NEW YORK — The pilot of a small glider plane has died after crashing near an airport in southern Connecticut, state police announced Saturday.

Bradley Daar, 70, of Clinton, was piloting a single-engine ultralight glider on Friday afternoon when the aircraft crashed into the woods in the Town of Deep River, roughly 35 miles east of New Haven. ...Read more

FRANKFORT, Ky. — They weren’t the final days of the legislative session in Frankfort, but in many ways they might as well have been.

Over the course of the last week, the GOP-led General Assembly moved fast to pass priority legislation on topics including flood relief, higher education and abortion.

Although the legislature doesn’t ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Republicans in the Kentucky legislature unveiled and passed significant changes to the state’s Medicaid program in the final hours of Friday, the last day they could pass a bill able to withstand the governor’s veto.

Those changes include a new work requirement, a provision tying the state more closely to the policy of ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Some scrambled to wind down projects that suddenly lost funding, some brushed up their resumes after being told this week they were being let go.

The Trump administration’s slashing of $800 million in USAID grants to Johns Hopkins University created immediate but also longer-range angst: How does the university that is more ...Read more

Audio from a 911 call made from the house where four University of Idaho students were murdered in 2022 has been released to the public, revealing panic and confusion as callers realize one of their friends is no longer breathing.

The frantic phone call was placed by surviving roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke at 11:55 a.m. on Nov. 13...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was naming Keith Kellogg his special envoy for Ukraine, narrowing the retired general’s portfolio after reports he was sidelined during recent U.S.-Russia talks at the Kremlin’s request.

Trump characterized the shift as a positive development in a social media post announcing the new...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he ordered military attacks against sites in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia after months of disruption to shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

Trump said on Saturday the strikes came in response to the Houthis’ maritime attacks on vessels sailing through the Suez Canal and southern ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is no fan of President Donald Trump’s plan to build the new FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C ., instead of in his state.

In a social media post Saturday, Moore touted the 61-acre site promised to Greenbelt in 2023 as “build ready” and criticized Trump for “turning this into a partisan issue.”

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President Donald Trump has ordered the dismantling of the parent agency of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which oversees Radio and Televisión Martí, a Reagan-era effort to promote democracy and the free flow of information to Cubans on the island.

In an executive order late Friday to “continue the reduction of the federal bureaucracy,�...Read more

CHICAGO — Crowds began forming early Saturday morning in downtown Chicago to kick off the city’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, with thousands lining Wacker Drive from Wolf Point to DuSable Lake Shore Drive to watch the traditional dyeing of the Chicago River.

The gusty winds didn’t spoil the festivities. Just after 10 a.m., a sightseeing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has invoked a centuries-old immigration law to ramp up deportations of undocumented migrants amid signs of frustration within the administration over the pace of efforts to deliver on one of his top priorities.

Trump invoked powers under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — a law once used to justify the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The packages in a California mail facility were labeled as almonds and chocolate cookies. But inside were dozens of turtles wrapped in socks to keep them from moving and alerting authorities.

They were among around 2,100 turtles federal authorities say Sai Keung Tin, a Chinese citizen, had trafficked over more than five years as...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger’s defense team is employing a legal argument used successfully in another high-profile Idaho murder case in another attempt to take capital punishment off the table.

Kohberger is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, making him eligible for the death penalty if convicted, and one count of felony ...Read more

MIAMI — There’s a growing measles outbreak in the country and public health experts say vaccination is the best way to reduce the spread.

Measles is a highly contagious disease that can lead to serious complications, including pneumonia and brain swelling.

So far, more than 300 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. within the first ...Read more

NEW YORK — Two cats in different households in New York City were infected with bird flu, the city’s health department announced.

Officials did not disclose the cats’ conditions and are still investigating how they contracted the virus, but urged pet owners not to let their felines roam outdoors or feed them raw food or raw milk — ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Although it’s been nearly a decade since Florida last allowed hunting of black bears, hundreds who took part this week in a meeting about another possible hunt proved it remains a divisive issue.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff held the virtual event Thursday after commissioners told them in December ...Read more

NEW YORK — A Palestinian activist who led anti-Israel protests at Columbia University should remain detained in Louisiana and not transferred to New York as he faces deportation proceedings, U.S. lawyers argued in court filings.

A U.S. judge should reject a request by Mahmoud Khalil to move so he can be closer to his attorneys and pregnant ...Read more

NEW YORK — Two cats in different households in New York City were infected with bird flu, the city’s health department announced.

Officials did not disclose the cats’ conditions and are still investigating how they contracted the virus, but urged pet owners not to let their felines roam outdoors or feed them raw food or raw milk — ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus — a mutation associated with increased infectiousness and disease severity — has been found in two cats, in what scientists say is another indication of the risks posed by the virus.

The fact that the cats have the mutation “is a continued example of how this virus is evolving ...Read more