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Shooter kills 3 in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas, before being captured, police say 08/11/2025 10:14pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday in the parking lot of a Target store in Texas' capital, killing two adults and a child before stealing two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said. Austin Police Chief 'What is happening?' Milwaukee area recovers from record rain and flooding 08/11/2025 08:58pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Milwaukee area began drying out Monday after weekend rain hit unofficial records in Wisconsin of more than 14 inches (36 centimeters) in less than 24 hours, leading multiple rivers to flood at record-high levels, washing out vehicles, flooding basements and cutting power t A US senator from Colombia emerges as a Trump link for Latin America's conservatives 08/11/2025 08:39pm • MIAMI (AP) — When Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno visits Colombia this week as part of a three-nation tour of Latin America, it will be something of a homecoming. Ohio’s first Latino senator, who defeated an incumbent last year with the help of Donald Trump’s endorsement, was born in the Colombi Trial starts over Trump administration's deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles 08/11/2025 08:19pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Los Angeles field office director for the Department of Homeland Security testified on Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers desperately needed the help of military personnel in carrying out arrests. The question is whether President Donald Trump 's depl College Move-In Day: Tips for Freshman 08/11/2025 08:00pm • College move-in day can be an emotional time, as it's often the first time incoming freshmen are leaving their family, friends and pets behind at home. Even students eager to start this next chapter are often filled with a mix of nerves and excitement about adjusting to campus life and meeting new p Checking vs. Savings Accounts: What is the Difference? 08/11/2025 08:00pm • Checking accounts and savings accounts are two important types of bank accounts to help you manage your money. However, if you're new to the world of banking, you might not be familiar with how they work or complement each other. So if you're curious whether you're better off with a checking versus Could BNPL Help You Buy a Home? The Answer May Surprise You 08/11/2025 08:00pm • Buy now, pay later, or BNPL, is a payment method that has soared in popularity in recent years. It's normally used for relatively small purchases, so it may seem hard to believe that BNPL could ever help you buy a home. But now it could help people take a step toward larger financial goals -- like q Trial begins in Utah for a man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges 08/11/2025 07:46pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man accused of faking his death and fleeing to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges faced an alleged victim in court Monday as a jury trial in Utah began. The man known in the U.S. as Nicholas Rossi, whose legal name is Nicholas Alahverdian, is accused of sexually assau ‘Never stop learning’: College professors give lectures in DC bars and cafes 08/11/2025 07:11pm • The soaring cost of higher education has put a college degree out of reach for many Americans. There won’t be any class credit — or tests for that matter — but a group called Profs and Pints is connecting students of all ages with affordable lessons. Through the business, professors and oth Ford hits the pedal on EV production with $2 billion overhaul of Kentucky plant 08/11/2025 05:17pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles that it says will be more affordable, more profitable to build and will outcompete rival models. The automaker’s top executive unveiled the new EV strategy at Ford’s Lo Turkey detains constructor after building collapses in earthquake 08/11/2025 10:59am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Authorities on Monday detained the owner and the constructor of a residential building that collapsed during a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in northwestern Turkey, as part of an investigation into possible negligence, an official said. The quake struck the town of Sindirgi in Bal Torrential rains in southern Japan cause flooding, mudslides and travel disruptions 08/11/2025 09:33am • TOKYO (AP) — Downpours on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued and several people were reported missing. A low-pressure system has been stuck Need a garbage truck? Takoma Park is auctioning off two to the public  08/11/2025 09:06am • The City of Takoma Park, Maryland, is raising money for city programs by auctioning off two older city-owned garbage disposal trucks. While that sounds like a very small pool of potential buyers, the Takoma Park announcement calls the trucks perfect for any existing waste disposal company, or oth Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks 08/11/2025 08:03am • GENEVA (AP) — As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end plastic pollution, an artist heaped piles of plastic waste onto a large sculpture in front of the United Nations office. Delegates to the treaty talks pass by the sculpture daily in a reminder of their r Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as severe storms knock out power and close roads 08/11/2025 06:48am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways. Organizers of the Wisconsin State Fair