• White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in crackdown
    The Trump administration wants soldiers to consider becoming truck drivers when they leave the military to help replace the tens of thousands of immigrant drivers who lost their licenses in a crackdown this year. A new campaign launched Friday will promote programs that let veterans who recently drove large military vehicles skip the required skills […]
  • 11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas
    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A U.S. attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of seven migrants who were hiding inside a sweltering rail cargo container in Texas in May. Six people were found dead inside the shipping container in a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, and another had […]
  • A seaplane carrying 11 crashes into an island north of Seattle and all aboard are rescued
    A seaplane carrying 11 people crashed and caught fire on the rocky coast of a vacation island north of Seattle, but a swift rescue by boat and air got everyone safely to hospitals. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday one person was in critical condition, and that patients suffered head injuries, broken bones […]
  • What to know about Troy Jackson, Maine Democrats’ likely nominee for US Senate
    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Democrats who have been scrambling to tap a new nominee for a pivotal U.S. Senate race against Republican Susan Collins are expected to nominate Troy Jackson at a last-minute convention this weekend. Jackson, a progressive Democrat, is a former president of the state’s Democratic-controlled Senate who has been a fixture […]
  • Wisconsin voters sue to allow for vote to count if absentee ballot is late
    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots don’t arrive by Election Day should be allowed to cast provisional ballots at the polls to ensure their votes are counted, a lawsuit filed Friday argues. The lawsuit comes amid growing concerns about how quickly the United States Postal Service will be able […]