Need an entry-level job at a store? It can be harder now

NEW YORK (AP) — Asia Thomas knew she was at a disadvantage. It had been 16 years since she quit a job at McDonald’s toRead More

Study estimates higher death toll in Puerto Rico post-Maria

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A new study contends that many more deaths than normal occurred in Puerto Rico in the three months afterRead More

Coach: Southwest agent asked for proof biracial son was hers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southwest Airlines apologized Tuesday to the Cal women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb after she claimed an airline employee stopped her fromRead More

Judge weighs release of warrants in Golden State Killer case

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday weighed how much information to release about the arrest of a former police officer accused of beingRead More

Tow driver killed, 5 hurt after SUV hits empty school bus

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police say a tow truck driver was killed when an SUV slammed into the rear of an empty school busRead More

Hawaii lava crosses key highway, destroys utility poles

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava crossed a key highway in the mostly rural district of the Big Island where Kilauea volcano was erupting, local authorities inRead More

SUV driver arraigned in crash that injured 3 pedestrians

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A driver suspected of intentionally ramming his SUV into three women on a Portland, Oregon, sidewalk told jailhouse officials he hasRead More

Blake Painter, ‘Deadliest Catch’ skipper, found dead in home

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – Blake Painter, an Oregon fisherman featured on the television series “The Deadliest Catch,” has died. He was 38. Clatsop County SheriffRead More

Carolinas: Falling tree kills 2 journalists reporting storm

TRYON, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s governor us urging his state’s residents to exercise caution as rains from a subtropical depression spread into his andRead More

Fast-flowing lava oozes toward ocean on Hawaii’s Big Island

HONOLULU (AP) — Fast-flowing lava rivers are oozing across Hawaii’s Big Island, prompting officials to urge remaining residents in the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna GardensRead More