WASHINGTON (AP) — Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears to be still alive, a top U.S. military commander said Thursday, contradicting Russia's claims that it probably killed the top counterterror target months ago.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman once under the spell of Charles Manson testified Thursday that the violent and manipulative cult leader threatened to have her die a painful death if she left the ranch where they lived.
HOUSTON (AP) — Alain Cisneros walked past thousands of cots filled with storm victims at the Houston convention center holding up a poster with the words, "Do you have questions?" written in Spanish in bold black letters.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Michael Paez had two hits and scored two runs, and Andrew Church allowed just four hits over eight innings as the St. Lucie Mets beat the Palm Beach Cardinals 3-1 on Thursday.
DUMMERSTON, Vt. (AP) — Political activist Peter Diamondstone, who helped found the Vermont political party that first launched Bernie Sanders for office in the 1970s, has died at age 82.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine prosecutors have dismissed rebellion complaints against 59 men who were stopped by police and army troops at two checkpoints in the south and accused of attempting to join Islamic State-linked militants who laid siege to…
Alexis Molina took a bullet to the chest, just above her heart, and was shot once in each leg as a gunman opened fire inside public library in New Mexico, but trauma surgeons at the Texas hospital where she is…
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Three boats carrying ethnic Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized in Bangladesh and 26 bodies of women and children have been recovered, officials said Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has prepared a request to Congress for an initial $5.9 billion package in Harvey recovery aid, a first down payment to make sure recovery efforts over the next few weeks are adequately funded.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's governor is traveling to Russia next week to discuss collaborating with Pacific nations on climate change at an economic forum hosted by the Russian government and featuring a talk by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Depression Harvey (all times local):
HOUSTON (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Houston Texans and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins have agreed to a five-year, $81 million contract extension.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Chinese-born U.S. nuclear engineer who pleaded guilty to helping China build reactors using U.S. technology has been sentenced in Tennessee to two years in prison.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Andrew Whitworth saw the competitive streaks of Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher firsthand as an offensive lineman at LSU when Fisher's offense would go against Saban and the defense.
NEW YORK (AP) — Susan Vreeland, a popular and well regarded novelist who blended her love for literature and visual art in "Girl in Hyacinth Blue" and other works of fiction, has died.
HOUSTON (AP) — Rescuers began a block-by-block search of tens of thousands of Houston homes Thursday, pounding on doors and shouting as they looked for anyone — alive or dead — who might have been left behind in Harvey's fetid…
NEW YORK (AP) — Foreigners who were barred from entering the U.S. during President Donald Trump's first attempt to ban travel from seven Muslim-majority nations will get government help reapplying for visas under a lawsuit settlement reached Thursday.
PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have been swept in a series for the first time this season and former teammate Zack Greinke was a big reason why.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow plans to return to the New York Mets' organization next season. But first, what will he do when the St. Lucie Mets' minor league season ends Sunday? Is there any chance of…
Brock D. Wittenberg, 57, of La Crosse died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Schumacher-Kish Funeral & Cremation Services, La Crosse Chapel.
CASHTON — Steven Carl Schultz, 39, of Cashton died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse from a pulmonary embolism.
ST. PETER, Minn./LA CRESCENT, Minn. — AJ “Jerry” Fogel, 81, of St. Peter and formerly of La Crescent, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, unexpectedly at his home. Arrangements are pending.
Janice E. Bluske, 84, of La Crosse died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at Gundersen Health Systems, La Crosse. A memorial service at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services of La Crosse. A complete obituary will follow.
Judith Ann Pallaske, 73, of La Crosse died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at Caring Hearth Assisted Living, Bangor. A memorial service 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Dickinson Family Funeral Home (Jackson St.), with visitation at 1 p.m. A full…
ARCADIA — Stanley Joseph Kupietz Jr., 84, of Arcadia died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at Gundersen Health System, in La Crosse. Funeral services 2 p.m. Saturday, at Wozney-Killian Funeral Home, with visitation noon Saturday to time of services. Burial will…