North Carolina owner of venomous snakes facing charges
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina man whose venomous snake escaped from his home and terrorized a neighborhood for several days is facing multiple...
As global COVID-19 deaths top 4 million, a suicide in Peru
AREQUIPA, Peru — On the last day of Javier Vilca's life, his wife stood outside a hospital window with a teddy bear, red balloons...
Board returns local control to Little Rock School District
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday lifted the last remaining restrictions on the Little Rock School District, returning it...
Small plane lands safely after passenger briefly takes over
JUNEAU, Alaska — A passenger on a plane bound for a tiny western Alaska community took control of the plane's yoke and caused it...
Free samples are back, but with safety in mind
NEW YORK — When Pat Curry spotted bite-sized wood-fire rotisserie chicken with portabella mushroom at her local Costco in early June, she felt “giddy."...
Doctors to evaluate competency of office shooting suspect
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Criminal proceedings were suspended Thursday for a man charged with killing four people in a shooting at a Southern California...
First lady Jill Biden to attend National Spelling Bee
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Finalists in the Scripps National Spelling Bee will get a visit from one of the nation's most prominent educators:...
Racial bias reports threaten Tulane med school accreditation
Associated Press — Allegations of racial discrimination in the Tulane University School of Medicine's Graduate Medical Education program have prompted an accrediting organization to...
Man whose case helped end death penalty in Illinois dies
CHICAGO — A former Illinois death row inmate whose exoneration became an incentive to end the death penalty in the state has died, his...
Authorities seek 4 inmates after escape from Illinois jail
LEWISTOWN, Ill. — Four inmates escaped from a county jail in western Illinois and authorities advised area residents to remain locked in their homes...