Three common garden pests — and a 17-year visitor who isn’t
OK, so you’ve got your vegetable and flower transplants in the ground, their roots are reaching out into surrounding soil, and stems are starting...
Union chief says flight attendant lost 2 teeth in assault
DALLAS — A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was assaulted by a passenger and lost two teeth in the attack last weekend, according to a...
US cuts Mexico’s aviation safety rating, curbing new flights
U.S. regulators have downgraded Mexico's aviation safety rating, a move that prevents Mexican airlines from expanding flights to the United States just as travel...
Puerto Rico ends pandemic curfew after a year in force
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico ended a nightly pandemic curfew Monday after more than a year in force and will allow vaccinated...
Moderna says its COVID-19 shot works in kids as young as 12
Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become...
Months after Georgia man shot by officers, family wants info
ATLANTA — More than five months after a man was shot to death in an apartment outside Atlanta by officers serving a warrant targeting...
Biden to visit Tulsa for 100th anniversary of race massacre
TULSA, Okla. — President Joe Biden will visit Tulsa next week to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 massacre that claimed up to...
Man pleads guilty, faces life term for deadly smuggling run
DEL RIO, Texas — A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges arising from a migrant smuggling run that ended with a...
Bad dream stopped Everest guide from climbing peak 26th time
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A record-holding Sherpa climber halted his attempt to scale Mount Everest for a 26th time because of a bad dream but...
Board fight at Exxon intensifies spotlight on climate change
NEW YORK — ExxonMobil is facing a major challenge from a group of investors in one of the biggest fights a corporate boardroom has...