National News - The Morning Sun

Kenny Rybak, 31, shovels snow around his car in Running Springs, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Beleaguered Californians got hit again Tuesday as a new winter storm moved into the already drenched and snow-plastered state, with blizzard warnings blanketing the Sierra Nevada and forecasters warning residents that any travel was dangerous. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

California's snow-stranded residents need food, plows, help

With Southern California’s mountain communities under a snow emergency, residents are grappling with power outages, roof collapses, storm-related fires and lack of baby formula and medicine. Many … more

By BEN FINLEY and AMY TAXIN | 3/2/23

Rehab on hold: COVID devastated prison learning programs

In a nation that incarcerates roughly 2 million people, the coronavirus pandemic was a nightmare for prisons. The highly contagious virus disrupted the very educational and rehabilitative programs … more

By AARON MORRISON | 3/2/23

FILE - Emergency services secure the evidence after the shooting of a 16-year-old, who was critically injured in Bramsche, Germany, on Feb. 28, 2023. German authorities said Thursday March 2, 2023 that a 16-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head by an 81-year-old neighbor. (Sina Schuldt/dpa via AP, File)

Germany: Teen dies after being shot by 81-year-old neighbor

German authorities say a 16-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head by an 81-year-old neighbor. Prosecutors said Thursday that the teen died of his injuries in the hospital late Wednesday … more

3/2/23

FILE - Policemen are silhouetted against the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, Dec 12, 2012. Egypt unveiled on Thursday, March 2, 2023, the discovery of a 9-meter-long chamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, the first to be found on the structure’s north side. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Egypt reveals 9-meter long chamber inside Great Pyramid

Egyptian authorities have revealed chamber inside the Great Pyramid that was recently discovered using scans. The corridor, which measures 9 meters (nearly 30 feet) long, is perched above the … more

CAIRO | 3/2/23

SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. The crew includes the first person from the Arab world going up for a monthslong stay. The Falcon rocket bolted from … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 3/2/23

Maurice Hastings, who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit, appears at a court in Los Angeles where a judge officially found him to be factually innocent on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (J. Emilio Flores/Cal State LA News Service via AP, Pool)

LA man wrongly imprisoned for decades declared innocent

A Los Angeles man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit has been declared innocent. Maurice Hastings was released from prison last year after long-untested DNA … more

3/1/23

Cameron Gonzalez, 15, hugs fellow student Izzy Sullivan 18, while Cameron's mom, Amy Gonzalez, stands nearby after students were released from the football field following a fatal stabbing at Montgomery High School, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Santa Rosa, Calif. According to Gonzalez, her son and Izzy were in the office when a boy came in, said he had been stabbed, and then collapsed. (Beth Schlanker/The Press Democrat via AP)

California high schooler fatally stabbed in classroom fight

Authorities say a 16-year-old student involved in a fight at a Northern California high school was fatally stabbed Wednesday inside a classroom full of students. The Santa Rosa police say also … more

3/1/23

Michael Ortiz speaks at a news conference regarding a lawsuit against a police officer Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Ortiz is suing after being paralyzed by a Hollywood, Fla., police officer who mistook his handgun for a taser and shot him in the back. Behind Ortiz are attorneys Ben Crump and Hunter Shkolnik. His mother Betty Ortiz is at right. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Man paralyzed by officer who mistook gun for Taser sues

A Florida man is suing after being paralyzed by a police officer who mistook his handgun for his Taser and shot him in the back. Attorneys for Michael Ortiz are seeking unspecified millions in the … more

By TERRY SPENCER | 3/1/23

Hundreds of flowers overflow from the base of the Spartan Statue as campus opens back up for the first day of classes on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich.,one week after three students were killed and five others injured during a mass shooting at the university. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)

After shootings, Michigan State to restrict building access

Public access to most buildings at Michigan State University will be restricted at night, starting March 13. It's one in a series of security steps in response to shootings that killed three students … more

By ED WHITE | 3/1/23

FILE - A Baltimore police cruiser is seen outside of a building as officers check on a call, Feb. 18, 2021, in Baltimore. Baltimore leaders agreed Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to a $6 million settlement agreement in the case of a driver who was killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers, marking the city’s latest payout resulting from flagrant misconduct inside the rogue law enforcement unit. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)

Baltimore to pay $6M in latest police misconduct settlement

Baltimore leaders have agreed to pay a $6 million settlement to the family of a driver who was killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers. The agreement reached … more

By LEA SKENE | 3/1/23

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during the first run of the women's World Championship slalom, in Meribel, France, Saturday Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Shiffrin dominates training as she eyes Stenmark's record

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin dominated downhill training ahead of what could become another record-breaking weekend. Shiffrin is aiming for her 86th career World Cup victory to match the all-time … more

