AP Top U.S. News at 4:54 p.m. EDT

California lifeguard is hailed as a hero after rescuing a boy from pounding surfSeattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gunTornado that carved a path of destruction in Wisconsin stayed on the ground for more than 20 minutesFlorida puts ex-police officer to death for girl's murder, first of 2 executions set for single dayTeen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia’s Apalachee High SchoolWashington crime stats system experienced a 'systemic breakdown' of internal controls, report saysLoss of work authorization sows confusion for thousands of Haitian immigrants and their US employersA shootout that killed 3 at a food festival near Seattle's Space Needle may have been gang-related5 states offer to accept nuclear waste in exchange for