Jon Gruden resigns as Raiders coach over offensive emails
Jon Gruden has resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails he sent before being hired in 2018 contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments.
Hurricane Ida in Louisiana: Caskets, vaults still displaced
What it wrought on the living it also wrought on the dead, moving vaults and caskets and adding another layer of trauma for families and communities recovering from the powerful storm.
Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including private business, from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on workers and called on state lawmakers to pass a similar ban into law.
Plane crash kills 2, burns homes in California neighborhood
A twin-engine plane that killed at least two people and left a swath of destruction in a San Diego suburb Monday.
California's 'Surf City USA' beach reopens after oil spill
A Southern California beach that was closed more than a week ago because of a leak of crude oil from an undersea pipeline reopened on Monday, far sooner than many expected.
Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue into Monday
Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds more flights Monday following a weekend of major service disruptions.
Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic.
Tornadoes cause damage in Oklahoma; storms rock central US
Several reported tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage but no immediate word of deaths or injuries.
Tropical Storm Pamela forms off Mexico's Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tropical Storm Pamela has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to strengthen to hurricane status before hitting shore somewhere near the port of Mazatlan at midweek. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Pamela's center…
Oil spill sidelines surfers in California
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Huntington Beach is still reeling from last week’s underwater pipeline leak that spilled crude into the Pacific Ocean off Southern California. The spill of at least 25,000 gallons and no more than 132,000 gallons of…
Strong earthquakes off coast of Hawaii
NAALEHU, Hawaii (AP) - Two strong earthquakes struck off the coast of the Big Island in Hawaii on Sunday, rattling residents and causing items to fall off shelves. The U.S. Geological Survey says the first quake had a magnitude of…
Facebook unveils new safety controls
NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens using its photo sharing app Instagram to take a break, and nudging them if they repeatedly…
Southwest Airlines cancels more than 1,000 weekend flights
NEW YORK (AP) - Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend, blaming the woes on air traffic control issues and weather. The airline canceled more than 1,000 flights, or 28% of its schedule as of 5 p.m. ET…
Feds won't seek charges against cop in Jacob Blake shooting
Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they won’t file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year — a shooting that sparked protests that led to the deaths of two men.
1 killed, 14 wounded in shootout at Minnesota bar
A shootout at a busy bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, early Sunday left a woman dead and 14 other people wounded, authorities said.
EXPLAINER: How US states help rich foreigners shield assets
A mention of "tax havens” typically conjures images of sun-soaked Caribbean escapes like the Cayman Islands or the buttoned-down banks of Switzerland. Not South Dakota. But a report detailing how world leaders and some of the planet's wealthiest people hide their riches has drawn new scrutiny to the growth of tax havens in the United States.
Average price of gas up by 6 cents per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 6 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.31 per gallon. That’s $1.07 more than a year ago. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday…
US appeals court lets Texas resume ban on most abortions
A federal appeals court has allowed Texas to resume banning most abortions, just one day after clinics began racing to serve patients again for the first time since early September.
California spill not the environmental disaster first feared
After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast, environmentalists feared the worst: A massive spill that would wreck the ecosystem.
President Biden won't invoke executive privilege on Trump Jan. 6 docs
President Joe Biden will not block a tranche of documents sought by a House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Maryland senior housing shooting kills 2; suspect held
Two staff members were fatally shot Friday at a Maryland apartment complex for seniors just outside of Washington, D.C.
Trump hotel lost $70M during presidency, got help from bank
Former President Donald Trump's company lost more than $70 million operating his Washington, D.C., hotel while in office, forcing him at one point to get a reprieve from a major bank on payments on a loan.
Fort Hood launches effort to address sexual assault, suicide
U.S. Army officials unveiled a new resource and training center at Fort Hood on Thursday that aims to create a more supportive culture following reports of murder, suicide and sexual assault at the embattled Texas military installation.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Ressa and Muratov
Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their fight for freedom of expression in countries where reporters have faced persistent attacks, harassment and even murder.
