- + Hope Hicks Takes the Stand: 'I'm Really Nervous'—One of the bigger names on the witness list in Donald Trump's hush-money trial took the stand on Friday—former White House communications director and...
- + Tiffany Haddish Explains Why She Became 'Sarah' Online—Tiffany Haddish has had it with trolls—and she hasn't been passive about it. The comedian and Girls Trip star reveals to the Los Angeles Times that sh...
- + Big Connecticut Highway Will Be Closed for Days—Workers on Friday began removing a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck—a project exp...
- + Japan's Moon Lander Defies All Odds—Nearly four months after touching down on the moon , Japan's lunar lander is still going strong—something its creators did not at all expect. The land...
- + Biden's Young Dems Problem: 'They're Leaving in Droves'—With the 2024 election just over six months away, President Biden is working with two big thorns in his side that threaten to damage his reelection bi...
- + Hawaii Lawmakers Approve Official State Gesture—Stick out your thumb and pinky, curl the other fingers down, and you've got a shaka, which is about to become America's first official state hand gest...
- + Ukraine to Athletes: Avoid Russians at the Olympics—There won't be any Russian flags at the Paris Olympics but there will be Russian athletes, and Ukrainian athletes have been told to steer clear of the...
- + It Looks Ominous for 3 Tourists Missing in Mexico—Mexican police have reportedly discovered a burnt-out truck used by an American and two Australians who disappeared while exploring the Baja Californi...
- + 19 Get the Presidential Medal of Freedom Today—Clarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the phone and heard the caller say they were from the White House. "I s...
- + Ex-Kentucky Gov's Estranged Wife Says He's Harassing Her—Former Kentucky governor Matt Bevin, who made headlines for some questionable pardons before leaving office in 2019, is now accused of "aggressive and...
- + US Hiring Slows More Than Expected—The nation's employers pulled back on their hiring in April in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to take a bigger toll on t...
- + 'Killer Nurse' Hears Her Fate: 'Have Fun With the Devil'—No one has to worry about Heather Pressdee ever taking care of a patient again. The 41-year-old dubbed the "killer nurse" by her own colleagues pleade...
- + Boris Johnson Turned Away From Polling Station—In local elections across England and Wales on Thursday, voters were required to bring photo ID under a law introduced by Boris Johnson—who forgot his...
- + Cops Tell UPenn They're Not Touching Encampment—Amid the pro-Palestinian protests happening at college campuses around the nation, "all eyes" in Philly have been trained on the encampment at the Uni...
- + China Launches Ambitious Moon Mission—China launched a lunar probe on Friday to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences betwee...
- + NYPD Confirms Shot Was Fired in Columbia Building—The NYPD has confirmed that a rumor circulating among Columbia University students is true. A police spokesperson told the City on Thursday that an of...
- + After Court, Trump Brought Pizza to Firefighters—After his day in court Thursday, Donald Trump delivered a couple of pizzas to a midtown Manhattan firehouse. The former president posed for photos wit...
- + Arizona Governor Signs Repeal of 1864 Abortion Law—Arizona's 1864 ban on almost all abortions is a dead law walking. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a repeal of the law Thursday, a day after it was ...
- + Apple Reports Steep Drop in iPhone Sales—Apple on Thursday disclosed its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the pandemic's outset, deepening a slump that's increasing the pressu...
- + Trump Won't Commit to Accept Results in Wisconsin—Donald Trump spoke to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on his swing through crucial Wisconsin this week, and he declined to commit to accept the swing s...
- + Italy Might Be Seizing a Very Posh Bronze From US Museum—A European court on Thursday upheld Italy's right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, reports the AP , rejecti...
- + 1K Sea Lions Plop Themselves Along SF's Pier 39—They've been regular visitors to San Francisco's Pier 39 for 35 years, and this year's turnout is a pretty stellar one. More than 1,000 sea lions have...
- + Lawmakers Create Bipartisan 'Dog Lovers Caucus'—The digs keep coming for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem over her story about killing a dog she has described as dangerous and untrainable. A bipartisan...
- + Menendez Lawyers: That Cash, Gold Was a Trauma Response—With 10 days to go until the start of Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial, both sides are tussling over whether a psychologist should be allowed to test...
- + Britney Spears 'Home and Safe' After Hotel Incident—Britney Spears is making tabloid headlines again, though she is dismissing the reports—which have triggered renewed concerns about her well-being—as f...
