California proposal for hefty tax on billionaires divides Democrats
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall’s midterm elections,…
Minnesota and federal authorities investigating alleged beating of Mexican citizen
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and federal authorities are investigating the alleged beating of a Mexican citizen by immigration…
Authorities say 6 skiers still alive, 10 missing after Northern California avalanche
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach…
NASA launches another practice moonshot countdown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA began another practice launch countdown Tuesday for its first moonshot in decades…
Bayer strikes $7.25 billion deal to settle Roundup cancer lawsuits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25 billion…
Rhode Island ice rink shooter killed ex-wife and a son, police say
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — The person who opened fire Monday during a youth hockey game at a Rhode…
Trump is erasing history at national parks, lawsuit argues
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies…
BREAKING: Civil Rights leader Jesse Jackson dead at 84 | National News
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and…
As WNBA popularity soars, player salaries remain a big hurdle for the league to address
Breanna Stewart will start her ninth WNBA season in a few days. The New York Liberty All-Star and…
Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola and others pay tribute to Robert Duvall
Remembrances poured in Monday in honor of Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor known for roles in “Apocalypse Now,”…
Shooting at a Rhode Island hockey rink leaves 3 dead, including shooter
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A shooting during a Rhode Island youth hockey game left three people dead, including…
Judge orders Trump administration to restore George Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia
An exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia…