Sailor arrives in Hawaii a day after US Coast Guard seeks public’s help finding him

HONOLULU (AP) — A 60-year-old man sailing from California to Hawaii arrived in the islands over…

Person in custody after shooting deaths of a bartender and her husband at Wisconsin sports bar

ELKHORN, Wis. (AP) — A person of interest has been taken into custody following the shooting…

Conservative Nebraska lawmakers push bills that would intertwine religion with public education

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Conservative lawmakers who want to intertwine religion with school curriculum in Republican-dominated…

Man with samurai sword making threats arrested in Walmart, police say

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A man wielding a samurai sword and threatening to hurt people was…

Illinois man gets 5 years for trying to burn down planned abortion clinic

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A 73-year-old Illinois man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison…

Gambling, education, election bills before Alabama lawmakers in 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery on Tuesday to begin the 2024 legislative…

Indiana community mourns 6 siblings killed in house fire

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Members of a northern Indiana community mourned and searched for answers…

Tennessee governor’s budget plan funds more school vouchers, business tax break, new state parks

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee’s recent boom years fade with slower tax revenues, Gov. Bill…

Tennessee governor pitches school voucher expansion as state revenues stagnate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly five years after narrowly convincing lawmakers to allow a select number…

Mississippi will spend billions on broadband. Advocates say needy areas have been ignored

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s plan for spending $1.2 billion in federal funds to expand broadband…