Apr 09 3 things to know about the Gilgo Beach killings case after Rex Heuermann pleads guilty By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A Long Island man who carried out a series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach killings pleaded guilty to murder charges this week, bringing finality to the long-unsolved case more than 30 years after the first killing. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 8:00 America's first billion-dollar climate fund sparks spending debate in Portland By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz In 2018, voters in Portland, Oregon, approved a first-of-its-kind climate and justice fund aimed at investing in projects in historically marginalized communities. Since then, the fund has grown, and so has the debate over how that money should be spent. Continue watching
Apr 08 California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press The dispute started earlier this year when Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized 1,000 boxes of election materials to investigate a complaint from a local citizens group about the ballot count from a November 2025 special election on redistricting. Continue reading
Apr 08 Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Everest, dies at 97 By Associated Press Whittaker's 1963 ascent to the summit of Mount Everest came 10 years after Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay first scaled the peak. Continue reading
Apr 08 Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid bid to renew license By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The investigation disclosed Tuesday comes as the state considers whether to allow the all-girls camp to reopen this summer. Continue reading
Apr 08 Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another By Michael R. Sisak, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 6:52 Traumatic brain injuries become defining injury for U.S. troops in post-9/11 conflicts By Liz Landers, Doug Adams More than 350 U.S. service members have been injured since military action against Iran began in February. The majority of those are traumatic brain injuries. TBIs have become the defining injury of post 9/11 conflicts, and the symptoms can often… Continue watching
Apr 07 As jet fuel costs soar, Delta joins growing list of U.S. airlines raising checked bag fees By Rio Yamat, Associated Press Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East. Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: Pope Leo XIV calls Trump's Iran threat 'truly unacceptable' By Dan Cooney "There are certainly issues of international law here, but even more so a moral issue for the good of the whole, entire population," the pope said in Italian to reporters outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Continue reading
Apr 07 Utah court rules Taylor Frankie Paul can't have unsupervised visits with her 2-year-old son By Hannah Schoenbaum, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Taylor Frankie Paul, one of the stars of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” can't spend unsupervised time with her 2-year-old son due to concerns about the volatile behavior she displayed during confrontations between her and the boy's father, a Utah court… Continue reading