Grand jury clears Texas officer who fatally shot Black man
HOUSTON — A grand jury has declined to indict a Texas police officer in the death of a Black man who was shot as...
Former Navy officer pleads guilty in wide-spanning scandal
SAN DIEGO — A retired Naval officer admitted in federal court in San Diego to sending a Malaysian defense classified ship schedules for the...
Mystic Aquarium requests to resume research; whale improving
Officials at Mystic Aquarium are asking that they be allowed to resume research on four beluga whales, which was halted following the death of...
Heavy rain from Ida forces Bonnaroo music fest to cancel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Heavy rains from Hurricane Ida have forced Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee to cancel as organizers say the waterlogged...
Oxygen supplies grow precarious amid COVID surge
MISSION, Kan. — The COVID-19 surge is stretching oxygen supplies and sending hospitals scrambling for more ventilators, even as there are signs of hope...
Transgender teen loses appeal over name on birth certificate
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Indiana Court of Appeals rejected a request to change a transgender teen's birth certificate to male from female.
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Oklahoma court reverses McGirt rulings in 4 death cases
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma appeals court on Tuesday reversed four of its previous rulings that overturned death penalty cases based on a U.S....
Facts about the wildfire threatening Lake Tahoe communities
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Facts about the wildfire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe, as of Tuesday, at the California-Nevada border:
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Backers of Seattle homelessness plan appeal ballot rejection
SEATTLE — Backers of a measure that would change Seattle’s approach to homelessness are appealing a judge’s decision that blocked it from the November...
9/11 doc ‘Chief’ preserves FDNY history on screen and beyond
NEW YORK — Bill Feehan was so knowledgeable about the New York City Fire Department's operations and history, colleagues say, he would have been...