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Man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

The Venezuelan man convicted in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Louisiana law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms remains blocked

By Associated Press

Louisiana’s plan to make all public school classrooms in the state post the Ten Commandments remains on hold under the latest ruling from a federal appeals court in New Orleans.

Three years after fatal shooting on set, Alec Baldwin’s film ‘Rust’ has world premiere with dedication to cinematographer killed

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Alec Baldwin's Western "Rust" had its world premiere Wednesday at a film festival in Poland, three years after the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set.

Susan Smith, who drowned her two children 30 years ago, denied parole

By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison 30 years after she killed her sons by rolling her car into a South Carolina lake while they were strapped in their car seats.

What’s at stake politically on this Transgender Day of Remembrance

By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

Vigils and other events are being held to draw attention to transgender people who have lost their lives due to violence in the past year.

Northwest U.S. sees ‘bomb cyclone’ kill 2 and knock out power to half a million homes

By Martha Bellisle, Hallie Golden, Lisa Baumann, Associated Press

A major storm swept across the northwestern U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people.

News Wrap: FEMA administrator pushes for investigation into political bias at agency

In our news wrap Tuesday, FEMA's administrator said she is pushing for an investigation into political bias in her agency's relief efforts, the transgender bathroom debate reached the U.S. Capitol building as a Republican lawmaker attempts to ban Democrat Sarah…

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SpaceX launches Starship rocket, but abandons attempt to catch booster at launch site

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Minutes after liftoff, mission managers called off catching the first-stage booster for unspecified reasons.

A ‘bomb cyclone’ is bearing down on the West Coast. Here’s what that means

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

A bomb cyclone is the rapid intensification of a cyclone in a short period of time, and it can happen during powerful storms such as the one northern California and the Pacific Northwest are preparing for this week.

Trump and Musk deepen their bond with trip to Texas for Starship rocket launch

By Chris Megerian, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

The billionaire has been helping shape the new administration and he's positioned in a way that could help his own companies, which have billions of dollars in federal contracts and routinely deal with government regulators.