Saturday September 21st, 2024 5:36PM

AP National News

How West Virginia's first transgender elected official is influencing local politics
Rosemary Ketchum became West Virginia's first openly transgender lawmaker when she was elected to the Wheeling City Council in 2020
1:31PM ( 4 months ago )
US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
U.S. officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation's dairy cows
1:07PM ( 4 months ago )
A train in central Buenos Aires strikes a boxcar on the track, injuring dozens
Authorities in Argentina say at least 90 people were injured in Buenos Aires when a passenger train struck an empty box car on the tracks and derailed
12:57PM ( 4 months ago )
US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
The Biden administration says Israel’s use of U
12:21PM ( 4 months ago )
Rope team rappels down into a rock quarry to rescue a mutt named Rippy
It was the barking that saved Rippy, a mutt that fell deep into a working rock quarry
11:44AM ( 4 months ago )
Bodies of 2 backcountry skiers buried by Utah avalanche recovered from mountain, names released
Search crews have recovered the bodies of two backcountry skiers who were swept away and buried by an avalanche in the mountains outside Salt Lake City
11:32AM ( 4 months ago )
Liam and Olivia are still the most popular US baby names, and Mateo makes his debut on the list
Liam and Olivia have for the fifth year topped the list of top baby names for brand new boys and girls in the U.S., according to the Social Security Administration
11:14AM ( 4 months ago )
Storms slam parts of Florida, Mississippi and elsewhere as cleanup from earlier tornadoes continues
Powerful storms bringing damaging high winds threatened several southern states early Friday as residents cleared debris from deadly severe weather that produced twisters in Michigan, Tennessee and other states
11:10AM ( 4 months ago )
At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South in a week of severe weather
At least one person is dead in Florida as powerful storms continue to pummel the South during a week of severe weather across the U.S. The sheriff’s office in Leon County, Florida, says in a Facebook post Friday that a falling tree killed a woman inside her family’s home in the Tallahassee area
11:10AM ( 4 months ago )
At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South. DeSantis declares emergency
At least one person is dead in Florida as powerful storms continue to pummel the South during a week of severe weather across the U.S. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency for some north Florida counties
11:10AM ( 4 months ago )