Deputy fired over Florida school massacre to get job back

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy who was fired for his inaction during a school shooting that left 17 dead has been reinstated with back pay by an arbitrator who ruled that the sheriff missed…

AP Photo Gallery: Sally's deluge swamps streets, ruins cars

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally's storm surge and torrential rain inundated a stretch of the Gulf Coast on Wednesday, damaging parked cars and prompting many calls for evacuations.

Story of the Underground Railroad to Mexico gains attention

HOUSTON (AP) — While researching U.S. Civil War history in South Texas, Roseann Bacha-Garza came across the two unique families of the Jacksons and the Webbers living along the Rio Grande. White men headed both fam…

Mexico's pirate ambulances profiteering in the pandemic

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Many people have been profiteering from the coronavirus pandemic in Mexico; prices for oxygen cylinders, medicinal alcohol and face masks all have skyrocketed. But perhaps the cruelest are the so…

The Latest: Officials expect worst to come amid storm

Here are the latest developments on tropical weather (all times local):

Rain, floods, rescues: With Hurricane Sally moving slowly and lashing Gulf Coast, officials say worst may be yet to come

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Rain, floods, rescues: With Hurricane Sally moving slowly and lashing Gulf Coast, officials say worst may be yet to come.

Gunmen seize businessman in southern Philippines

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen seized a businessman in front of his wife and son Wednesday in the southern Philippines and government forces were trying to track down the abductors and their victim, police sa…

Column: Tiger Woods in need of some magic at US Open

By now, Tiger Woods should have had a chance to defend his Masters title. By now, there should be an answer for his rabid fans about just how much time they should devote to cheering him on in the U.S. Open.

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César García, AP Colombia reporter, dies after illness at 61

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — César García, a veteran reporter for The Associated Press who ventured across Colombia to tell the story of the nation’s armed conflict, has died. He was 61.

Does God want Christians to be a ‘good guy with a gun’?

(RNS) — Does Jesus want you to own a gun?

Pandemic spells opportunity for marooned Coast Guard cadets

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Branyelle Carillo was facing the prospect of a summer marooned by the pandemic at the Coast Guard Academy in New London when she was called up for a mission: The U.S Coast Guard cutter Munr…

Hurricane Sally unleashes flooding along the Gulf Coast

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165 kph) winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, swamping homes and trapping people in high water as…

Wall Street opens higher ahead of Fed statement

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks on Wall Street are opening higher Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy announcement. The S&P 500 is up 0.4%, led by Kate Spade owner Tapestry. Package delivery giant FedEx is also up o…

New Japanese Cabinet retains most key ministers

TOKYO (AP) — New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, elected by parliament on Wednesday after pledging to pursue his predecessor Shinzo Abe's policies, formed a 20-member Cabinet that retains many previous mini…