MESFIN FEKADU
AP Music Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The top 15 albums of the decade by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu:
1. Beyoncé, "Lemonade": At the beginning of this decade, Beyoncé was already the greatest singer of her generation. She won a record six Grammys in a single night, had women AND MEN "oh-oh-oh'ing" to the fun sound of...
SAN JACINTO (CNS) - Fire forced four people and six pets out of their home in San Jacinto Wednesday night.Firefighters responded about 9:20 p.m. to the 400 block of Third Street, where they contained the flames to one bedroom in the residence, according to the Riverside County fire Department.A total of four adults, four dogs and two cats were...
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County landed in the No. 1 spot among large counties throughout California for high school graduation rates this year, according to data released Thursday.The California Department of Education's "2019 California School Dashboard" showed that the county hit a milestone in the spring, with 90.1% of students countywide who began as freshmen in 2015 collecting their...
MICHAEL BALSAMO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten former NFL players were charged in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the league's health care benefit program by submitting false claims for medical equipment, including devices used on horses, the Justice Department said Thursday.
The players were charged in two separate indictments filed in federal court in Kentucky, accusing them of conspiracy, wire...
KEN RITTER
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — States in the U.S. West that have agreed to begin taking less water next month from the drought-stricken Colorado River got praise and a push for more action Thursday from the nation's top water official.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman told federal, state and local water managers that abiding by the...
MALCOLM RITTER
AP Science Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Whales are big, but why aren't they bigger? A new study says it's basically about how many calories they can take in.
That's the conclusion of researchers who used small boats to chase down 300 whales of various species around the world. They reached out with a long pole to attach sensors...
DAVID BAUDER
AP Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — It's been true for some time that Republicans are generally more hostile to the news media than Democrats , but a study released Thursday found that's much more the case for supporters of President Donald Trump.
The Pew Research Center study looks at viewpoints on the ethical standards of journalists and whether...
BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida grand jury looking into last year's Parkland school shooting chided schools, law enforcement and other local jurisdictions over continued "turf wars" that could hamper the response to another crisis.
In a report released late Wednesday, the statewide grand jury said the continued squabbling and other "systemic" failures were urgent enough...
COLLEEN LONG
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department's internal watchdog is investigating a $400 million border wall contract awarded to a firm that used multiple appearances on Fox News to push for the job.
The Pentagon's inspector general sent a letter Thursday to House Homeland Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson telling him the contract awarded to North Dakota-based firm Fisher...