By DAVID KOENIG Updated 7:48 AM CDT, August 26, 2024 Share Many children have gone back to school in the U.S., and the days are getting shorter, but there is still one more excuse to use the swimsuits and beach towels…
By STEPHEN WHYNO Updated 9:11 AM CDT, August 30, 2024 NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother were killed Thursday night when they were hit by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey, police said.…
By ERIC TUCKER Updated 2:22 PM CDT, August 28, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, repeatedly looked up information about explosives and saw…
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and BRUCE SCHREINER Updated 3:35 PM CDT, August 27, 2024 Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission over the past…
By Ryan J. Reilly WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has once again been indicted for his efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, an effort which culminated in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. A federal grand…
By Ryan J. Reilly WASHINGTON — The very first rioter to breach the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison on Tuesday after telling a judge that he still believes Donald…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. that were found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the recall a more urgent classification Friday after…
By PATRICK WHITTLE Updated 9:07 AM CDT, August 26, 2024 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described…
By MARCIA DUNN Updated 9:24 AM CDT, August 20, 2024 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Monday’s supermoon is the first of four this year. During a supermoon, the full moon inches a little closer than usual to Earth. A supermoon isn’t bigger, but it can…
By AMANDA SEITZ Updated 2:03 PM CDT, August 23, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) —On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September. U.S.…
By JONATHAN J. COOPER, ALI SWENSON and GABRIEL SANDOVAL Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy says he is suspending his independent presidential bid and is backing Donald Trump. Kennedy said Friday in Arizona that his internal polls had showed that his…
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored next month, ahead of his 100th birthday, with a musical gala at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, The Carter Center announced Thursday. The Sept. 17 event — “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration…
By JOSH BOAK CHICAGO (AP) — Convention roll call votes can be staid and cheesy, but Democrats turned theirs into the ultimate dance party on Tuesday. DJ Cassidy stood onstage in what appeared to be a double-breasted satin suit of royal…
CHICAGO (AP) — A man who escaped from a Mississippi courthouse and is wanted on murder and armed robbery charges was taken into custody Wednesday following a standoff with police at a restaurant in Chicago, blocks from the Democratic National…
By WILL WEISSERT and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Updated 6:17 AM CDT, August 20, 2024 CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention ‘s first night showcased speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him. Hillary Clinton spoke hopefully of finally…
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in his federal fraud case. The New York Republican entered the plea Monday in a courtroom in Long Island. His…
CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday in Chicago, just four weeks after President Joe Biden shuttered his campaign and made way for Vice President Kamala Harris to ascend to the top of Democrats’ ticket. The political transformation just months before the election…
By MARCIA DUNN Updated 12:40 PM CDT, August 15, 2024 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first of four supermoons this year rises this week, providing tantalizing views of Earth’s constant companion. Stargazers can catch the first act Monday as the full…
By Deon J. Hampton Phil Donahue — an innovative TV host who rose to fame in the late 1960s after being the first person to interact with a studio audience and bring new ideas into American living rooms — died on Sunday, his…
By AMANDA SEITZ and ZEKE MILLER Updated 2:55 PM CDT, August 15, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the lists prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs. But…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 3:42 PM CDT, August 15, 2024 The Biden administration says Medicare recipients will save about $1.5 billion on out-of-pocket costs for medications to treat diabetes, heart disease, types of arthritis and other ailments under new prices negotiated with drug companies…
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98. He died Thursday of kidney…
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges Thursday, saying the doctors…
By MEG KINNARD Updated 9:21 AM CDT, August 15, 2024 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some…