With a new school year dawning, education officials are grappling with whether to remove the names, images and statues of Confederate figures from public schools — especially since some are... READ MORE »

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — A shooting inside a public library that killed two people and wounded four has deeply shaken an eastern New Mexico community. The gunman surrendered after the shooting... READ MORE »

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a first, North Korea on Tuesday fired a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload that flew over Japan and splashed into the northern... READ MORE »

HOUSTON (AP) — Crews overwhelmed by thousands of rescue calls during one of the heaviest downpours in U.S. history have had little time to search for other potential victims, but officials... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to lift restrictions on surplus military equipment that can be passed on to local law enforcement agencies in spite of past concerns... READ MORE »

BERLIN (AP) — A nurse who was convicted of killing patients in Germany with overdoses of heart medication is now believed to have killed at least 84 people — and the true scale of the... READ MORE »

ATLANTA (AP) — The election of President Donald Trump and Republican control of Congress meant the National Rifle Association could probably rest easy that gun laws wouldn't change for at... READ MORE »

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — They started out as three Whitesburg-based activists ticked off by the national reporting stereotypes often perpetrated about Kentucky.The offending pieces often open... READ MORE »

MIAMI (AP) — Between the imposing condo towers and the picturesque sands of Miami Beach lies a conundrum.Or as some advocates would put it, a cat-tastrophe.The city just began the 12-month... READ MORE »

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A mansion in eastern Minnesota is ready to be rented out for the Super Bowl.The house's property manager, Matthew Stepaniak, told the Pioneer Press that the house... READ MORE »