Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
By JOCELYN GECKER and DYLAN LOVAN CECILIA, Ky. (AP) — This year’s back-to-school season will restore a degree of pre-pandemic normalcy. But many…
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Kansas City mayor sues Missouri over police funding law
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is suing the state of Missouri over a new law…
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is hosting a dark sky celebration
MOSCA, Colo. (KRDO) — On Saturday, August 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the outdoor amphitheater, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve…
Continue Reading Judge reinstates North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Abortions in North Carolina are no longer legal after 20 weeks of…
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Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press CODY, Wyo. (AP) — The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of…
Continue Reading S.C. court blocks abortion law as Senate considers new one
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina “fetal heartbeat” law banning abortion around six…
Continue Reading Fire hits vacant Grossinger’s hotel, once a Catskills jewel
LIBERTY, N.Y. (AP) — A fire consumed a building at the site of the long-closed Grossinger’s resort, once among the most storied and glamorous…
Continue ReadingCheney spotlights ‘real work’ ahead as January 6 investigation continues
By Annie Grayer, CNN GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming lost her primary election Tuesday, but her work with the House select committee investigating the…
Continue Reading Man indicted for homicide after Georgia boat crash kills 5
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on homicide charges after a Memorial Day weekend boat crash that killed five people. Mark…
Continue Reading Ex-Indiana lawmaker sentenced in casino money scheme
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former Indiana state senator has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for his role in a scheme that illegally funneled about…
Continue ReadingFormer Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane ordered to report to federal prison in Colorado
By Brad Parks, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who was sentenced last month to two and a half years in prison for violating George…
Continue ReadingChina is seeding clouds to replenish its shrinking Yangtze River
By Shawn Deng, Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy and Reuters, CNN Chinese planes are firing rods into the sky to bring more rainfall to its crucial…
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Entergy chairman and CEO to retire; successor as CEO chosen
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The chairman and CEO of New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., one of two Louisiana companies in the Fortune 500, will retire next…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 8/17/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, led by drops in big technology companies and erasing the S&P 500′s gains for the week.…
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Colorado Springs vows to crack down unpaid parking tickets totaling more than $180k in 2021
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo (KRDO) — A newly released audit on the City of Colorado Springs parking enforcement and judicial processes shows more than a…
Continue Reading Target, Krispy Kreme fall; Hill International, Lowe’s rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Target, Krispy Kreme fall; Hill International, Lowe’s…
Continue ReadingTourists fined for surfing up Venice’s Grand Canal
By Julia Buckley, CNN Just when you thought swimming in canals, vandalizing property and posing topless on a war memorial were as bad as tourist…
Continue ReadingUkraine admits it was behind three explosions in Crimea. Here’s what we know
By Vasco Cotovio and Tara John, CNN Ukraine was behind three explosions rocked Russian military facilities in the annexed province of Crimea this…
Continue Reading How new Colorado River cuts will impact states, residents
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona and Nevada residents won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their…
Continue Reading Medical groups, 20 states weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Medical groups and states across the U.S. are watching as a legal battle over abortion rights…
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