Dust to dust? New Mexicans fight to save old adobe churches
CORDOVA, New Mexico (AP) — Ever since missionaries started building churches out of mud 400 years ago in what was the isolated frontier of the Spanish empire, tiny mountain communities like Cordova relied on their own resources to keep the faith going.
What to know about tick, Lyme season following a mild winter
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After a mild winter in the U.S., will there be an uptick in ticks this year?
Police: 5 people killed in shooting at home north of Houston
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside the house, after the family asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday.
New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations
Congressional investigators said in a report Friday that an increase in flight cancellations as travel recovered from the pandemic was due mostly to factors that airlines controlled, including cancellations for maintenance issues or lack of a crew.
Conflict over transgender rights simmers across the US
As transgender people have increasingly gained acceptance and visibility, conservative lawmakers have zeroed in on restricting their rights: keeping transgender children off girls’ sports teams and out of certain bathrooms, and blocking them from receiving gender-affirming medical care.
Fed faults Silicon Valley Bank execs, itself in bank failure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve blamed last month’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on poor management, watered-down regulations and lax oversight by its own staffers, and said the industry needs stricter policing on multiple fronts to prevent future bank failures.
Biden commutes sentences of 31 convicted of drug crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 31 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes who were serving time in home confinement, the White House announced Friday.
China’s Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Water may be more widespread and recent on Mars than previously thought, based on observations of Martian sand dunes by China’s rover.
I-75 crash near Lima sends two to hospital, backs up traffic
BATH TOWNSHIP — A Wednesday accident involving a semi-trailer caused a severe traffic disruption on Interstate 75 that lasted for about three hours, according to emergency personnel.
‘Little hero:’ Boy stops Michigan school bus with ill driver
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — A boy grabbed the steering wheel on a school bus and hit the brakes, bringing the vehicle to a safe stop on a busy Detroit-area road after the driver had passed out, authorities said.
