Supreme Court hears Mississippi case on late-arriving mail ballots
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Monday in a case from Mississippi over whether states…
More than 100 million across US facing extreme weather threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chaotic weather coast to coast in the U.S. — from unusual heat in California to…
Powerful storm chain brings blizzard conditions to Upper Midwest
CHICAGO (AP) — A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on…
EPA takes step toward rolling back rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday took a step toward rolling back a rule that limits…
Massive winter storm continues to bring cold, ice and dangerous conditions
A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing…
Americans brace for another snowstorm as ice threatens southern states
ATLANTA (AP) — With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in…
PGA Tour releases fall lineup of 8 tournaments that includes 2 new stops and loses 2
The PGA Tour released its FedEx Cup Fall schedule of eight tournaments — one that moves from the…
Pipeline safety regulators issue record fine for Gulf oil spill
Pipeline safety regulators on Monday assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million…
College Football Playoff ratings drop 7% as NFL competition impacts viewership
Last weekend’s first round of the College Football Playoff averaged 9.9 million viewers on ABC, ESPN, TNT, TBS…
Texas woman arrested for putting razor blades in bread loaves at 2 Walmart stores
A woman who allegedly pushed razor blades into loaves of bread at two Biloxi, Mississippi, Walmart stores was…
Tulane’s ‘Bayou Jew,’ Jake Retzlaff, humbled by his CFP spotlight after his difficult BYU departure
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaff recalls being “devastated” when it became clear last spring that…
Oil companies offer $300 million for Gulf of Mexico drilling rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil companies offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday…