No. 8 Alabama knocks off No. 1 Georgia 27-24 for SEC title. Both teams await postseason fate

ATLANTA (AP) — After handing Georgia its first loss in nearly two years, Alabama mixed a…

Phoenix officials reiterate caution when hiking after 3 mountain rescues in 1 day

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix first responders are reminding the public to be prepared when hiking after…

US military affirms it will end live-fire training in Hawaii’s Makua Valley

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military has confirmed that it will permanently end live-fire training in…

Report: Contaminants being removed from vacant Chicago lot where migrant housing is planned

CHICAGO (AP) — High levels of mercury and other contaminants are being removed from a vacant…

Defense head calls out those who advocate isolationism and ‘an American retreat from responsibility’

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday denounced those who advocate “an…

Alabama woman pleads guilty in 2019 baseball bat beating death of man found in a barrel

ONEONTA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman has pleaded guilty to the role she played in…

Winter weather in Pacific Northwest cuts power to thousands in Seattle, dumps snow on Cascades

SEATTLE (AP) — Winter weather brought high winds and snow to parts of the Pacific Northwest,…

Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple U.S. states, federal agencies say

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of multiple organizations…

West Virginia prison inmate indicted on murder charge in missing daughter’s death

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia prison inmate whose infant daughter has been missing for…

Send-offs show Carlton Pearson’s split legacy spurred by his inclusive beliefs, rejection of hell

Before his peers would label him a heretic, the late Bishop Carlton D. Pearson was once…