China trying to 'normalise' military drills near Taiwan, island's top security official says

New Orleans man pleads guilty in 2016 shooting death of Jefferson Parish deputyOklahoma prosecutors charge fifth member of anti-government group in Kansas women’s killings

Mississippi city settles lawsuit filed by family of man who died after police pulled him from carMaine sheriff’s fate rests with governor after commissioners call for his firingMissouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits

Bears unveil plan for lakefront stadium and seek public funding to make it happenSouthwest Airlines flight attendants ratify a contract that will raise pay about 33% over 4 years

Kansas’ governor vetoed tax cuts again over their costs. Some fellow Democrats backed it

Biden picks up another big union endorsement, this one from building trades workersFormer Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s putting together investor group to buy TikTok

Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threatsUS wholesale prices picked up in February in sign that inflation pressures remain elevated

Number of Americans filing for jobless benefits remains low as labor market continues to thriveFebruary retail sales up 0.6%, but some cracks emerge in what has been a driving force for economy