State Wires

Caitlyn Jenner’s 1st news conference short on substance

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Caitlyn Jenner held her first news conference Friday as a Republican candidate for California governor, 77 days after announcing she was...

Iowa amusement park became a political force before accident

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa amusement park where a ride accident killed one boy and critically injured another has become increasingly influential in...

Montana town of grizzly attack a popular stop for cyclists

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HELENA Mont. — A tiny western Montana town where a grizzly bear pulled a woman from her tent and killed her this week welcomes...

Houston voter who waited 6 hours arrested for illegal voting

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AUSTIN, Texas — A Houston man who received widespread attention after standing six hours in line to cast a ballot in the 2020 Democratic...

Pandemic garbage boom ignites debate over waste as energy

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PORTLAND, Maine — America remains awash in refuse as new cases of the coronavirus decline — and that has reignited a debate about the...

Democrats bet on early Latino outreach to avoid ’20 pitfalls

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — On a sweaty recent Thursday afternoon, Alex Berrios was instructing his team on how to get people to register to vote....

Warrants: Tape bound 2 of 3 bodies at Georgia golf course

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KENNESAW, Ga. — Two of the three men found fatally shot at a suburban Atlanta golf course had their hands, legs and mouths bound...

White House calling out critics of door-to-door vaccine push

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WASHINGTON — “A disservice to the country.” “Inaccurate disinformation.” “Literally killing people.” ...

Deported veteran returns to US to become American citizen

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LOS ANGELES — It took nearly a decade and a federal lawsuit for U.S. Marine Corps veteran Hector Ocegueda to finally come home. ...

Bill aims to spend billions to fix nation’s aging dams

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BOSTON — Lawmakers in Congress on Friday introduced a bill that would pump tens of billions of dollars into fixing and upgrading the country’s...