Washington state minimum wage moving up to $16.28 per hour
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to $16.28 an hour next year. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries made the...
A Florida death row inmate convicted of killing a deputy and 2 others dies in prison, officials say
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida death row inmate convicted of killing a deputy and two other people more than 40 years ago has died in...
Central Kansas police chief who led raid on small weekly newspaper has resigned, official says
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper in central Kansas has resigned, just days after he...
Colorado man arrested on suspicion of killing a mother black bear and two cubs
HOWARD, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of killing a mother black bear and two cubs in the Rocky Mountains a...
11 people are dead after Mexico church roof collapses. No more people believed buried in rubble
CIUDAD MADERO, Mexico (AP) — Father Ángel Vargas was moving pew to pew baptizing children when a tie beam gave way bringing his church’s roof crashing...
New Baltimore police commissioner confirmed by City Council despite recent challenges
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore City Council on Monday confirmed Richard Worley as the city’s new police commissioner, a leadership change that comes amid an ongoing...
Bodies of two adults and two children found in Seattle house after fire and reported shooting
SEATTLE (AP) — Detectives in Seattle were investigating the deaths of two adults and two children whose bodies were found following a reported shooting and house...
Rutgers rolls Northwestern 24-7, as Wildcats play 1st game since hazing scandal shook the program
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Northwestern lost to Rutgers 24-7 on Sunday in the football team’s first game since a hazing scandal led to a coaching change,...
Death toll of Kirkuk clashes rises to 4 as transfer of police headquarters to Kurdish party halted
BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from clashes that broke out Saturday in the disputed city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq has risen to four, medical...
Phoenix man let 10-year-old son drive pickup truck on freeway, police say
PHOENIX (AP) — A man has been arrested after allowing his 10-year-old son to drive a pickup truck on a Phoenix-area freeway, authorities said Sunday. Arizona...