Capybaras take their turn as the holiday season’s ‘it’ animal
ST. LOUIS -- The world’s largest rodent is having a big moment.The capybara – a semi-aquatic South American relative of ...
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Indiana shrouds executions in secrecy, defying long tradition of public oversight
From public hangings in the town square to lethal injections witnessed by journalists, executions historically have mostly been carried out ...
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Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting
MADISON, Wis. -- Community members in Wisconsin continued to wrestle with grief and called for change in the aftermath of ...
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1 dead and 9 injured in Baltimore County shooting and fiery car crash
TOWSON, Md. -- A shooting and related fiery car crash Tuesday night in a suburban area north of Baltimore killed ...
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Grubhub to pay $25M in deceptive practices settlement with Illinois attorney general and the FTC
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Grubhub Inc., an online food ordering and delivery platform, will pay $25 million to settle a dispute ...
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Outgoing Washington governor suggests ‘wealth tax’ to avoid cuts to education and police
SEATTLE -- Outgoing Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a tax on wealth above $100 million in hopes of plugging ...
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Tech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing ...
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Suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged in the death of a seventh woman
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. -- The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach ...
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Takeaways from the AP’s reporting on nuclear bunkers
Global security leaders are warning that nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending has surged around the world. At the ...
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Indiana man who killed brother, 3 others will be put to death in state’s 1st execution in 15 years
MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana -- An Indiana man convicted in the 1997 killings of his brother and three other people is ...
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