California man gets year in prison for sending vile messages to father of gun massacre victim

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A California property manager was sentenced to a year in federal…

Autopsies confirm 5 died of chemical exposure in tanker crash

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Autopsies have confirmed that five people who died when a chemical tanker…

Man wounds himself after Georgia officers seek to question him about 4 jail escapees, sheriff says

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Looking for four men who escaped from a Georgia jail on Oct.…

North Dakota lawmakers begin special session to fix budget invalidated by Supreme Court

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature began a special session Monday to redo a…

Aruba requests van der Sloot case documents, including his description of killing Natalee Holloway

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Aruba have requested documents from the U.S. Department of Justice…

Gov. Whitmer criticizes MSU for ‘scandal after scandal,’ leadership woes

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ripped into Michigan State University on Monday, accusing…

Judge rejects an 11th-hour bid to free FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried during his trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday closed the door on FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s…

Gun control among new laws taking effect in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gun control laws will take effect in Maryland on Sunday. The laws…

Florida auto shop owner and angry customer shot each other to death, police say

LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A shooting at a Florida auto shop that killed two men was…

3 people die in a crash involving 4 vehicles in New Hampshire

HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) — Three people have died following a crash involving four vehicles in New…