Flooded Mississippi a threat as hurricane season heats up
Aug 14, 2019
By JEFF MARTIN and JANET McCONNAUGHEY NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The river that drains much of the flood-soaked United States is still running far higher than normal, menacing New Orleans in multiple ways just as…
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Farms turn to technology amid water warnings in Southwest US
Aug 13, 2019
By DAN ELLIOTT GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A drone soared over a blazing hot cornfield in northeastern Colorado on a recent morning, snapping images with an infrared camera to help researchers decide how much water…
Autopsy of Epstein performed, but details yet to be released
Aug 12, 2019
By JIM MUSTIAN, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO NEW YORK (AP) — The details of how Jeffrey Epstein died in his Manhattan jail cell over the weekend have yet to be released, but medical…
Scandal-ridden NRA head LaPierre digs in against gun control
Aug 09, 2019
By LISA MARIE PANE In the aftermath of the back-to-back shooting massacres in Texas and Ohio, the debate over gun control has returned to the National Rifle Association and its immense power to stymie any significant legislation…
Largest US immigration raids in a decade net 680 arrests
Aug 08, 2019
By ROGELIO V. SOLIS and JEFF AMY MORTON, Miss. (AP) — U.S. immigration officials raided seven Mississippi chicken processing plants Wednesday, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers in the largest workplace sting in at least a…
USA Today HQ evacuated after report of man with weapon
Aug 07, 2019
By MATTHEW BARAKAT McLEAN, Va. (AP) — An unconfirmed report of an armed person at the Northern Virginia office building that houses USA Today prompted an evacuation and massive police response Wednesday that found no…
El Paso deaths climb to 22 as mayor prepares for Trump visit
Aug 06, 2019
By ASTRID GALVAN, MORGAN LEE and PAUL J. WEBER EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Texas border city jolted by a weekend massacre at a Walmart absorbed more grief Monday as the death toll climbed…
2 El Paso victims die at hospital, raising death toll to 22
Aug 05, 2019
By CEDAR ATTANASIO, PAUL J. WEBER and MORGAN LEE EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Two more victims of the mass shooting at a crowded Walmart in El Paso, Texas, died Monday at a hospital, raising…
US is thought to have added a solid 163,000 jobs in July
Aug 02, 2019
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers are thought to have sustained a steady pace of hiring in July, a reassuring sign for an economy that’s endured a series of ups and downs. Economists…
ACLU: 911 children split at border since 2018 court order
Jul 31, 2019
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and ASTRID GALVAN SAN DIEGO (AP) — More than 900 children, including babies and toddlers, were separated from their parents at the border in the year after a judge ordered the practice…