Gunman in Colorado supermarket shooting is the latest to fail with insanity defense
A man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket has been found guilty of murder in the 2021 attack, becoming the latest person to fail in an attempt to be acquitted by reason of insanity.
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Volunteers help seedlings take root as New Mexico attempts to recover from historic wildfire
A small team of volunteers spent a few hours scrambling across fire-ravaged mountainsides, planting hundreds of seedlings as part of a monumental recovery effort that has been ongoing following the ...
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Pac-12 in talks with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join rebuilding league in 2026, AP sources say
The Pac-12 is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the rebuilding conference in 2026, three people with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press on Monday. The Pac-12 is ...
John rapidly strengthens into a hurricane off southern Mexico’s Pacific coast
A tropical storm over the eastern Pacific Ocean intensified into a category 1 hurricane and was ripping toward Mexico’s southern coast on Monday afternoon. Originally forecast ...
4 migrants died trying to reach an eastern Greek island in a small boat that sank
A small boat carrying migrants from nearby Turkey sank Monday in wind-tossed waters in the eastern Aegean Sea just off the island of Samos, killing at least four people, ...
Providence teacher held on sexual assault, child porn charges
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Providence middle school teacher appeared in court Monday morning on charges of first-degree sexual assault and producing child pornography.
Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket found guilty of murder
A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 has been found guilty of murder and faces life in prison. Jurors reached their verdict Monday in the ...
The NYPD often shows leniency to officers involved in illegal stop and frisks, report finds
The New York City police department is lax in punishing officers who illegally stop and frisk people on the street, ...
Hundreds sue over alleged sexual abuse in Illinois youth detention centers
More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention centers in Illinois, according to lawsuits filed Monday, the latest in a string ...
Providence to conduct emergency siren test on Tuesday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) will conduct its annual Port Evacuation Drill on Tuesday, Sept. 24, which includes testing its emergency siren system at ...
Thousands flee southern Lebanon in search of safety and shelter
Thousands of families from southern Lebanon packed cars and minivans with suitcases, mattresses, blankets and carpets and ...
Trump will attend Al Smith charity dinner that Harris is skipping to campaign in battleground state
Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he would be the sole featured speaker at this year’s Al Smith charity dinner in New York, typically a good-humored and bipartisan political event that Vice ...