- + Estimate for Rebuilding Gaza Is Staggering—Israel's bombardment of Gaza over the past seven months has left many high-rise concrete buildings in rubble, creating what a United Nations official ...
- + Biden Refers to Japan, an Ally, as 'Xenophobic'—Three weeks after hosting Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state dinner at the White House, President Biden put Japan with different company in rema...
- + Campus Arrests Overall Top 2K—Police have arrested more than 2,000 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the US in recent weeks, according to an AP tall...
- + Airbnb Is Really Getting Creative Now—Airbnb isn't content with growing from a couch-surfing business to a multibillion-dollar company with 7.7 million listings worldwide. It's now offerin...
- + Scuba Boat Captain Gets 4 Years—A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in custody and three years supervised release for criminal negligence af...
- + Senate GOP Tries to Avoid Rick Scott's Error—In 2022, Sen. Rick Scott—chair of the Republican Senate campaign effort—predicted his party would soar to as many as 55 seats after the midterm electi...
- + Judge Declares Mistrial in Abu Ghraib Abuse Suit—A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a Virginia jury said it was deadlocked and could not reach a verdict in the trial of a military contractor ...
- + Cher Has a Logical Reason for Dating Younger Men—Cher, now 77, is dating 38-year-old music exec Alexander "AE" Edwards, and she explained her preference for younger men on the Jennifer Hudson Show We...
- + Stocks Have a Rebound Day—Stocks rose broadly on Thursday to trim their losses for the week: The Dow climbed 322 points, or 0.8%, to 38,225. The S&P 500 rose 45 points, or ...
- + Orangutan Seems to Treat Wound With Medicinal Plant—An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant in what is being described as a scientific first. Scientists observed the a...
- + Kristof: Campus Protests May Actually Backfire on Gazans—Nicholas Kristof has criticized Israel's conduct in Gaza as well as President Biden's support for the war, and thus "my heart's with the cause" of cam...
- + Britney Spears Reaches Divorce Settlement—Less than a week after reaching a court settlement with her father, Britney Spears has reached one with her soon-to-be-ex-husband. Spears and Sam Asgh...
- + Daniels' Lawyer on Election Night: 'What Have We Done?'—Thursday's testimony in Donald Trump's hush-money trial again featured the former attorney for Stormy Daniels, who was asked about election-night text...
- + Bottom of World's Deepest Blue Hole Proves Elusive—The deepest known ocean sink hole is so deep, researchers using advanced equipment can't find the bottom, though they've found evidence of a whole net...
- + Cops: Unfulfilled Suicide Pact Leads to Murder Charges—A 21-year-old woman who allegedly shot her best friend as part of a suicide pact that went only half-fulfilled is facing murder charges in Utah. Heave...
- + With Parents Crushed by Tornado, Boy Becomes 'Superman'—A couple and their 9-year-old son were driving toward a storm shelter as tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma on Saturday when they ran out of time. A to...
- + Report: 42% of Americans See China as an Enemy—Some 42% of Americans now label China as an enemy, up from 25% two years ago and reaching the highest level in five years, according to an annual Pew ...
- + Satellite Lost in Space for 25 Years Reappears—A small, experimental satellite launched in failure in 1974 and lost to ground-based sensors for a quarter century has suddenly reappeared. On April 1...
- + Biden Speaks Out on Student Protests—"Dissent is essential for democracy. But dissent must never lead to disorder," President Biden said Thursday in his latest remarks on the protests aga...
- + UCLA Encampment Cleared, With 130-Plus Arrests—This story has been updated with new developments . After hours of threatening arrests over loudspeakers, police began breaking up a pro-Palestinian p...
- + The First Move on Bumble Is Anyone's Game Now—Ladies, the pressure is off. Women who are reluctant to make the first move after matching with someone on Bumble can now sit back and wait for their ...
- + Chris Pratt Isn't the Only One Tearing Down Famous Homes—Chris Pratt and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, recently created quite a stir after buying, then demolishing , the Zimmerman House, a famous midce...
- + Body of Bridge Collapse Victim Found in Truck—The body of a fifth person killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has been recovered, leaving one worker still missing. Police said the body ...
- + US: Russia's Using Chemical Agents in Ukraine—Weeks after Russia launched its war in Ukraine, President Biden warned his Russian counterpart would pay a "severe price" if he approved the use of ch...
