Gunman on scooter shoots randomly in NYC, police say, killing an 87-year-old and wounding 3 others
New York City police say a man on a scooter fired a handgun in a string of random shootings that killed an 87-year-old and wounded three others.
A Vermont police officer, aged 19, died in a crash with a burglary suspect she was chasing
Vermont State Police say a Rutland City police officer was killed and two other officers were injured when a suspect crashed into two police cruisers pursuing him.
Tennessee can enforce ban on transgender care for minors, court says
A federal appeals court has temporarily reversed a lower court’s ruling that had prohibited Tennessee from enacting a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Harassment of TV meteorologists reflects broader anti-science, anti-media trends
TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger faced intensifying harassment as he did more reporting on climate change during local newscasts.
Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth
As Earth this week set and then repeatedly broke unofficial records for average global heat, it served as a reminder of a danger that climate change is making steadily worse for farmworkers and others who labor outside.
As whiskey and bourbon business booms, beloved distillers face pushback over taxes and emissions
The whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have long been beloved in their communities, where they provide jobs and the pride of a successful homegrown industry.
Extremely overdue book returned to Massachusetts library 119 years later
A Massachusetts library is celebrating the return of a book more than a century after it was last checked out.
Sailors rejoice after snowy winter raises Great Salt Lake — for now
After years of sailboats being hoisted out of the shrinking Great Salt Lake amid fears they might not return, sailors are back this summer.
Texas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governor’s latest effort to curb border crossings
Texas has started rolling out what is set to become a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande.
Philadelphia community tries to heal from trauma as shooter’s mental health comes into focus
Prosecutors and others say in the weeks before Kimbrady Carriker opened fire at random with an AR-15 in Philadelphia killing five people, the few people close to him saw him grow increasingly agitated and erratic.