A timeline of activities of a cultlike group tied to the killing of a Border Patrol agent

Here’s a look at the timeline of events in a series of killings that culminated in a Jan. 20 highways shootout that killed a Border Patrol officer in Vermont. It is based on Associated Press interviews and
What to know about the killing of a Border Patrol agent and ties to a cultlike group

The killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland near the Canadian border last month and five other homicides in Vermont, Pennsylvania and California have been tied to a cultlike group. Interviews and online postings reveal how
A victory sip for kindness: Bourbon bottles autographed by the pope raise thousands for charity

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — It sounds like the opening line of a joke: What happens when the pope gets his hands on two bottles of Kentucky bourbon? But it actually occurred and the punch line is heartwarming:
How a traffic stop in Vermont cracked open a cultlike group linked to deaths in multiple states

In the wooded outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a perplexed landlord noticed odd sights at two of his rental properties. Tenants wore long black coats and parked box trucks outside the duplexes. They ran an electrical
Fearful immigrants ask Florida activist to sign guardianship papers for their children

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — The day before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a dozen immigrant families came to Nora Sandigo’s ranch to ask her to be a legal guardian of their children. Now they are insisting she come
Utah governor signs collective bargaining ban for teachers, firefighters and police unions

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican governor on Friday signed a collective bargaining ban that experts are calling one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country, despite overwhelming opposition from union members. Beginning July
Dozens of couples get hitched at snowy Colorado ski resort on Valentine’s Day

LOVELAND SKI AREA, Colo. (AP) — There is nothing like dozens of couples saying “I do” simultaneously to warm the crisp, frigid air that grips the Colorado Rockies in the heart of winter. Loveland Ski Area west
The Pentagon moves to take back troops discharged over COVID-19 vaccine refusals

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department has told the military services to reach out once again to service members who were forced out or voluntarily left the military because they refused to get the COVID vaccine and
US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transfer to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were deported this week on direct flights to Venezuela, according
A timeline of last month’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001

More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed their work at the scene where both aircraft fell into the Potomac River in the deadliest U.S. air disaster