‘Top Gun: Maverick’ flies to 2022 due to coronavirus surge
NEW YORK — Paramount Pictures on Wednesday postponed the release of “Top Gun: Maverick," sending another of the fall's top movies out of 2021...
Nearly all Indiana counties in higher COVID-19 risk levels
INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly all Indiana counties were listed Wednesday by the state health department in the higher risk categories for COVID-19 spread as severe...
Massachusetts town says it can’t fire officer for Hitler pic
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Massachusetts select board ruled that it does not have the authority or grounds to fire the police officer that kept...
Biden to survey Ida’s storm damage in Louisiana on Friday
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will visit Louisiana later this week to survey the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and speak with local and state...
Bill to curb racial teaching goes to North Carolina governor
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans sent a bill Wednesday to the state's Democratic governor that would limit how teachers can discuss certain racial...
R. Kelly accuser says he kept gun nearby while berating her
NEW YORK — One of R. Kelly’s accusers testified on Wednesday that he kept a gun by his side while he berated her as...
Small businesses face slow, difficult recovery after Ida
New York — Small businesses hit by Hurricane Ida face a slow and daunting recovery as they grapple with storm damage, a lack of...
George Floyd mural in Indiana city is defaced for 4th time
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A mural of George Floyd has been defaced for the fourth time since it was painted in a northwest Indiana city...
2 Missouri students lauded for fast action on runaway bus
The school bus carrying children home suddenly lurched off the rural roadway outside of St. James, Missouri. As it tore through a fence and...
Vatican exonerates Brooklyn Bishop accused of sexual abuse
NEW YORK — The Vatican has concluded that allegations of sexual abuse dating back a half century against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brooklyn...