Lawsuit filed in fatal duck boat sinking seeks $100 million

By MARGARET STAFFORDAssociated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The owners and operators of a tourist boat that sank this month in Missouri, killing 17 people, put profits over people's safety when they decided to put the Ride the Ducks boat on a lake despite...

Number of people ordered to flee California fires hits 15K

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated PressREDDING, Calif. (AP) – The number of people ordered to flee from two Northern California wildfires has swelled to 15,000, authorities said Monday as flames rolled toward several small towns in a rural...

'Mission: Impossible _ Fallout' shoots to No. 1

By LINDSEY BAHRAP Film WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) – After six movies, 22 years, countless bruises and a broken ankle, Tom Cruise's death-defying “Mission: Impossible” stunts continue to pay off at the box office. “Mission: Impossible –...

Trump willing to shut down government over border security

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressBRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) – President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Republicans,...

Deadly Northern California wildfire rages largely unchecked

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated PressREDDING, Calif. (AP) – Fire crews facing several weather uncertainties Sunday struggled to corral a deadly blaze in Northern California that has left thousands of dazed evacuees reeling as they to take...

Funeral held for last 5 of 9 relatives killed in sinking

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – An Indiana family that lost nine relatives in the sinking of a duck boat on a Missouri lake was held up as an inspiration Saturday as hundreds of people gathered in their memory. Gov. Eric Holcomb and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett were among...

Panicked evacuees drove over yards, curbs to escape fire

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and LORIN ELENI GILLAssociated PressREDDING, Calif. (AP) – Jim Chapin had dined out after work Thursday, confident that a distant wildfire would not reach his neighborhood while he was away. But when the 79-year-old Redding, California,...

Return of possible remains marks 1st step in Korea diplomacy

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, AHN YOUNG-JOON and KIM TONG-HYUNGAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday for “fulfilling a promise” to return the remains of U.S. soldiers missing from the Korean...

Woman drowns after small, intense storm floods basement

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and KATHLEEN FOODYAssociated PressENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Rachael Haber only intended to stay a few minutes when she stopped by the basement apartment of a traveling friend to check on her pet cat. While she was there Tuesday, a small but...