The AP Wire

Man who lost wife, son in Texas mass shooting tells story

Wilson Garcia, whose wife and 9-year-old son were killed Friday night with three other people north of Houston, says the attack began after he asked a neighbor to shoot his gun further away from his home. The suspect remains at large. Read More.

Regulators seize First Republic Bank, sell to JPMorgan Chase

Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday and sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank in a bid to head off further banking turmoil in the U.S. Read More.

Biden’s diverse coalition of support risks fraying in 2024

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut Democrat-turned-Independent long known for his centrist views, voted for Joe Biden in 2020. But as Biden’s reelection campaign begins, Lieberman is preparing to recruit a third-party candidate capable of defeating the Democratic president. Read More.

‘Waste of time’: Community college transfers derail students

America’s high school graduates are often encouraged to start at a community college before getting a bachelor’s degree, but the money-saving move rarely works as planned. Read More.

Zooey Zephyr row spotlights rise of GOP far-right caucuses

The banishment of transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from Montana’s House floor has showcased the rising power of hard-line conservatives — organized under the banner of the State Freedom Caucus Network — who are currently leveraging divisive social issues to gain influence in 11 statehouses. Read More.

A powerhouse US doctor slain in Sudan, ‘killed for nothing’

Bound to Sudan by ailing parents and his devotion to treating the poor there, American doctor Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman kept working as long as he could after fighting engulfed Sudan’s capital. Read More.

New Mexicans fight to save old adobe churches With congregations dwindling and villages emptying out, maintaining hundreds of historic adobe churches – made with mud and straw centuries ago – is a daunting challenge across rural New Mexico. Read More.