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New lawsuit targets California ride-hail labor law

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<p>OAKLAND, Calif. &mdash; Ride-hail drivers and a union filed a lawsuit Thursday against Proposition 22 — a ballot measure that exempted Uber and other...

Indiana logs 1,233 new COVID-19 infections and 24 deaths

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<p>INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Indiana health officials said Sunday that 24 more people in the state have died from COVID-19 as they announced 1,233 new infections....

3 years’ probation issued in Puerto Rico cruise ship death

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A grandfather who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the fall of his young granddaughter from an 11th-story window...

Buttigieg campaign manager seeking to lead Indiana Democrats

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INDIANAPOLIS — The manager of former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign is entering the race to become the Indiana Democratic Party’s...

DOJ: Anti-government ‘boogaloo’ members charged in Kentucky

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two supporters of the anti-government, pro-gun “boogaloo” movement were arrested Thursday in Kentucky, federal authorities announced. ...

Indiana Senate votes to override local rental rules ban veto

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<p>INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Republican lawmakers took the first step Monday toward overriding the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/d082d7f89f36f775eedc558f12605355">Indiana governor’s veto of a bill blocking cities</a> from regulating rental...

Millie Hughes-Fulford, trailblazing astronaut, dies at 75

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SAN FRANCISCO — Millie Hughes-Fulford, a trailblazing astronaut and scientist who became the first female payload specialist to fly in space for NASA, died...

Ending Indiana gun permits could cost police $3.5 million

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators would face coming up with $3.5 million a year for local police agencies if they repeal the state law requiring...

For Parkland seniors, high school years bookended by tragedy

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — They were baptized by gunfire their freshman year, bonded as they spent hours hiding under desks, inextricably linked by tragedy....

Fresh funding aims to revitalize Indigenous oral history

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<p>Associated Press &mdash; A major effort is getting underway at several universities, tribal museums and libraries around the U.S. to digitize the oral histories...