with hate crimes in synagogue attack
NEW YORK (AP) — Hate crime charges have been filed against a man who disrupted Shabbat services in…
Man pleads guilty to kicking a protected sea lion at a San Diego beach
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego man pleaded guilty to a federal charge after he was caught…
Surveillance operation in Minnesota targeted progressive groups, unions, court documents show
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, labor…
Feds issue Line 5 tunnel permit
The US Army Corps of Engineers has permitted construction of the controversial Line 5 tunnel project in the…
Arkansas high school football player practices with a venomous snake in his helmet
MAUMELLE, Ark. (AP) — A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after…
Video shows 2 women and boy rescued after river tubing trip
Pushing through dense, shoulder-high brush near a river in west Michigan, a trooper yells out: “Make some noise!”…
Woman and baby die after boat overturns in New York Harbor
NEW YORK (AP) — The operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother…
Federal judge rules against Confederate names for 2 Virginia schools
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has sided with the Virginia NAACP in its lawsuit against a…