Portland is considering whether to ban homeless camping during daytime hours in most public places. The measure before the Portland City Council on Wednesday would prohibit camping between 8 a.m. and …
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By CLAIRE RUSH
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5/31/23
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Reports are emerging from Guam about the damage left behind by Typhoon Mawar. About a week after the storm hit, 28% of the island has electricity. Officials say 44% of cell phone towers are …
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
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5/31/23
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The lone volunteer in a gene-editing study targeting a rare form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy most likely died after having a reaction to the virus that delivered the therapy in his body. …
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By LAURA UNGAR
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5/31/23
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The town of Manlius in upstate New York is mourning the loss of Faye, a swan who was stolen from the village pond over the weekend along with her four cygnets. The cygnets, or baby swans, were …
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By KAREN MATTHEWS
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5/31/23
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The U.S. Census Bureau says it is once again delaying the release, and narrowing the scope, of some of the most detailed data from the 2020 census — this time until next year. The bureau said …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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5/31/23
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Alex Murdaugh has been arraigned on federal money laundering and wire fraud charges for indictments saying he stole money from his clients. The convicted murderer already serving a life sentence in a …
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5/31/23
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Testimony has resumed in the trial of a suburban truck driver charged with carrying out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Carol Black told the federal jury in Pittsburgh on Wednesday …
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By PETER SMITH
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5/31/23
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NASA is holding its first public meeting on UFOs a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings. The space agency is televising Wednesday's meeting featuring an independent panel of …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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5/31/23
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A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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5/31/23
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He’s heir to the throne in one of the oldest monarchies in the Middle East and a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. She’s a Saudi architect with an aristocratic pedigree of her own. Crown Prince …
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The Associated Press
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5/31/23
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Troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo have placed metal fences and barbed wire barriers in a northern town following clashes with ethnic Serbs that left 30 international soldiers …
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5/31/23
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Across the country, violent crime victims are using their stories to push for changes to state compensation programs meant to help them with medical bills, relocation, funerals or other expenses. …
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By CLAUDIA LAUER and MIKE CATALINI
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5/31/23
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A couple whose young children were taken by social workers and police in the middle of the night are suing, arguing they were unconstitutionally removed without a warrant or court order. Sarah …
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By STEVE LeBLANC
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5/31/23
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The trial of a former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the Parkland school shooter is set to begin. Prosecutors and the attorney representing former Broward County Deputy …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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5/31/23
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A private crew is back on Earth after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station. The SpaceX capsule carrying two Saudis and two Americans parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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5/30/23
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Two men from Texas made a court appearance to confront drug-possession and firearms-related charges in connection with a deadly shootout at a motorcycle rally in northern New Mexico that left three …
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5/30/23
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New Jersey prosecutors announce murder charge against Virginia man in fatal shooting of councilwoman
New Jersey prosecutors say they have arrested a Virginia man on murder and gun charges in the February killing of a local councilwoman who was found fatally shot in her SUV outside her home. …
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By MARYCLAIRE DALE
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5/30/23
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Authorities say a man’s dislike for drugs and homelessness may have led to five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area that left four people dead and a woman wounded. Mesa police say …
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5/30/23
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A drone attack on Moscow has exposed breaches in Russia’s air defenses and underlined the Russian capital’s vulnerability amid expectations of a massive Ukrainian counteroffensive. Tuesday's …
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By The Associated Press
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5/30/23
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Federal health officials say people who worked with food while sick or contagious were linked to about 40% of food poisoning outbreaks from restaurants with a known cause between 2017 and 2019. …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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5/30/23
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