An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region. Palestinians are exhausted and hopeless, pummeled by 19 months of heavy bombing. Families of …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN
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5/6/25
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St. Louis has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that inmates at a former medium-security jail were housed in “inhumane conditions” that included rodent feces in …
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HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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5/6/25
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Rescue crews search for missing girl lost in Texas floodwaters while forecasters warn of more storms
Rescue crews in Texas are searching for a 10-year-old girl swept away by rapidly rising floodwaters and forecasters warn that more heavy rains and flooding could be on the way to the Houston area and …
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5/6/25
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Kentucky boy uses mother's phone to order 70K Dum-Dum suckers to share with his friends
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman was in a sticky mess when she found stacks of boxes containing …
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5/6/25
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ATLANTA (AP) — Two women behind bars in Atlanta sued the state of Georgia on Friday over a recent law that added a cash bail requirement for more crimes, many of them misdemeanors.
The lawsuit …
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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON
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5/6/25
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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a former Florida sheriff's deputy and others for the May 2024 shooting death of …
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5/6/25
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An attorney in the $2.8 billion legal case reshaping college sports said Monday he thinks “the agreement we will reach with the NCAA will solve the judge's concerns” over roster limits that have …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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5/6/25
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stars gathered Monday for a historic Met Gala that celebrated Black style and emerging designers.
The gathering in rainy Manhattan was the first Met Gala to focus exclusively on …
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5/6/25
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Asian shares are mostly higher after stocks closed lower on Wall Street, breaking a nine-day winning streak. Markets in Tokyo and Seoul remained closed for holidays. U.S. futures slipped and crude …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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5/6/25
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Utah dentists say they’re bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state’s most vulnerable people. Utah's first-in-the-nation fluoride ban takes effect Wednesday. It could be followed …
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
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5/6/25
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There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the characteristics necessary to become pope. After St. John Paul II broke …
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By The Associated Press
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5/6/25
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Ben Crump files civil rights lawsuit in Florida deputy’s killing of US Senior Airman Roger Fortson.
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5/6/25
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The Associated Press says it has found “no definitive evidence” to warrant changing the credit for one of its most famous photographs. A movie shown at Sundance, “The Stringer,” argued that …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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5/6/25
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The deadline to get a REAL ID is fast approaching after years of postponements and delays. Starting May 7, your license or identification card will need to be REAL ID-compliant to fly domestically in …
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By BRIDGET BROWN
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5/6/25
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Police chief confirms that the body of a 10-year-old girl swept away in Texas floods has been recovered.
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5/6/25
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Birmingham city officials sued the Alabama governor on Tuesday in an effort to halt the codification of bill that would strip the city of control over the state’s largest …
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By SAFIYAH RIDDLE
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5/6/25
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Russia said it intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen of its regions in an attack that forced all four airports around Moscow to temporarily suspend flights. The overnight …
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By The Associated Press
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5/6/25
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Baseball players from major leaguers to Little Leaguers are using sliding mitts as a form of self-expression, even it at some levels, they're not needed at all. The padded gloves are designed to …
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By WILL GRAVES
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5/6/25
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Kind Life Dispensary has been offering cannabinoid gummies, tinctures, ointments, now even canned beverages for seven years as one of the first businesses in Nebraska to offer …
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By MARGERY A. BECK
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5/6/25
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LEXINGTON, Mo. (AP) — A deadly explosion that leveled one Missouri home and damaged two others happened after a subcontractor drilled into an unmarked underground gas main while installing fiber …
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5/6/25
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