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Check out these 9 moments that made John McCain

John McCain lived most of his life in the public eye, surviving war, torture, scandal, political stardom and failure, the enmity of some colleagues and the election of President Donald Trump.

Friends, family remember Iowa college student Mollie Tibbets

The father of the 20-year-old Iowa woman whose body was found in a cornfield last week wants people to remember her by celebrating something wonderful — not by the way she died.

McCain farewell starts in Arizona, to end at US Naval Academy

Two former presidents are expected to speak at Sen. John McCain’s service and he will lie in state in both the nation’s capital and Arizona as part of a cross-country funeral procession ending with his burial at the U.S. Naval Academy, according to plans taking shape Sunday.

Houston-area voters OK $2.5B to guard against another Harvey

Voters in Houston and its surrounding county marked the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore by approving the issuance of $2.5 billion in bonds to fund flood-control projects that might mitigate the damage caused by future storms.

Trump effort to overhaul bureaucracy dealt legal setback

A federal judge said President Donald Trump “exceeded his authority” in efforts to “promote more efficient” government, ruling that key provisions of three recent executive orders “undermine federal employees’ right to bargain collectively” under federal law.

We Came as Romans singer dies at 28, weeks before Las Vegas show

Kyle Pavone, vocalist for the metalcore band We Came as Romans, has died at age 28, band members said Saturday. The band is scheduled to play the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay on Oct. 16.

Money, loyalty driving forces inside dramatic Trump-Cohen rift

For Michael Cohen and Donald Trump, it’s always been about money and loyalty. Those were guiding principles for Cohen when he served as more than just a lawyer for Trump during the developer’s rise from celebrity to president-elect.

 
3 die, others hurt in shooting at Florida video game tournament

A gunman opened fire Sunday at an online video game tournament that was being livestreamed from a Florida mall, killing two people and then fatally shooting himself in an attack that sent several others to hospitals, authorities said.

Strong winds create traffic problems for Burning Man visitors

The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting that strong winds are creating traffic problems for visitors to the Burning Man festival in Northern Nevada. “Expect intermittent closures at the entrance to the event,” the NHP said via Twitter.

Mysterious deaths of British couple prompt water, food tests

Experts are testing food, water and air conditioning systems at an Egyptian resort hotel where a British couple died under mysterious circumstances, the chief executive of travel company Thomas Cook said Sunday.