Caught on Camera: Middle school student stops bus after driver loses consciousness
A middle school student stepped into action after his school bus driver became light-headed and lost consciousness on the road and it was all caught on camera.
Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska
Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina each fell a single vote short of passing in their legislatures amid heated debates among Republicans.
California landslide halts rail service, homes evacuated
Officials in Southern California say a coastal landslide closed a historic cultural center, shut down rail service in the area and forced the evacuation of nearby residences.
Error, confusion plague review kicking millions off Medicaid
Some Medicaid recipients tell The Associated Press errors and confusion are leading to them being kicked off the federally and state-funded health coverage program.
Largest powwow draws Indigenous dancers to New Mexico
Tens of thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for what organizers bill as the largest powwow in North America.
In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm’s water use
In Arizona, worsening drought has brought renewed attention to a farm owned by a Saudi Arabian company and whether the state should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources.
GOP uses state capitol protests to redefine ‘insurrection’
The silencing of a transgender lawmaker in Montana marks the third time in five weeks that Republicans have attempted to compare disruptive but nonviolent protests at state capitols to insurrections.
Culture war clash gives Kansas new medication abortion law
Kansas clinics will be required to tell patients that medication abortions can be stopped using a drug regimen that the providers consider ineffective and potentially dangerous.
Ed Sheeran, on guitar, gets musical with a New York jury
British singer Ed Sheeran sang a few lyrics from one of his songs and played a few chords on a guitar for a New York jury, hoping to hit the right notes with a jury deciding whether the song violates the copyrights of Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On.”.
Lawsuit: California prisons target ‘foreign-born’ inmates
A lawsuit filed in state court alleges California’s corrections agency routinely refers inmates who appear to be “foreign-born” to federal immigration authorities even if they are U.S. citizens.