By ERIC WILLEMSEN | 3/1/23

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Uzbekistan Acting Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov during their meeting at the National Library in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (AP Photo)

Blinken wraps up Central Asia tour before G20 talks in India

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a brief tour of Central Asia in Uzbekistan before heading to India for what is expected to be a contentious Ukraine-dominated meeting of foreign … more

By The Associated Press | 3/1/23

FILE - Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a news conference, in New York on July 2, 2020. Maxwell says a federal appeals court should reverse her conviction on charges that she joined and enabled the sexual abuse that Epstein committed on scores of teenagers and young women. The arguments her lawyers submitted Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals largely repeated claims she unsuccessfully made to a trial judge who sent her to prison for 20 years.( AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Ghislaine Maxwell's appeals arguments mirror earlier claims

Ghislaine Maxwell says a federal appeals court should reverse her conviction on charges that she joined and enabled the sexual abuse that Jeffrey Epstein committed on scores of teenagers and young … more

By LARRY NEUMEISTER | 3/1/23

Indiana Republican Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray speaks with reporters Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in the Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis, after the Republican-dominated Senate approved a ban on all gender-affirming care for those under 18. (AP Photo/Arleigh Rodgers)

Indiana Senate joins states trying to limit transgender care

Indiana Republican state Senators are advancing a proposal to ban all gender-affirming care for children and teens under 18. The Indiana lawmakers are the latest to join a conservative movement to … more

By ARLEIGH RODGERS | 2/28/23

FILE 0 Pearl Harbor survivors Jack Holder poses for photos during a meet and greet with visitors at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center on Dec. 5, 2016, in Honolulu. Holder, who went on become a decorated World War II flyer, has died in Arizona on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. He was 101. (Dennis Oda/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP, File)

Pearl Harbor survivor Jack Holder dies in Arizona at age 101

Jack Holder, a Pearl Harbor survivor who went on become a decorated World War II flyer, has died in Arizona. He was 101. Darlene Tryon, a friend and executor of Holder’s estate, said he died Friday … more

2/28/23

FILE - Kodak Black arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum, Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif. A Florida judge ordered rapper Kodak Black to drug rehab for 30 days on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, after he allegedly tested positive for fentanyl while awaiting trial on a drug trafficking charge. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Rapper Kodak Black ordered into drug rehab by judge

A Florida judge has ordered rapper Kodak Black to drug rehab for 30 days after he allegedly tested positive for fentanyl while awaiting trial on a drug trafficking charge. Broward County Judge … more

FORT LAUDERDALE | 2/28/23

This image provided by the Knoxville Police Department shows police video footage from the Feb. 5, 2023 arrest of Lisa Edwards, who later died at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Police Department via AP)

Tennessee officers' conduct probed in woman's death

Four Tennessee police officers are on leave during an internal investigation of how they treated a woman who died a day after she was discharged from a hospital but refused to leave the property. The … more

By TRAVIS LOLLER | 2/28/23

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, left, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, looks toward his attorney, public defender Anne Taylor, right, during a hearing in Latah County District Court, Jan. 5, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Law enforcement officials seized dark clothing, medical gloves, a flashlight and other items from a Pennsylvania home where they arrested Kohberger, a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, according to newly unsealed court documents. The records were made public Tuesday, Feb. 28. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool, File)

Pennsylvania unseals search warrant in Idaho killings

Law enforcement officials seized dark clothing, medical gloves, a flashlight and other items from a Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of … more

2/28/23

Officers and community members gathered at the beginning of a "Sea of Blue" in honor of fallen officer Geoffrey Redd that directly followed a visitation at Greater Community Temple on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. Redd was shot while responding to a confrontation at a library was remembered at his funeral Tuesday as a strong, proud and dedicated U.S. Marine and public servant. (Brad Vest/Daily Memphian via AP)

Memphis officer killed in line of duty honored at funeral

A Memphis police officer who was shot while responding to a confrontation at a library has been remembered at his funeral as a strong, proud and dedicated U.S. Marine and public servant. Officer … more

2/28/23

FILE - Rising smoke can be seen from the beach at Saky after explosions were heard from the direction of a Russian military airbase near Novofedorivka, Crimea, Aug. 9, 2022. A spate of drone attacks that Russian authorities blamed on Ukraine has targeted areas in southern and western Russia, reflecting the Ukrainian military's growing reach as the war dragged into a second year. (UGC via AP, File)

Drone attacks on Russia underline its vulnerability

A spate of drone attacks that Russian authorities blamed on Ukraine has targeted areas in southern and western Russia, reflecting the Ukrainian military’s growing reach as the war dragged into a … more

2/28/23