Mississippi hunters capture longest alligator in state history
A group of Mississippi hunters have broken the state record for the longest alligator ever captured in the state with a 14-foot-3-inch reptile weighing just over 800 pounds.
2023-09-05 06:17
North Carolina Supreme Court justice files lawsuit over state investigation into her comments about diversity
A North Carolina Supreme Court justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the state's judicial standards commission after the body opened an investigation into comments she made about the diversity of the state's judicial system, court documents show.
2023-09-05 06:15
North Korea's Kim Jong Un expects to engage with Putin in Russia to actively advance arms negotiations, US says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to engage with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Russia to continue actively advancing arms negotiations between the two countries, according to the US government.
2023-09-05 04:53
A man admitted to fatally shooting a college student outside a Texas bar but couldn't explain why, arrest warrant says
A Texas Christian University student was shot and killed outside a bar in Fort Worth by a man who admitted to the act, but couldn't provide a clear reason why, according to a police affidavit.
2023-09-05 03:50
Pennsylvania police broadcast message from escaped murderer's mother encouraging him to surrender
Pennsylvania police are broadcasting a message from escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante's mother urging him to surrender, as authorities narrow in on a 2-mile area where they believe he is hiding.
2023-09-05 03:28
1 person dies and more than a dozen swimmers are rescued after rip current warnings along the New Jersey Shore over Labor Day weekend
One person died and more than a dozen swimmers were rescued from the ocean along the New Jersey Shore on Sunday amid warnings of dangerous rip currents over the Labor Day weekend, authorities said.
2023-09-05 02:58
A suspected drunken driver accidentally called 911 on himself
A suspected drunken driver accidentally called Nebraska law enforcement on himself, leading to his arrest.
2023-09-05 01:51
What to know about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial
The impeachment trial of Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general who faces accusations of repeatedly abusing his office to help a donor, is set to begin Tuesday in the Republican-controlled state Senate.
2023-09-05 00:56
Hawaii's governor urges more people to file missing persons reports to aid Maui investigation
Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for following the deadly fires in Maui, and the state's governor is urging people to file missing persons reports to aid investigators.
2023-09-04 21:21
Biden looks to shore up support among his core union base with Philadelphia Labor Day trip
President Joe Biden on Monday celebrates Labor Day in Philadelphia as he courts one of his most important constituencies at a moment when the labor movement is attempting to reassert its strength.
2023-09-04 21:19
Wisconsin GOP weighs moves to sideline elections chief and liberal Supreme Court majority
Wisconsin Republicans, after a string of losses in hotly contested statewide races, are taking steps toward sidelining the state's nonpartisan elections chief and undercutting the new liberal majority on the state Supreme Court.
2023-09-04 19:19
From wood blocks to 'poop buckets,' how Burning Man organizers told festivalgoers to prepare for heavy rain
The first time Masha Maltsava attended Burning Man -- the annual "ephemeral city" that attracts thousands of free-spirited revelers in the Nevada desert -- she over packed.
2023-09-04 18:57