LOS ANGELES — The Alabama Crimson Tide caused a stir at the Rose Bowl when they revealed they’ve restricted their players’ game film viewing on iPads heading into the College Football Playoff semifinal against Michigan because of concerns about hacking. As it turns out, Michigan is also taking precautions. The Wolverines also have stopped watching … Read more
A Spirit Airlines agent who put a 6-year-old on the wrong flight during the holiday travel rush is no longer working for the company, the airline said. An internal investigation determined that a gate agent at Philadelphia International Airport incorrectly put the child on a plane to Orlando when he was meant to fly to … Read more
An “active search” effort was called off Thursday for a woman who disappeared under the ice of a frozen Anchorage, Alaska-area river last weekend while trying to save her dog, officials said. The woman has not been found. Amanda Richmond, 45, was walking with her husband, Brian Rogers, along the North Fork Eagle River Trail … Read more
A driver who was stuck for days in a mangled car in Indiana before a man and his father-in-law found him had to have his leg amputated Wednesday. Matt Reum’s leg was amputated from the midshin down, and he is in intensive care, a spokesperson for the Boilermakers Local 374 union, of which Reum, 27, … Read more
The house where four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed last year was demolished Thursday. The University of Idaho went ahead with its plans to tear down the house despite pleas from families of two of the victims to wait until after the trial. A University spokesperson said Thursday that the demolition was finished … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Powerful surf rolled onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii on Thursday as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushed toward shorelines, causing localized flooding. Forecasters urged people to stay off rocks and jetties, and to not turn their backs to the ocean because of the danger of … Read more
MILWAUKEE — Herb Kohl, a Democratic former U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, has died, an email from his foundation said Wednesday. He was 88. His death Wednesday was announced by Herb Kohl Philanthropies, which did not give a cause but said he died after a brief illness. … Read more
CHICAGO — The mayors of Chicago, New York City and Denver renewed pleas Wednesday for more federal help and coordination with Texas over the growing number of asylum-seekers arriving in their cities by bus and plane. The mayors’ requests come as U.S. cities have struggled to manage the increasing number of migrants sent from Texas and other states. … Read more
A skull found along a highway in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains decades ago has been identified as that of a woman who went missing in 1970, police said Wednesday. The DNA match solved the mystery of whether Donna Lass was alive or dead but not what happened to her, and officials continued to ask for … Read more
As 2023 draws to a close, Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot drawing closed the door on people’s dreams of winning a jackpot — for now. There was no winning ticket that matched all five numbers and the Powerball, according to the game’s website, meaning what had been a $700 million jackpot will rise to an estimated $760 million … Read more