By SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO (Associated Press) SKELLYTOWN, Texas (AP) — First, the flames came storming across the vistas of the Texas Panhandle, burning through the grassy plains and scrub land of the region’s cattle ranches. By Friday, ranchers … Continued
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack was convicted on Friday of charges that he interfered with police and obstructed Congress from certifying President … Continued
When her children were younger, Chantha Nguon would often share stories from her life during meals. But they weren’t always the easiest memories to recount. As a child, Nguon had been uprooted from her home in Cambodia. Though she made … Continued
Memorable guest characters were a hallmark of “The Good Wife” during its seven-season run on CBS from 2009 to 2016, and Elsbeth Tascioni was one of the more distinctive. Quirky and easily distracted, she was underestimated and therefore a formidable advocate … Continued
Imagine a world where a country’s leader lived a wildly self-indulgent lifestyle and dictated what was to be considered true, and the leader’s followers either cravenly indulge this or blindly believe it all. No, this isn’t a documentary. HBO’s “The … Continued
By SCOTT BAUER (Associated Press) MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Democratic lawsuit that sought to throw out the battleground state’s congressional maps, marking a victory for Republicans who argued against the court … Continued