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Highlights of this day in history: Nazi Germany invades Poland, start of World War II; Beslan hostage crisis begins in Russia; Bobby Fischer beats Boris Spassky for world chess crown;…
A toxic red tide is killing unprecedented numbers of fish and other marine life around San Francisco Bay, including Oakland’s Lake Merritt. (August 31, AP Video/Terry Chea)
Here are the top stories for Wednesday, Aug. 31: FDA approves new COVID-19 booster dose; Jackson, Miss. residents line up for water; NYC’s Times Square off limits to guns; Spain’s…
New York City residents and visitors to the infamous Times Square in Manhattan are greeted by newly erected “Gun Free Zone” signs. Times Square is one of a slew of…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Community organizations asked for a transparent investigation Wednesday, a day after Ohio police released body camera footage of a fatal police shooting that occurred earlier this week. Donovan…
Groups across Mississippi rallied Wednesday to support Jackson in beating the sweltering August heat amid the city’s ongoing water crisis, and the federal government is also lending a hand. Mayor Chokwe…
The “conbini,” as the ubiquitous tiny stores selling snacks, drinks and knick-knacks are called, is getting some sorely needed help from robots in labor-short Japan. (Sep. 1) (AP video by…
Mississippi’s capital city is grappling with multiple water problems — there’s been too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming…
A multi-state heatwave will test California’s electric grid over Labor Day weekend as triple-digit temperatures hit millions of people simultaneously, prompting concern that the state could once again turn to rolling blackouts. State officials…