Pennsylvania State Police say five police officers were shot in York County Wednesday afternoon. Three of them were killed. Two others are in critical but stable condition. The suspect is dead.

China has stepped up patrols near the outlying county of Kinmen in what Taiwan says is a campaign to change the status quo.

The National Weather Service has issued air quality alerts in Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

City of Merced employee Jose Lopez said he is living his dream operating city equipment.