Searchers find third body buried by Idaho avalanche
Buried under about 10 feet (3 meters) of snow after an avalanche this week at an Idaho ski resort, Bill Fuzak made peace with his predicament and prep...
Facebook cable plan hits resistance in Oregon coastal town
TIERRA DEL MAR, Ore. — A battle playing out in Oregon is pitting residents of a tiny coastal town with no stoplights or cellphone service against one ...
US courts rule for border walls both public and private
WASHINGTON — Crews could start building a private border wall in South Texas within the coming days following a federal judge's ruling Thursday that l...
Frustration with lack of diversity grows at Romance Writers
NEW YORK — Turmoil continued Thursday at the Romance Writers of America as it faced another high-level departure and several publishers announced they...
Advocates warn citizenship, digital divide may affect Census
Leaders of advocacy groups warned lawmakers on Thursday that the fight over a failed citizenship question, the digital divide and the wording of quest...
NBA great Charles Barkley donates $1M to Miles College
FAIRFIELD, Ala. — Former Auburn University star and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley can add a new feat to his resume: being the first to donate $1 m...
Iraq is caught in the middle as Iran and U.S. trade blows
BAGHDAD — For months, Iraqis have watched with deepening anxiety as tensions between Iran-backed militias and U.S. forces soared, fearing their long-b...
California could be 1st state to sell own prescription drugs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California could become the first state with its own prescription drug label under a proposal that Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Thu...
Old lead pipes pushes replacement plan in New Jersey capital
TRENTON, N.J. — All 37,000 of the lead water pipes in New Jersey's capital city will be replaced over the next five years at an estimated cost of $150...
Bill Cosby asks Pennsylvania high court to review conviction
Comedian Bill Cosby filed an appeal Thursday of a court decision last month that upheld his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at...
Facebook again refuses to ban political ads, even false ones
SAN FRANCISCO — Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thur...
Iran sends mixed signals as tensions with US ease
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran sent mixed signals Thursday as tensions with the U.S. appeared to ease, with President Hassan Rouhani warning of a “very dangerous...
Ex-Alaska governor Bill Walker chosen for Harvard fellowship
JUNEAU, Alaska — Bill Walker, who was one of the country's few politically unaffiliated governors, plans to discuss with students bridging the politic...
Global stocks, oil prices stabilize as Iran anxiety eases
BEIJING — Global stock markets and oil prices edged up Thursday as anxiety over potential U.S.-Iranian armed conflict eased.
California governor seeks $1 billion to target homelessness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A billion-dollar investment last year has yet to curtail California's growing homeless crisis, and with the state awash in revenu...
Mississippi moms question state as they bury slain inmates
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Manslaughter isn't supposed to be a death sentence. Nor is burglary. Nor is armed robbery, selling cocaine or stealing a vehicle.
Court to decide if private border wall can go next to river
HOUSTON — For Tommy Fisher, a federal court hearing set for Thursday next to the U.S.-Mexico border could result in his company getting a chance to pr...
The Latest: Iran says it doesn’t want war, but will respond
TEHRAN, Iran — The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions after the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top general (all times local):
Moon river: Rocket part ferried on the mighty Mississippi
NEW ORLEANS — With a brass band playing and a parade of workers sporting Mardi Gras beads, a huge component of a new rocket system was wheeled slowly ...
California lawmakers eye back-up power for cellphone towers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When the nation's largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lo...
Man who claimed to be missing boy gets 2 years in prison
CINCINNATI — An Ohio man who claimed to be a child who disappeared at age 6 pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated identity theft and will serve two y...
Judge weighs bid to stop Trump’s refugee resettlement limit
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Wednesday pressed a government lawyer to explain why President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing sta...
Underfunded IRS struggles to send refunds, answer calls
2019 was another tough year for the IRS, according to a new federal report.
Weinstein lawyers want judge off rape case over texting jabs
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein's lawyers asked the judge in his New York City rape case to step aside Wednesday, a day after he threatened to jail the di...
Man saves California’s oldest weekly newspaper from closure
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. — A retiree has canceled an around-the-world trip to save California's oldest weekly newspaper, which was set to shut down when it...
Gunman gets life term in `Fast and Furious’ border killing
TUCSON, Ariz. — A man convicted of shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent nine years ago in a case that exposed a botched federal gun operation known as ...
Husband in missing mom case ordered held on $6 million bail
Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of a missing mother of five, was ordered detained on $6 million bail Wednesday on new murder and kidnapping charges...
Hollywood-backed Quibi thinks you’ll pay for its video bites
LAS VEGAS — A startup heavily backed by Hollywood is wagering that you're ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on ...
CES tech show: Voice for the gas pump, sensors for the plant
LAS VEGAS — A connected world means paying for gas with your voice and sensing when a plant needs water.