Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 850,000 homes...
HOUSTON (AP) — Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows...
Prosecutors say Washington officer charged with murder ignored his training in killing man in...
KENT, Wash. (AP) — A suburban Seattle police officer ignored his training and unnecessarily resorted to deadly force when he shot and killed a...
Watchdog: EPA’s lead pipe fix sent about $3 billion to states based on unverified...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency distributed about $3 billion to states last year to replace harmful lead pipes based on unverified...
Sexual assaults are down in the US military. Here’s what to know about the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon officials are cautiously optimistic that an overall decline in reported sexual assaults among active-duty service members and the military academies...
Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon Thursday for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally...
Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of ‘crazy’ ocean heat
Ocean temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst...
Iowa center called police nearly 1,000 times in 3 years before teen killed staffer,...
Officers responded nearly 1,000 times in the past three years to an Iowa juvenile treatment center where a staff member was killed by a...
Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked this week's 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public...
US Coast Guard says Texas barge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons...
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding waters when a barge carrying fuel...
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of...