- + Bird Flu Vaccines Could Be Available Within Weeks—If the bird flu outbreak affecting America's dairy herds starts spreading more easily to—or between—humans, large quantities of vaccines could be read...
- + So Far, Kate Middleton's Photo of Charlotte Seems A-OK—"Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte!" the Kensington Palace X account posted on Thursday , showing off a new snapshot of a beaming Charlotte, spor...
- + Princess Charlotte Turns 9, With a New Photo—"Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte!" the Kensington Palace X account posted on Thursday , showing off a new snapshot of a beaming Charlotte, spor...
- + Unsettling Video Seeks Army Psyop Recruits—The video is unsettling, with haunting images of faceless people, fire, and soldiers. The voiceover is a cascade of recognizable historical voices as ...
- + In One Day's Time, 'Back-to-Back Child Drownings'—A double tragedy in Michigan over the weekend, with one child dead after falling into the Flint River, then another gone missing in the same river the...
- + Man Loses Emotional Support Gator: 'Bring My Baby Back'—A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he's searching for the reptile aft...
- + Police Move In on UCLA Encampment—After hours of threatening arrests over loudspeakers, police began breaking up a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the UCLA campus early Thursday....
- + Whistleblower Who Raised Concerns About 737 Max Dies—A whistleblower who alleged Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 Max died Tuesday of an infection following two...
- + Ex-Nickelodeon Producer Sues Over 'Destroyed Reputation'—Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider says there's no question that he was a "bad leader" at times—but he's not a child sexual abuser. Schneider i...
- + Police Kill Armed Student Outside Middle School—Police shot and killed a student outside a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday after receiving a report of someone with a weapon, the state's attorney g...
- + Dozens Killed in China Highway Collapse—A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in a mountainous area in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36...
- + Leaker of Military Secrets Could Face Court-Martial—Jack Teixeira could face more than just a recommended 16 years in prison in connection with one of the biggest intelligence leaks in years. The Massac...
- + 'Bitcoin Jesus' Arrested in Spain—The early bitcoin investor who calls himself "Bitcoin Jesus" saw the potential in the cryptocurrency—whether he saw the Justice Department coming for ...
- + Apple: We're Working on Fix for Glitchy iPhone Alarms—Some people who rely on their iPhones to wake them up in the morning have gotten unwanted extra sleep of late, reports Today . It seems that for some,...
- + We've Lost the Man Whose Twang Was Instantly Recognizable—Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and "Peter Gunn" helped put the twang ...
- + College Team Defies NFL Over Uniforms—When the University of Houston's football team took the field for their home opener last year, fans surely did a double-take. With their light-blue un...
- + Another University Has Asked the NYPD to Stay—The arrests continue to pile up on America's college campuses, with CNN reporting that hundreds of protesters have been arrested in the past 24 hours....
- + 'I Didn't Shoot My Dog': Romney Says He's No Noem—To many, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's story about shooting her dog is reminiscent of Sen Mitt Romney's anecdote about once tying his dog to the roo...
- + Northwestern Deal With Protesters Draws Criticism—For five days, the shouts of student protesters and supporters rang out from Northwestern University's Deering Meadow as they joined demonstrations ag...
- + Kansas Weighs Making a Move on Royals, Chiefs—Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City's two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border. But an effort to help the S...
- + Brittney Griner Blames Sentence on Panicked Packing—"I could just visualize everything I worked so hard for just crumbling and going away," basketball star Brittney Griner says of her arrest in Russia i...
- + Search Group Makes Grim Find in Mexico City—Volunteer searchers say they have found a clandestine crematorium on the edge of Mexico City. It's the first time in recent memory that anyone claimed...
- + Arizona Senate Votes 16-14 to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban—A near-total abortion ban in Arizona dating from 1864 will soon be in the history books instead of the statute books. The state Senate voted Wednesday...
- + 11 Historic Places US Is in Danger of Losing—They're structures as diverse as a lighthouse sitting in the middle of the Hudson River to a church that catered to Black coal miners in West Virginia...
- + Aquarium Overwhelmed by Hundreds of Baby Sea Turtles—An aquarium in South Africa is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed up on beaches by a rare and powerful storm a...
- + Skeletons Found at Hitler's Most 'Heavily Guarded Complex'—"There are many theories" but few answers regarding five skeletons—all without their hands and feet—that were recently unearthed on the grounds of Ado...
