California’s mask rule for schools prompts controversy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California announced new coronavirus rules for public schools on Monday that let students and teachers sit as close to each other...
Southern New Mexico highway reopens after mudslide, flooding
LAS CRUCES, N.M. —
Crews have cleared debris from flooding...
Feds charge 4 in Iran plot to kidnap US journalist, 4 others
NEW YORK — An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to...
Blind Chinese dissident who escaped in 2012 now a US citizen
A blind Chinese dissident who escaped to the United States in 2012 is now an American citizen.
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‘Night Court’ actor Charlie Robinson dies at 75
LOS ANGELES — Charlie Robinson, the versatile and prolific actor whose many credits ranged from stage productions of “Driving Miss Daisy” and “Fences” to...
Mourners remember veteran Indiana officer killed in ambush
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Hundreds of police officers have joined mourners at the funeral for an Indiana officer who was fatally shot during what...
Subcommittee recommends Vel Phillips statue outside Capitol
MADISON, Wis. — A statue of Wisconsin's first black secretary of state outside the state Capitol came a little closer to reality Tuesday after...
Judge OKs $73M payout to alleged UCLA doctor sex victims
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit that alleged some 6,000 women...
US says order coming this week on border asylum restrictions
FORT WORTH, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue an order this week about how migrant children are treated...
Ousted Milwaukee chief reaches settlement with city
MILWAUKEE — Ousted Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales has reached a tentative settlement with city officials and plans to return to his post within...
