The recovery of skiers killed in the deadliest U. S. avalanche in almost 45 years is dragging out because of what experts say is a prime rule for rescuers: Don't make yourself a victim. A storm that continued lashing California’s remote Sierra Nevada wilderness Thursday meant more avalanches were possible in the backcountry area where authorities said eight people died and one was still missing two days after their group was caught in the deadly slide. Six people survived. Rescuers faced the...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas on Thursday urged supporters to look at experience in a heated U. S. Senate primary with state Rep. James Talarico, who is riding a burst of wider attention in the race’s pivotal final stretch over his unaired interview with late-night host Stephen Colbert. The March 3 primary in Texas is the nation’s first big contest of the 2026 midterm elections, and with early voting already underway, Talarico and Crockett are ramping...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA took another crack at fueling its giant moon rocket Thursday after leaks halted the initial dress rehearsal and delayed the first lunar trip by astronauts in more than half a century. For the second time this month, launch teams pumped more than 700,000 gallons (2. 6 million liters) of supercold fuel into the rocket atop its launch pad. No notable leaks had been reported as of midway through the procedure. It’s the most critical and challenging part of the...