- + CVS, Starbucks Drop Sharply—US stocks finished mixed Wednesday after the head of the Federal Reserve said the cuts to interest rates that Wall Street craves so much are still lik...
- + NY Prosecutors Will Retry Weinstein—On Wednesday, Harvey Weinstein made his first appearance since his New York conviction was overturned —and he has plenty more court dates to come. Pro...
- + Turned Off by the Ivy Leagues? Here Are the 'New Ivies'—Ivy League schools are having a moment, and not in a good way, with everything from plagiarism to antisemitism accusations making headlines. That's le...
- + Kid Said Monsters Were in the Wall, Wasn't Totally Wrong—Plenty of little kids are scared of monsters in the closet or under the bed, and so was 3-year-old Saylor Class. Only Saylor's monsters were in the wa...
- + Fed Says Key Rate Will Stay at 23-Year High—This story has been updated with Powell's remarks . As widely expected, the Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday for a...
- + UnitedHealth CEO Is 'Deeply Deeply Sorry'—The cyberattack that caused massive disruption to health care systems across the US earlier this year was an easy payday for hackers, UnitedHealth Gro...
- + Active Shooter 'Neutralized' Outside Middle School—A Wisconsin school district said an active shooter was "neutralized" outside a middle school in Mount Horeb on Wednesday, and no one inside the buildi...
- + Will 3rd Time Be the Charm for Johnson & Johnson?—Johnson & Johnson has a new plan to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that asbestos in its talc-based products, including baby powder...
- + Inquiry: Sex Abuse Accusation Against Olympic Champ Credible—For the past 16 months, a law firm commissioned by USRowing has been looking into allegations that the late Olympic champ Ted Nash had decades ago sex...
- + Florida's 6-Week Abortion Ban Will Be Widely Felt—As of Wednesday, a law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant, took effect in Florida. As the Washing...
- + Streisand Remark to Actor About Ozempic Creates a Brouhaha—What some are saying was likely an "innocuous" comment from one celebrity friend to another took off online this week, and now both players—singer Bar...
- + Riot Police Respond to Clashes at UCLA—Violence erupted on the UCLA campus early Wednesday after the university declared its pro-Palestinian encampment unlawful. Shortly before midnight, co...
- + Bounce House Goes Airborne, Killing Toddler—What was supposed to be a fun event turned devastating for an Arizona family Saturday when a bounce house was suddenly swept into the sky, killing a 2...
- + 98-Year-Old Walks 6 Miles to Safety in Ukraine—in Slippers—A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine who escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 6 miles alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a c...
- + 'Anger' Problems Get ABC Weatherman Fired: Sources—ABC News weatherman Rob Marciano, who has appeared on Good Morning America and World News Tonight for more than 10 years, is reportedly out of a job. ...
- + Netanyahu: Israel Will Invade Rafah—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of ...
- + Tesla Lays Off Entire Supercharger Team—Tesla, which just two weeks ago laid off more than 10% of its global workforce, has now terminated even more employees—and it seems still more layoffs...
- + NYPD Officers Storm Columbia University—This is a developing story and has been updated with new details. Officers from the New York Police Department stormed Columbia University Thursday ni...
- + Charlotte Shooter Had Been Charged 49 Times—The man who killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in Charlotte, North Carolina on Monday has been identified as Terry Clark Hug...
- + Zimbabwe Rolls Out New ZiG Currency—Out with the Zimbabwe dollar, in with the ZiG. Zimbabwe on Tuesday started circulating a new currency to replace one that has been battered by depreci...
- + New Guidelines Say Mammograms Should Start at 40—With breast cancer rates rising among younger women, an influential task force has shifted the age when women should start getting their first mammogr...
- + House Votes to End Wolf Protection in 48 States—The US House voted 209-205 Tuesday to end federal protection for gray wolves, approving a bill that would remove them from the endangered species list...
- + Lawyer: In Daniels Deal, Trump Was Called 'David Dennison'—More witnesses took the stand in Donald Trump's New York trial on Tuesday, including Keith Davidson, former lawyer for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDoug...
- + Cops: Man Used Bleach to Kill 18K Juvenile Salmon—In Oregon, the maximum penalty for illegally killing a Chinook salmon is $750, meaning a 20-year-old man accused of killing almost 18,000 of them coul...
