New tests confirm West Wing powder was cocaine
A white powder discovered in a lobby area of the White House’s West Wing that prompted a brief evacuation Sunday evening tested has positive for cocaine in a laboratory analysis.…
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds calls special session to ‘fight against the inhumanity of abortion’
Gov. Kim Reynolds is calling lawmakers back to the Iowa Capitol for a rare special session to pass new abortion restrictions after suffering a defeat at the Iowa Supreme Court.…
Nine wounded in Washington mass shooting
Nine people, including a 10-year-old, were shot in Washington early Wednesday as they enjoyed the Independence Day festivities, police said, the latest in a string of mass shootings over a…
El Paso shooter in court for sentencing
The Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist 2019 attack at a Walmart has returned to federal court for sentencing. Patrick Crusius is facing multiple life sentences after…
AP Top Stories July 5 P
Here’s the latest for Wednesday July 5th: Washington D.C. joins growing list of cities with July 4 shootings; Global average temperatures spiked to hottest day in decades; El Paso gunman…
Rapist of 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for abortion gets 25 years in prison
More than a year after a 10-year-old Columbus, Ohio girl became the center of a national debate because she traveled travel to Indiana for an abortion, the man who admitted…
Families of Philadelphia mass shooting victim speak
Sisters of one of victims in a mass shooting in Philadelphia spoke about their anger and sorrow on the death of their brother after a man killed five and left…
Wisconsin roller coaster riders penned upside down
State officials are investigating how eight people became trapped upside down on a roller coaster — some of them for more than three hours — at a festival in Wisconsin.…
Multiple suspected shark bites reported by New York beachgoers over Fourth of July weekend
Beachgoers enjoying the long holiday weekend ended up with some “Jaws” stories of their own this Fourth of July. Five possible bites were reported in the waters of New York…
Holiday shootings highlight police challenges
The wave of shootings as the U.S. celebrated the Fourth of July is spiking fears in communities across the U.S. and highlighting the challenges police face at preventing such violence…