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Woman IDs 4 of 7 Oklahoma bodies as daughter, grandchildren

A woman says her daughter and three teenage grandchildren were among the seven people found dead on a rural Oklahoma property during a search for two missing teens.
12 months ago

Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge

The Biden administration will send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions.
12 months ago

Serena Williams, Karlie Kloss reveal pregnancies at Met Gala

Move over Instagram (or Snapchat) — the Met Gala was the place to announce pregnancies, at least if you’re Serena Williams or Karlie Kloss.
12 months ago

7 bodies found during search for missing Oklahoma teens

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the bodies of seven people have been discovered during the search for two missing teenagers.
12 months ago

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

The Biden administration will end the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends.
12 months ago

At least 6 dead after dust storm causes crashes in Illinois

A windstorm has kicked up clouds of dust in southern Illinois and caused numerous crashes on Interstate 55. At least six people have died.
12 months ago

Few leads, false alarm as search for Texas gunman drags on

More than 250 law enforcement officials, including the U.S. Marshals, have joined the Texas manhunt for a gunman who fatally shot five neighbors late Friday.
12 months ago

20 California condors in Arizona, Utah died from avian flu

Wildlife officials say 20 California condors in northern Arizona and southern Utah have died since March and half of the endangered birds tested positive for a strain of avian flu.
12 months ago

Bill would allow 14-year-olds to serve alcohol in Wisconsin

Fourteen-year-olds in Wisconsin could serve alcohol to seated customers in bars and restaurants under a bill circulated for cosponsors by a pair of Republican state lawmakers.
12 months ago

Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over removal from House floor

Attorneys for Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr are asking a court to allow for her return to the House floor.
12 months ago

Gwyneth Paltrow denied attorneys’ fees in ski crash lawsuit

Gwyneth Paltrow will not recoup attorneys' fees she paid to defend herself against a lawsuit over a 2016 collision with a 76-year-old man at a posh Utah ski resort.
12 months ago

Aerosmith announces farewell tour starting in September; Utah stop in November

Aerosmith will be touring a city near you for the last time to celebrate their 50-plus years together.
12 months ago

DeSantis board approves suing Disney in latest tug-of-war

Days after Disney sued Florida’s governor in federal court for what it described as retaliation for opposing the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, members of Disney World’s governing board made up of Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees have authorized a lawsuit against the entertainment giant.
1 year ago

First Republic Bank seized, sold to JPMorgan Chase

Regulators have seized troubled First Republic Bank and sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank in a bid to head off further banking turmoil in the U.S.
1 year ago

First Republic up in air as regulators juggle bank’s fate

Regulators continued their search for a solution to First Republic Bank’s woes over the weekend before stock markets were set to open Monday.
1 year ago

‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ hits $1B, is No. 1 for 4 weeks

It’s still Mario Time at the box office as “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” led ticket sales for the fourth straight weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters.
1 year ago

Tornado flips cars, damages homes in coastal Florida city

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday as a powerful storm system brought intense rain and powerful winds to the state, overturning cars, damaging homes and snapping tree branches. The National Weather Service in Miami said the tornado hit late Saturday afternoon with winds of […]
1 year ago

2 killed, 4 wounded in Mississippi shooting; man arrested

Police have charged a 19-year-old man with killing two teenagers and wounding four others in an early Sunday shooting.
1 year ago

North Logan man killed in U.S. Army training mission in Alaska

A Utah man was identified as one of the Army personnel that was killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska Thursday.
1 year ago

Arkansas woman indicted in $11,000 sale of stolen body parts

An Arkansas woman has pleaded not guilty to charges that she sold 20 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers.
1 year ago

Man kills 5 in Texas after family complained about gunfire

Authorities say an 8-year-old child was among five people killed in a shooting at a home in southeast Texas late Friday night.
1 year ago

Jury: Man guilty of 3 killings after ‘ding dong ditch’ prank

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A jury found a Southern California man guilty Friday in the killings of three teenage boys after they played a doorbell-ringing prank on him in 2020, according to a newspaper report. The victims were among six teens inside a Toyota Prius on Jan. 19, 2020 when Anurag Chandra intentionally rammed their […]
1 year ago

China’s Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Water may be more widespread and recent on Mars than previously thought, based on observations of Martian sand dunes by China’s rover. The finding highlights new, potentially fertile areas in the warmer regions of Mars where conditions might be suitable for life to exist, though more study is needed. Friday’s […]
1 year ago

Andy Warhol portrait of OJ Simpson on auction block for 1st time ever

NEW YORK (AP) — It was 1977, and O.J. Simpson. Simpson, then 30, showed up without a football or a jersey, and Warhol had to scramble to find a ball. That Polaroid shoot led to 11 silkscreen portraits; one of them is now going on auction for the first time. Signed by both men, the […]
1 year ago