Ohio deputy fatally struck by man whose son had been shot by police: Authorities
Authorities in Ohio said a man “purposely” struck and killed a sheriff’s deputy the day after his teen son was fatally shot by police. Rodney Hinton Jr. has been charged with aggravated murder in the death of the sheriff’s deputy,…
3 corrections officers stabbed by MS-13 gang members in prison: Officials
Three corrections officers at Wallens Ridge State Prison were stabbed by inmates in a “premeditated” attack Friday, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. A total of five officers were injured at the prison in western Virginia during the attack,…
Warren Buffett shocks shareholders, says he will retire at the end of the year
OMAHA, Neb. — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett shocked an arena full of shareholders Saturday by announcing that he will retire at the end of the year, bringing the curtain down on a six-decade run leading Berkshire Hathaway…
Musk gets his Texas wish. SpaceX launch site approved as new city of Starbase
McALLEN, Texas — The South Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is now an official city with a galactic name: Starbase. A vote Saturday to formally organize Starbase as a city was approved by a lopsided margin among…
He was sent to El Salvador; she was sent to Venezuela. Their 2-year-old is still in the US
After being in a detention center for several months in Texas, Yorely Bernal Inciarte got the news she had been praying for: She was going to be deported back to her home country. But when she boarded her deportation flight…
US economy shrank at start of Trump’s 2nd term
The U.S. economy shrank over the initial months of President Donald Trump’s second term as a flurry of tariff proposals stoked uncertainty among businesses and consumers. U.S. gross domestic product, or GDP, declined at a 0.3% annualized rate over three…
Parents arrested after their 1-year-old tests positive for fentanyl and THC
The parents of a 1-year-old child have been arrested after the child tested positive for fentanyl and THC in California, authorities said. The incident occurred on April 22 when deputies from the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) responded to a…
University of Delaware student killed, 8 hurt after overdue U-Haul crashes while fleeing police
A student from the University of Delaware is dead and eight other people were hurt as two people in an overdue U-Haul truck were fleeing police officers in Newark, Delaware, on Tuesday, according to officials. This all unfolded around 4:30…
‘We’re all ticking time bombs’: Budget cuts gut 9/11 health protections as community braces for crisis
The 9/11 health program that monitors and treats thousands of people exposed to toxic dust during the 2001 terrorist attack is under threat — again. A wave of staffing cuts and agency turmoil has thrown the World Trade Center Health…
Alzheimer’s Association calls on doctors to use newer early diagnostic testing due to improvements
New treatments and simple blood tests could change how doctors detect and treat Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new report from the Alzheimer’s Association. Blood tests to detect Alzheimer’s are not yet approved for everyday use, but in research studies,…
Consumer gloom worse than expected in April amid Trump’s tariffs
Consumer attitudes worsened more than expected in April, casting further gloom over the economy as President Donald Trump’s tariffs set off warnings of price increases and a possible recession, fresh data on Tuesday showed. The reading of sour consumer sentiment…
How Trump has tried to remake America in his first 100 days
The speed and scope with which President Donald Trump has tried to remake the relationship between the government and the citizenry in the first 100 days of his second term have been nothing short of breathtaking. That’s true for his…
US fighter jet rolls off aircraft carrier, sinks into ocean, Navy says
An F/A-18E fighter jet rolled off the side an aircraft carrier and sank to the bottom of the Red Sea, the Navy announced on Monday. There was one enlisted crew member aboard the jet and a second enlisted crew member…
SUV crash that killed 4, hurt 6 at after-school camp doesn’t appear to be targeted: Police
An Illinois community is reeling after an SUV drove into an after-school camp, killing four, but police said the crash does not appear to be targeted. The driver struck the YNOT After School Camp building in Chatham, just outside of…