By KATIE ADKINS and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press LELAND, Miss. (AP) — High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire, with two separate shootings on opposite sides of the state Friday night that left at least eight people dead and many more injured, authorities ...

By ADRIAN SAINZ and OBED LAMY Associated Press McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — A blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no survivors, authorities said. The explosion left a smoldering wreck of twisted and charred metal and ...

By JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — As National Guard troops arrive in Memphis, the memory of thousands of them with bayonetted rifles and tanks in 1968 is still fresh for Joe Calhoun. Back then, he marched in the streets with sanitation workers and ...

Every week hundreds of millions of people around the world gather to worship in peace. But for some, there comes a day when deadly violence invades their sacred spaces and shatters that sense of sanctuary and safety. It happened recently at a synagogue in England and two churches in the U.S. ...

PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — The subject of an Ohio police pursuit took off down the road, a flash of orange in the darkness, but officers eventually caught up and grabbed the escapee: a runaway inflatable pumpkin as tall as them. Body camera footage from the Parma Heights Police Department in ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A critically endangered rhino made its public debut Friday at a Cleveland zoo, dashing about its enclosure and giving a boost to the endangered species. The 120-pound (55-kilogram) eastern black rhino was born earlier this month to 22-year-old mother Kibibbi and 25-year-old ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's Republican-led Legislature approved a revised congressional map Monday that could give Democrats an improved chance at flipping a seat as they fight to topple the GOP's slim majority in the U.S. House. But in a state dominated by Republicans, it remains a ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man's DNA was found on a gasoline can that was placed under a news vehicle in a failed arson attempt in Salt Lake City, federal prosecutors allege in court documents. Christopher Solomon Proctor, 45, lit a fuse attached to the 2.5 gallon (9.5 liter) plastic gas ...

Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports across the U.S. on Tuesday as the federal government shutdown stretched into a seventh day, while union leaders for air traffic controllers and airport security screeners warned the situation was likely to get worse. The Federal Aviation ...

Fifth Third Bancorp is buying Comerica for $10.9 billion in an all-stock deal, tying up two big regional banks. The buyout will create the 9th largest U.S. bank with approximately $288 billion in assets, the companies said Monday. The combined company will have operations in the Southeast, ...

A mid-decade battle over congressional redistricting is playing out in state capitals, in courtrooms and on the ballot. The efforts to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage got jump-started when President Donald Trump called upon Republican-led Texas to reshape districts so that ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (AP) — By the roiling rapids of converging rivers, President Donald Trump's campaign to have the government tell a happier story of American history confronts its toughest challenge. There is no positive spin to be put on slavery. At frozen-in-time Harpers Ferry National ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An online fundraiser for family members of the man who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze has raised over $275,000 as of Thursday in what the organizer described as a "whirlwind of love and forgiveness." On Sunday, Thomas "Jake" Sanford, 40, drove his ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice's prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges may be an illegal retaliation after he successfully sued the Trump administration over his deportation to El Salvador. The case of Abrego ...

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal authorities on Friday said the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district had a history of criminal charges before his arrest by immigration agents last week, which shocked the community and prompted the school ...

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A California resident who attempted to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his Maryland home was sentenced Friday to over eight years in prison by a federal judge, who imposed a punishment that is ...

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused the independent watchdog for the Pentagon of being "weaponized" and says he's overhauling the inspector general's office, upending the way that service members report abuse ...

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the groups from some conservatives and ...

By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer The parents of two college students killed in a Tesla crash say they were trapped in the car as it burst into flames because of a design flaw that made it nearly impossible for them to open the doors, according to lawsuits filed Thursday. The parents ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort plans to reopen its Stardust Racers ride at Epic Universe more than two weeks after a 32-year-old man died of blunt force injuries after going on the high-speed roller coaster. Signs will be updated to reinforce existing warnings and eligibility ...