Levees strained as Arkansas River stays at record levels
The Arkansas River is holding steady at record levels, putting enormous pressure on aging levees and offering little relief to areas enduring historic flooding in Arkansas …
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Army vet to face new hate crime charges in California crash
Prosecutors will file new hate crime charges against an Army veteran accused of eight counts of attempted murder after police said he deliberately plowed his car into pedestrians at a California crosswalk last month …
2 charged with killing mother who shielded baby from gunfire
Two central Illinois men are charged with first-degree murder in the Chicago shooting death of a woman who was shielding her 1-year-old daughter from their gunfire …
The Latest: Gathering to commemorate slave ship discovery
People are gathering at a small community center in Mobile, Alabama, to learn more about the discovery of what experts believe is the last ship known to have brought enslaved people from Africa to the United…
Body believed to be missing Utah girl is found
Police say a body believed to be a missing 5-year-old Utah girl was found less than a block from her home …
2 pedestrians, 5 others hurt in San Francisco SUV chase
Police say a woman in a stolen SUV hit two pedestrians _ leaving one with life-threatening injuries _ and injured five other people including herself during a wild chase through San Francisco neighborhoods …
Star witness against ‘El Chapo’ to be sentenced in Chicago
A star government witness at the New York trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is being sentenced in Chicago, where prosecutors are seeking extraordinary leniency for the former cartel lieutenant-turned-U.S. government cooperator …
California Assembly votes to tighten rules on contractors
With an eye toward gig economy, California Assembly votes to tighten rules on independent contractors …
Navy SEAL wants slaying case tossed or prosecutor removed
Lawyers for a Navy SEAL accused of killing an Islamic State prisoner say prosecutors lied, withheld evidence and illegally conducted surveillance of the defense team …
In Alabama, commemoration set for ‘last slave ship’
Experts are set to release details on the discovery of the last ship known to have brought enslaved people from Africa to the United States …