MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
Student’s Snapchat profanity leads to Supreme Court speech case
Before the Supreme Court this week is an argument over whether public schools can discipline students over something they say off-campus.5 years ago
JOHN COON Associated Press
Timberwolves rally to beat Jazz in Utah for 2nd time
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Utah Jazz on the road for the second time this season.5 years ago
EDNA TARIGAN and FADLAN SYAM Associated Press
Indonesia navy declares lost sub with 53 aboard sunk
The navy said Saturday the presence of an oil slick and items from the vessel were proof it sank. The cause of the disappearance is unknown.5 years ago
DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press
Russian’s Navalny to end prison hunger strike on 24th day
Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would be life-threatening.5 years ago
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
SpaceX launches 3rd crew with recycled rocket and capsule
SpaceX has launched its third crew in under a year for NASA, this time using a recycled rocket and capsule.5 years ago
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
US jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improving job market.5 years ago
BRIAN WITTE Associated Press
Archaeologists: Site of Harriet Tubman’s father’s home found
Archaeologists in Maryland say they believe they've found the homesite of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman's father.5 years ago
CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press
Arizona third-grader holds food drives to help in pandemic
An 8-year-old boy living in metro Phoenix has been staging food drives from his home in response to the pandemic.5 years ago
SOPHIA EPPOLITO Associated Press/Report for America
Mass fossil site may prove tyrannosaurs lived in packs
The ferocious tyrannosaurs dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores that moved in packs such as wolves.5 years ago
Colby Walker
Navajo Nation reports no COVID-19 related deaths for 9th day
The Navajo Nation has reported finding no new COVID-19 related deaths for the ninth consecutive day.5 years ago
BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
Alaska tribal health groups distribute vaccine far and wide
Alaska’s highest COVID-19 vaccination rates have been in some of its remotest, hardest-to-access communities.5 years ago
AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press
Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd’s death goes to the jury
Twelve jurors are beginning deliberations in a city on edge against another round of unrest.5 years ago
SAM METZ Associated Press/Report for America
US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration
U.S. water officials are projecting the man-made lakes that store water used throughout the American West will fall to historically low levels and trigger an official shortage declaration for the first time.5 years ago
AMY FORLITI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press
Attorneys at Chauvin trial in Floyd death make final pitch
Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd will make their closing arguments Monday.5 years ago
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
NASA's experimental Mars helicopter has taken flight. The little 4-pound helicopter named Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars on Monday.5 years ago
Mark Jackson
2021 Monster Energy AMA Supercross returns after COVID-19 delay
The 2021 Monster Energy AMA Supercross returns to Salt Lake City this Saturday after a year of "bubble" competitions amid the pandemic.5 years ago
HOPE YEN and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press
Half of US adults have now received at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccination
The announcement marks another milestone in the nation's largest-ever vaccination campaign, but more there's more work ahead to convince skeptical Americans.5 years ago
DAVID CRARY, JONATHAN J. COOPER and EMILY LESHNER Associated Press
Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
In Arizona and Texas, clergy have assembled outside the state capitols to decry what they call voter-suppression measures targeting Black and Hispanic voters.5 years ago
JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer
Peloton treadmill safety questioned after child death, US regulator warns
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said it received reports of kids and a pet being pulled, pinned and entrapped under the rear roller.5 years ago
CASEY SMITH and RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press/Report for America
FedEx: Mass shooter was a former employee of the company
Police scoured a Fedex facility in Indianapolis and searched the suspected gunman's home Friday, looking for a motive for the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S.5 years ago
AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press
Chauvin won’t testify at murder trial in Floyd’s death
The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has rested its case without putting Chauvin on the stand5 years ago
ERIC TUCKER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press
US expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions
The White House is announcing the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and announcing a new round of sanctions against Russia.5 years ago
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
US jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 576,000, a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pandemic recession.5 years ago
