EXPLAINER: Why no ‘winner’ to replace Newsom in recall
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Associated Press declared Tuesday night that Gov. Gavin Newsom had survived a recall effort, with a majority of voters choosing...
Hurricane battered Louisiana braces for Nicholas drenching
POINTE-AUX-CHENES, La. — Residents of southern Louisiana still recovering from Hurricane Ida just weeks ago were bracing Wednesday for expected heavy rains as Nicholas...
Rarely seen Tennessee Williams story set in post-WWII Italy
NEW YORK — For Tennessee Williams, Rome was a longtime love affair, “the capitol of my heart” with its skies of “stainless blue” and...
Police: Lawyer Murdaugh arranged own death but shot grazed
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A prominent South Carolina lawyer who found the bodies of his wife and son three months ago, tried to arrange...
5 takeaways after Newsom survives California recall attempt
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ably fended off a recall attempt from Republicans on Tuesday, changing the stakes of the contest from a referendum on...
Portland scraps boycott, changes response to abortion ban
PORTLAND, Ore. — The city of Portland, Oregon has walked back a proposed Texas boycott and travel ban in response to the state’s dramatic...
Alaska’s largest hospital implements crisis care standards
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Overwhelmed by a surge in COVID-19 patients, Alaska’s largest hospital on Tuesday implemented crisis standards of care, prioritizing resources and treatments...
No indictment in 1st case under NY’s police chokehold ban
NEW YORK — A case seen as an early test of New York's law criminalizing police chokeholds has ended without an indictment.
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US grants license for temporary nuclear waste dump in Texas
WASHINGTON — Federal officials have cleared the way for construction of a dump in West Texas that could hold spent nuclear fuel for up...
Feds: NYC mobsters shook down union with threats, extortion
NEW YORK — Members of a New York City crime family threatened violence, pressured workers and pocketed phony “pension” payments in a two-decade plot...