Iranian Americans mark Persian New Year with a mix of sadness and joy

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — After thousands of Iranian demonstrators were killed in a January crackdown, Shima Razavi Gacek wanted to keep alive her family's...

California community ties all-time March temperature record in the US

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NORTH SHORE, Calif. (AP) — A tiny desert community in Southern California reached 108 degrees on Wednesday, tying the highest March temperature ever recorded...

Gov. JB Pritzker criticizes AIPAC after pro-Israel group spent heavily in Illinois primary

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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday condemned special interest money that poured into the state ahead of this week's primary, including...

Nebraska wildfire fight drags into day 7 as winds ease, but danger still looms

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A coalition of firefighters and volunteers entered their seventh day Wednesday of battling wildfires in western and central Nebraska — including one that is...

FBI says suspicious package found at Florida Air Force base contained ‘possible energetic materials’

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday that a suspicious package found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa...

Newly discovered Whitey Bulger writings show former FBI agent was framed, lawyer allege

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys are drawing on statements from a handwritten manuscript by the late mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in an effort...

Rhode Island hockey team rallies to championship after ice rink shooting

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When Colin Dorgan takes the ice Wednesday to compete in the Rhode Island Division 2 boys' state championship, three seats...

Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez

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Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez amid reported allegations of abuse by others during his tenure as...

Shaq O’Neal offering to pay for the funeral of Georgia girl, 12, who died...

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VILLA RICA, Ga. (AP) — Shaquille O'Neal is offering to pay for the funeral of a 12-year-old Georgia girl who died a few days...

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek to delay his state and federal trials

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NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione's lawyers asked a judge on Wednesday to postpone his federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian...