A Rush to Find Survivors Amid the Mud of Southern California Enclave Rescue workers scoured mud-swollen riverbeds in the wealthy Southern California enclave of Montecito on Wednesday, clutching to the hope that they might find some of the more than a dozen people missing after mudslides swept away about 100 […]
Supreme Court seems skeptical of blocking Ohio law that removes voters from rolls Challengers of an Ohio law that purges voters who do not participate in consecutive elections or respond to a notice from state officials seemed to face an uphill battle Wednesday at the Supreme Court. During oral arguments, […]
US marshals return escaped psychiatric patient to Hawaii U.S. marshals say they’ve brought a man who escaped from a Hawaii psychiatric hospital back to the islands from California. Randall Saito faces escape charges stemming from his unauthorized departure from Hawaii State Hospital in November. The agency said in a statement […]
Trump hands GOP Florida governor a win on drilling but leaves other states hanging It helps to be a Republican governor on Donald Trump’s side. Days after the Trump administration opened the possibility of offshore oil and gas drilling in long restricted areas on both the East and West coasts […]
California mudslides: Rescuers race against time to find 17 missing people Rescuers are racing to find 17 people who are still missing after mudslides slammed into wealthy areas of California, destroying an estimated 100 homes. More than 500 firefighters are involved in the search – but conditions are perilous, with […]
Texas woman bit her parents fingers during argument about her boyfriend, police say An Odessa woman is in jail after police say she bit her parents’ fingers during an argument about her boyfriend. Danielle Elizabeth Susan, 43, faces two counts of injury to an elderly person, as well as an […]
Mittelstadt shows Buffalo glimpse of future at world juniors A funny thing happened when the offensively challenged Sabres left town for two weeks to make way for the world junior hockey championship. Buffalo’s win-starved hockey fans got a promising glimpse into the future thanks to Casey Mittelstadt. The 19-year-old forward […]
Novak Djokovic dominates in return from injury Novak Djokovic stopped quickly, abruptly changed directions and stabbed at a full-stretch volley that whizzed past Dominic Thiem for a winner. He then turned and beamed. Djokovic is back after the longest injury layoff of his career and he’s clearly enjoying himself on […]
Scott Frost named FBS coach of the year at American Football Coaches Association awards show The University of Central Florida claimed a mythical national title after an undefeated season, but there was nothing mythical about Scott Frost’s award on Tuesday night. Frost, whose team capped a 13-0 season with a […]
Muguruza out of Sydney International with thigh injury Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza has withdrawn with an injury from her second consecutive tournament to start the new year. Muguruza, who retired in the third set from her first match at the Brisbane International last week with leg cramps, beat Kiki Bertens […]
