Florida siblings, ages 10 and 11, stopped while driving mom’s car on freeway 200 miles from home

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 10-year-old Florida boy and his 11-year-old sister who were running away…

New Jersey house explosion hospitalizes 5 people, police say

WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — Five people were transported to hospitals after an explosion at a…

Southern East Coast hit by flooding as Ophelia weakens to tropical depression and moves north

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday…

A Venezuelan man and his pet squirrel made it to the US border. Now he’s preparing to say goodbye

MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — During the weeks it took Yeison and Niko to migrate from Venezuela…

Bribery case against Sen. Menendez shines light on powerful NJ developer accused of corruption

NEW YORK (AP) — In late 2020, Sen. Bob Menendez met with Philip Sellinger, a private…

Louisiana folklorist and Mississippi blues musician among 2023 National Heritage Fellows

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana folklorist Nick Spitzer and Mississippi blues musician R.L. Boyce are among…

Judge sides with ACLU, orders Albuquerque to pause removal of homeless people’s belongings

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The city of Albuquerque will be banned under a court order from…

Arizona’s sweltering summer could set new record for most heat-associated deaths in big metro

PHOENIX (AP) — America’s hottest metro area is on track to set an annual record for…

FBI is investigating alleged abuse in Baton Rouge police warehouse known as the ‘Brave Cave’

The FBI said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations in recent lawsuits…

Critics of North Carolina school athletics governing body pass bill ordering more oversight

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators have ordered additional oversight of the chief nonprofit body…