Tropical Storm Barry threatens a long, slow drenching
Jul 12, 2019
By KEVIN McGILL and JANET McCONNAUGHEY NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Building toward hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Barry began hitting Louisiana with wind and rain Friday as it closed in for what could be a long,…
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Louisiana braces for slow-moving possible weekend hurricane
Jul 11, 2019
By KEVIN McGILL and REBECCA SANTANA NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans and a surrounding stretch of the Louisiana-Mississippi-Texas coastline braced for a possible hurricane this weekend that could swamp the streets of the dangerously…
Fans cheer World Cup champs as leaders on and off the field
Jul 10, 2019
By ALI SWENSON NEW YORK (AP) — Adoring fans lined New York City’s Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday to praise the World Cup-winning U.S. women’s national soccer team as athletic leaders on the field —…
Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot dies at 89
Jul 09, 2019
By DAVID KOENIG DALLAS (AP) — H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was…
Rattled resident clean up, officials eye damage after quakes
Jul 08, 2019
By JOHN ANTCZAK and CHRISTOPHER WEBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rattled residents cleaned up and officials assessed damage Monday from two of the biggest earthquakes to shake California in decades as scientists warned that both…
Aftershocks following Southern California earthquake
Jul 05, 2019
By JOHN ANTCZAK and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ LOS ANGELES (AP) — The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on the July 4th holiday, rattling nerves…
Trump touts July 4 military ‘salute’; critics see politics
Jul 03, 2019
By ROBERT BURNS, LOLITA C. BALDOR and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is marshalling tanks, bombers and other machinery of war for a Fourth of July celebration that traditionally is light on…
Facebook mail site evacuated after possible sarin scare
Jul 02, 2019
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — A Facebook mail facility near company headquarters was evacuated Monday after a routine check found mail possibly containing the nerve agent sarin. Authorities put the site under quarantine as they…
Nebraska measure could tip the number of states with casinos
Jul 01, 2019
By GRANT SCHULTE LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters may decide next year whether to legalize casino gambling in a ballot measure that could tip the number of states that allow commercial gambling into the…
Takeaways from night 2 of the Democratic debate
Jun 28, 2019
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JUANA SUMMERS MIAMI (AP) — The roster for Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate demonstrated some of the party’s major divisions — even before candidates started talking. __ BAD MOMENT FOR BIDEN…