Lawsuit argues Iowa’s unemployment benefit cuts are illegal
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to cut off enhanced unemployment benefits for tens of...
Old Alabama fossil plant’s smokestacks toppled by dynamite
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. — Six smokestacks at a decommissioned power plant in Alabama crashed to the ground Wednesday in a controlled implosion that began with...
NW Indiana man convicted in slayings of woman, her son, 13
CROWN POINT, Ind. — A northwest Indiana man has been convicted in the fatal shootings of a Gary woman and her 13-year-old son who...
Conservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls
LANSING, Mich. — Two conservative hoaxers face a record $5.1 million fine for allegedly making illegal robocalls to wireless phones without the owners' consent...
Report: Most federal election security money remains unspent
Congress provided hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up the nation's election system against cyberattacks and other threats, but roughly two-thirds of the...
Second beluga in failing health after move to Connecticut
Mystic Aquarium says that a second of the five beluga whales it imported in May from a marine park in Canada is in failing...
EXPLAINER: What’s happening with Afghanistan evacuations?
WASHINGTON — Since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital on Aug. 14, more than 70,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan in the largest...
Boardwalk landmark, Lucy the Elephant, to get brand new skin
MARGATE, N.J. — The boardwalk fixture, Lucy the Elephant, is having all of its metal skin replaced because more than 50% of its exterior...
Feds report most rental assistance has still not gone out
BOSTON — Only 11% of the tens of billions of dollars in federal rental assistance has been distributed, the Treasury Department said Wednesday, in...