National News
- Deadly Calif. crash on route for illegal border crossings March 3, 2021Authorities are investigating whether human smuggling was involved when an SUV packed with 25 people slammed into a tractor-trailer in a remote California desert
- 3rd man accuses a Chicago activist priest of sexual abuse March 3, 2021A third man has come forward with sexual abuse allegations against a Chicago priest who has gained widespread acclaim for his activism
- US service sector growth slows sharply in February March 3, 2021The services sector, where most Americans works, grew at a sharply slower pace in February with various problems related to the pandemic hindering growth
- Las Vegas Sands sells the Venetian, Sands Expo for $6.25B March 3, 2021Las Vegas Sands is selling the Venetian casino resort and Sands Expo and Convention Center for $6.25 billion
- Video of North Carolina K-9 training prompts investigation March 3, 2021Officials say an investigation of K-9 training is underway after video showed a North Carolina officer lifting a dog by a leash and slamming the animal into the side of a police vehicle
- Exxon Mobil ordered to pay $14.25M penalty in pollution case March 3, 2021A federal judge has ordered Exxon Mobil to pay a $14.25 million civil penalty in a lawsuit accusing the company of violating the Clean Air Act for eight years at its Baytown, Texas, refinery
- California crash kills 13 of 25 people crammed into SUV March 3, 2021Authorities are looking into whether human smuggling was involved after 13 people died when an SUV and a big rig collided on a Southern California highway near the U.S.-Mexico border
- Who is Myanmar's UN envoy? Coup opponent or representative March 3, 2021Myanmar’s U.N. ambassador insists he remains his country's permanent representative to the United Nations despite a military coup he strongly condemns
- Whitmer faces criticism over severance deals for officials March 3, 2021Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing criticism after the disclosure of two additional employment-separation deals for former top officials, a day after a $155,000 payout to Michigan’s ex-health director Robert Gordon came to light
- Giraffe dies at L.A. Zoo after delivery of stillborn calf March 3, 2021A giraffe has died at the Los Angeles Zoo after undergoing a procedure to deliver her stillborn calf
- US demands status of all Syrian detainees be made public March 3, 2021The United States is demanding that the status of tens of thousands of civilians detained in Syria during the country’s 10-year conflict be made public, and that the bodies of those who died be returned to their loved ones
- Kentucky seeking federal help as floodwaters cause damage March 3, 2021Gov. Andy Beshear is seeking federal assistance after heavy rains soaked Kentucky and left massive flooding around the state
- Chicago man arrested, charged with inciting summer looting March 2, 2021A Chicago man is facing a federal charge of inciting a riot after he allegedly went online last August to urge other to take part in the widespread vandalism of stores and others businesses
- Deputies: Boy, 11, brought unloaded gun to elementary school March 2, 2021Authorities say a Florida elementary school student has been arrested after bringing an unloaded gun to school and threatening two classmates
- Government offers plan to release more endangered red wolves March 2, 2021Government wildlife officials say they have released two more critically endangered red wolves into the wild in North Carolina
- Florida deputy suspended for Facebook post about Muslims March 2, 2021A central Florida sheriff’s deputy was suspended for nearly a month after a civil rights group asked for an investigation into his Facebook posts about Muslims
- Feds oppose release of Arizona man who wore horns in riot March 2, 2021Prosecutors are opposing the release of an Arizona man who stormed the Capitol while sporting face paint and a furry hat with horns
- 75 ex-top prosecutors endorse Biden’s pick for associate AG March 2, 2021More than 75 former U.S. attorneys are throwing their support behind President Joe Biden’s nominee for associate attorney general and urging congressional leaders to quickly confirm her to the post
- California Highway Patrol now says 13 died in crash involving SUV carrying 25 people; hospital previously said 15 killed March 2, 2021California Highway Patrol now says 13 died in crash involving SUV carrying 25 people; hospital previously said 15 killed
- No charges in police shooting of Black man in Kansas City March 2, 2021A Kansas City police officer who shot and killed a Black man last year will not be charged
