No tsunami threat from 5.9 earthquakes off Pacific Coast
GOLD BEACH, Ore. — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon early Friday, and the aftershocks included another 5.9 quake. But...
U-Michigan won’t drop GOP donor’s name over ‘witches’ remark
DETROIT — The University of Michigan will keep the name of a prominent Michigan Republican on a campus building despite his description of Gov....
Former Louisville assistant gets plea deal in extortion case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former University of Louisville basketball assistant has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of attempted extortion and will avoid prison...
FBI subpoenas info on readers of news story on slain agents
WASHINGTON — The FBI issued a subpoena demanding U.S. newspaper giant Gannett provide agents with information to track down readers of a USA Today...
Cuomo daughter shares queer identity: ‘You are not alone’
ALBANY, N.Y. — Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo, the daughter of New York's governor, used a social media post Thursday to share her “queer” identity and call...
Maryland man gets 6 years for $1 million in fraud schemes
BALTIMORE — A Maryland man was sentenced to more than six years for a series of fraud schemes that cost victims more than $1...
South Carolina inmate trying to halt June 18 execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The inmate scheduled to be the first put to death under South Carolina's recently revamped capital punishment law has filed a...
Affidavit: Texas boy was killed long before reported missing
HOUSTON — A 5-year-old Houston boy likely died weeks before he was reported missing and his body was kept in a storage unit before...
Far-right troll charged in Capitol riots avoids house arrest
A federal magistrate on Friday declined to order house arrest for a far-right internet troll charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S....
3,000 eggs abandoned after drone scares birds in California
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Some 3,000 elegant tern eggs were abandoned at a Southern California nesting island after a drone crashed and scared off...