Watchdog report cites multiple failures in Buffalo's response to blizzard that killed 31 people
Government officials failed on multiple accounts during the 2022 Buffalo blizzard that left 31 people dead, according to a watchdog report published Friday that detailed a plethora of problems from poor communication to residents to outdated and inoperable equipment.
2023-06-03 09:22
'I'm just tired of covering it up': Guilt drives man to confess to murder 15 years after killing, police say
Tony Peralta told New Mexico authorities his secret had been eating at him for more than a decade.
2023-06-03 09:17
Even Nebraska's nonpartisan Legislature is divided from acrimonious 2023 session
Nebraska has the country's only single-chamber, nonpartisan legislature, and state leaders have long held up the unique system as an example of efficiency that rises above hyperpartisan politics
2023-06-03 08:52
911 transcripts point to chaos, fast-evolving situation in April shootings in Maine
A frantic 911 call to report at least one person had been fatally shot led law enforcement to discover four bodies at a home in Maine and eventually to arrest a man who fired at vehicles on a nearby highway
2023-06-03 08:50
Report: Buffalo's snow-removal equipment, communications fell short during deadly blizzard
A new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo's response to a historic December blizzard in which 31 city residents died
2023-06-03 08:29
Suh, Matsuyama ride hot putts on steamy day at the Memorial
Justin Suh has the 36-hole lead at the Memorial
2023-06-03 08:25
Family's Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare with 3 dead and search over for 2 more
An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when the wreckage of one of the two boats they’d chartered over the Memorial Day weekend was found partially submerged off an island
2023-06-03 08:22
Prison documents reveal Jeffrey Epstein tried to reach out to Larry Nassar, gymnastics coach convicted of sexual abuse
While he was imprisoned, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sent a letter to Larry Nassar, the former Olympic doctor who sexually abused girls for decades, new documents reveal.
2023-06-03 08:19
Texas governor signs ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for most minors in the state, making Texas the largest state in the US to place restrictions on transgender youth's access to critical care.
2023-06-03 07:49
Wildfires spread in eastern Canada, forcing evacuations in coastal Quebec
By Allison Lampert and Ismail Shakil MONTREAL Some 10,000 residents in coastal Quebec were forced to evacuate homes
2023-06-03 07:26
Churchill Downs moves meet to Ellis Park to examine protocols following 12 horse deaths
Churchill Downs will suspend racing operations on Wednesday and move the remainder of its spring meet to Ellis Park to conduct a “top-to-bottom” review of safety and surface protocols in the wake of 12 horse fatalities the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby
2023-06-03 07:22
Horse racing: Churchill Downs to suspend racing amid safety review
Churchill Downs on Friday said it would suspend racing as it conducts a "top-to-bottom" safety review following the
2023-06-03 06:59