Hiker describes 11-hour ordeal after falling on Mount Washington, admits he was ‘underprepared’

MEREDITH, New Hampshire (AP) — As temperatures plunged on Mount Washington and ferocious winds made it near impossible to see, hiker Cole Matthes began to drift away from the trail. Then he hit a patch of snow-covered

Texas sues immigration nonprofit, claiming it engaged in smuggling

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – The attorney general of Texas on Tuesday sued a nonprofit organization that provides housing and assistance to migrants, accusing the group of “alien harboring, human smuggling, and operating a stash house.” Attorney

A Colorado man is dead after a pet Gila monster bite

A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert lizards if the creature’s venom turns out to have been the cause.

Donald Trump again compares his criminal indictments to imprisonment and death of Putin’s top rival

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday on comparing his criminal indictments to the circumstances of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the top political opponent of Russia’s autocratic leader Vladimir Putin who died in a remote

Executive is convicted of insider trading related to medical device firm acquisition

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An executive at a medical device company has been convicted in Minnesota of insider trading for a scheme involving negotiations for the acquisition of the firm that was valued at $1.6 billion,

Governor says carjackers ‘will spend a long time in jail’ as lawmakers advance harsher punishment

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the moments before Linda Frickey was dragged to her death during a fatal carjacking, the 73-year-old had been sitting in her parked vehicle in New Orleans when she was surrounded by

Trump election campaign raised $8.8 million in January

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s election campaign reported on Tuesday that it had raised $8.8 million in January, according to a financial disclosure submitted to the Federal Election Commission. Trump is closing in on the Republican nomination to

Republican DA asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide abortion lawsuit without lower court ruling

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican prosecutor asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to decide whether a 174-year-old state law bans abortion in the state without waiting for a ruling from a lower appellate court. The

Georgia Senate considers controls on school libraries and criminal charges for librarians

ATLANTA (AP) — A proposal that would require school libraries to notify parents of every book their child checks out was advanced by Georgia senators Tuesday, while a proposal to subject school librarians to criminal charges for

Utah school board member censured over transgender comments is seeking reelection

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah State Board of Education member who is facing pressure from top state leaders to resign after lawmakers say she bullied a student on social media has instead announced that she