(Headline USA) A police officer responding to a report of a man with a gun inside a North Carolina supermarket was fatally shot Monday and a suspect was later taken into custody, authorities said.
Police announced the death of Greensboro police officer Michael Horan at a news conference, saying Horan...
(Headline USA) American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday due to a technical issue just as the Christmas travel season kicks into overdrive and winter weather is threatening more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive.
Meanwhile, "Mayor Pete" trended on X as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was, once...
(Headline USA) It was during the pandemic when the Rev. Kira Austin-Young and her puppet-maker husband, Michael Schupbach, were going a little stir-crazy that they came up with the idea.
Instead of a star or some stylized humanoid angel to top their Christmas tree, why not create a biblically accurate...
(Headline USA) At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday season's batch of eggnog began 11 months ago.
The process typically starts in late January, just after the previous year's celebrations are over.
Nearly a thousand egg yolks, gallons upon gallons of heavy cream and roughly $1,000 worth of vanilla beans are mixed with...
(Headline USA) Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week's scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill.
The money comes after back-to-back hurricanes—Helene and Milton—slammed into the southeastern United States this fall, leaving havoc in their wake.
But...
(Headline USA) Little data has emerged to help quantify the rise in impersonator accounts and artificial intelligence-fueled networks on Bluesky.
But in recent weeks, users have begun reporting large numbers of apparent AI bots following them, posting plagiarized articles or making seemingly automated divisive comments in replies.
Lion Cassens, a Bluesky user, found one such...
(Headline USA) Blaring trumpets and joyful voices resounded in a New Orleans neighborhood this week as about 100 people marched in honor of John “Prince” Gilbert, a key member of innovative brass bands that have become an important part of the city's music scene over the past several decades.
Gilbert,...
(Headline USA) A man has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, Northern California authorities said.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Friday that deputies responding to an early morning family disturbance call found a woman outside a home who told deputies that her husband Andrey...
(Headline USA) Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said Saturday that she's removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator—ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who has been tapped to be the incoming administration's secretary of state.
"After an incredible amount of thought,...
(Headline USA) Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels.
Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their...
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden was expected to secure the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency as soon as Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump's far-reaching first term when he filled three seats...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) With less than seven hours before a partial government shutdown, the House has passed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open and allocate limited federal aid.
The last-minute Continuing Resolution will fund the government until March 14, allocate about $100 billion in disaster relief and extend...