States rebound from bleak forecasts to pass record budgets
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers scrambled to cut spending...
Oregon fall firestorms cautionary tale in worsening drought
OTIS, Ore. — Wildfire smoke was thick when Tye and Melynda Small went to bed on Labor Day, but they weren't too concerned. After...
Judge: US can’t delay challenge to public land coal sales
BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. judge has rejected the Biden administration's attempt to delay a lawsuit from several states and environmentalists who are seeking...
Arrest warrant stays sealed for Colorado man in wife’s death
DENVER — An arrest warrant affidavit for a Colorado man charged with murder in the death of his wife who disappeared last year will...
Meat producer JBS says expects most plants working Wednesday
CANBERRA, Australia — A ransomware attack on the world’s largest meat processing company disrupted production around the world just weeks after a similar incident...
Ohio ready to announce 2nd Vax-a-Million incentive winners
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio residents who were recently vaccinated may want to answer their phone Wednesday even if the number isn't familiar. It might...
Colorado shooting victims demand answers on public donations
DENVER — Several families and survivors of those killed in the March mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket have demanded the appointment of a...
Mobile vaccination units hit tiny US towns to boost immunity
FALLON, Nev. — Pick-up truck drivers motor up to a white trailer in a parking lot on Fallon Paiute-Shoshone land in Nevada’s high desert...
Defense: Colorado school gunman was manipulated by friend
DENVER — A teen accused of killing a fellow student at his suburban Denver school in 2019 agreed to participate in the attack as...
‘A whirlwind.’ 1st Ohio vaccine lottery winners speak out
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The first winner of Ohio's first $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize was driving to her family's home in suburban...