Kansas county mulls changing creek’s racially loaded name
LEAWOOD, Kan. — Advocates who are pushing to change the name of a nondescript stream called Negro Creek near Kansas City say they hope...
Michigan women’s team makes emergency landing in Indiana
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan women’s basketball team has safely returned to Ann Arbor after their flight was forced to make...
Dinner theater drops ‘Cinderella’ with mostly white cast
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — A suburban Minneapolis dinner theater has scrapped plans for a production of “Cinderella” because the cast was mostly white and it...
EXPLAINER: Why is media access at the border an issue?
NEW YORK — Access to government-run facilities housing young immigrants on the border with Mexico has caused one of the first tussles between news...
Fans to return to Chicago Fire games at Soldier Field
CHICAGO — Soccer fans will soon be able to see the Chicago Fire play in person.
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DISPATCH: When home burns, and your job is to cover it
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains had not burned in decades. But they burned the year I lived...
Fox weather forecaster Dean turns into fierce Cuomo critic
NEW YORK — To Fox News Channel's Janice Dean, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a liar and a criminal. He blames others for...
Park authorities plan four spring fires for Indiana Dunes
CHESTERTON, Ind. — Authorities plan four prescribed fires at Indiana Dunes National Park this spring, totaling more than 900 acres.
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Pentagon looks to root out extremists targeting US troops
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is focusing on identifying extremist organizations in the United States that are trying to recruit members from within the...
Jury convicts former NW Indiana mayor of bribery in retrial
HAMMOND, Ind. — A federal jury convicted a former northwestern Indiana mayor on a bribery charge Friday in his retrial on allegations he solicited...