Sequoia National Park’s giant trees at risk as fires grow
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — More firefighting resources were being brought in Thursday to battle two forest fires that have shut down California's Sequoia...
Author Colleen Hoover’s word-of-mouth success
NEW YORK — Colleen Hoover's years as a published — and self-published — novelist have been one long, pleasant surprise.
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Sheriff: Michigan lawmaker in jail had hidden handcuff key
HOWELL, Mich. — A Michigan lawmaker ordered to jail in a drunken driving case is accused of taping a handcuff key to his...
Fulton board gets new chair as Georgia reviews its elections
ATLANTA — Commissioners in Fulton County picked a lobbyist for Stacey Abrams to lead their election board as a state panel reviews how elections...
Quite a catch: Catfish shatters state, maybe world, record
A white catfish caught in Connecticut last month has smashed a state record and could also be a world record for the species —...
Tommy Thompson getting surgery after water ski accident
MADISON, Wis. — Tommy Thompson, the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history and current interim president of the University of Wisconsin System, said Thursday that...
Drought haves, have-nots test how to share water in the West
MADRAS, Ore. — Phil Fine stands in a parched field and watches a harvester gnaw through his carrot seed crop, spitting clouds of dust...
California recall could boost Newsom’s clout for 2022
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The recall election that once threatened to derail California Gov. Gavin Newsom's political future has instead given it new life, offering...
Americans have little trust in online security: AP-NORC poll
Most Americans don’t believe their personal information is secure online and aren't satisfied with the federal government's efforts to protect it, according to a...
‘Worst nightmare’: 20-plus cats die in Florida shelter fire
ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 20 cats were killed when a fire broke out at an Orlando animal shelter, officials said.
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