New England expecting more rain, watching Hurricane Lee’s path after downpour, flooding
LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — More heavy rain was in the forecast Wednesday in New England, where residents kept one eye on cleanup and another...
Arkansas governor seeks exemption on travel and security records, backs off other changes
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Republicans in the Legislature on Tuesday backed off a widespread plan to restrict...
Former New York City police commissioner Howard Safir dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Howard Safir, the former New York City police commissioner whose four-year tenure in the late 1990s included sharp declines in...
Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host after her talk show resumes during...
NEW YORK (AP) — Drew Barrymore has been dropped as host of the upcoming National Book Awards ceremony, a day after her talk show...
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down as “bogus” a surprise plan Republicans floated Tuesday that would have the Legislature...
In recording, a Seattle police officer joked after woman’s death. He says remarks were...
SEATTLE (AP) — A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following...
CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week
Americans may soon be able to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday endorsed the new...
5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols...
Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows
The number of prescription opioid pills shipped in the U.S. in the second half of the 2010s decreased sharply even as a nationwide overdose...
Pulitzer officials expand eligibility in arts categories, letting some non-US citizens compete
NEW YORK (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize Board has revised its longtime rules on eligibility for many of its arts and letters awards and...