- + 2 Men Charged With Cutting Down Famous Tree—Two men have been charged with cutting down the famous Sycamore Gap tree in northern England. Police said Tuesday that Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Car...
- + USDA Is Testing Ground Beef for Bird Flu—The US Department of Agriculture will test ground beef for bird flu particles, though officials said Tuesday they're confident the nation's meat suppl...
- + Wall Street Closes Out Worst Month Since September—US stocks closed out their ugly April with even more losses on Tuesday, cementing the market's worst month since September. The S&P 500 S&P 50...
- + White House Condemns Escalation in Columbia Protests—Columbia University says students who took over a campus building early Tuesday will face expulsion. The warning comes a day after the university star...
- + This Ship Could Trigger a War—Earlier this month, President Biden asserted that US support for the Philippines is "ironclad." A new story in the Washington Post explains how that p...
- + SBF's Main Rival Is Also Going to Prison—Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for allowing rampant money laundering on the world's largest cryptocu...
- + In the Works: a Postpartum Depression Blood Test—A genetic test powered by artificial intelligence could inform women at risk of postpartum depression, a leading cause of maternal death, before they ...
- + Fired X Exec Who Went Viral for Sleeping at Office Joins Rival—Twitter product head Esther Crawford went viral in late 2022, soon after Elon Musk took over the company, when she shared a photo of herself sleeping ...
- + Walmart's New Food Brand Aims at Trader Joe's—Walmart made two big moves on Tuesday, launching a new in-house food brand and scrapping a major venture into health care. Details: Food brand: The ch...
- + US Will Reclassify Marijuana in Historic Shift—The DEA will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide rippl...
- + Well, the Entire Taylor Swift Album Charted on Billboard—Rumors of The Tortured Poets Department fatigue may have been greatly exaggerated: As Billboard reports, every single song on the double album that dr...
- + Ilhan Omar May Face Censure Over Israel Comment—Ilhan Omar—one of the few Muslims in Congress—may face censure over comments she made in regard to the Israel-Hamas war, reports Axios . GOP Rep. Don ...
- + Trump Will Be Allowed to Attend Barron's Graduation—Donald Trump may have been held in contempt of court on Tuesday , but the judge gave him a break on a different matter: The former president will be a...
- + Democrats: We'll Save Johnson From MTG—It looks like Mike Johnson will be able to keep his gavel at least through the end of the current House term. Democratic leaders on Tuesday promised t...
- + 'Crisis in Roadway Deaths' Leads to Big Move by Feds—In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the US, a requirement the gover...
- + Brothers Say Tornado Carried Them Away—Two brothers sucked from their home as a tornado ripped through Omaha , Nebraska, on Friday, lived to tell the tale. Roger Slatten says he got home ju...
- + China Boots Scientist Who Shared COVID Data From Lab—The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of t...
- + Report: Iran Security Forces Sexually Assaulted, Killed Teen—A leaked document tells of the murder of a 16-year-old girl by Iranian security forces, who've long been accused of trying to cover up the crime . Nik...
- + Judge Holds Trump in Contempt, Fines Him $9K—Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements...
- + 13-Year-Old Dead After 'Truly Horrific' Sword Attack—A 13-year-old boy was killed early Tuesday when a sword-wielding suspect went on what Chief Supt. Stuart Bell calls a "truly horrific" attack in a Lon...
- + NPS: He Came, He Saw, He Kicked a Bison—A visitor's encounter with a bison at Yellowstone National Park ended badly for both bison and man, though it looks like man ultimately got the short ...
- + 3 Stats Illustrate Challenges of Modern Grocery Shopping—A story in the Wall Street Journal explores how people are coping with high grocery prices, and the piece is captured in a few stats: Grocery prices a...
- + Biden Lawyers Warn of Suit if Fox Doesn't Meet Demands—Fox News has been slammed with multiple big lawsuits over the past few years, and now, a new possible complaint—this one from Hunter Biden, with a let...
- + Turns Out 'Puppy Killer' Isn't a Great Look for VP—South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem may have ruined her chances of becoming Donald Trump's running mate with her confession about shooting an "untrainable" ...
- + Charred Scroll Tells Lost Secrets of Plato—Read for the first time in nearly 2,000 years, an ancient papyrus scroll buried in ash after the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius describes the final h...
- + Seinfeld Talks 'PC Crap,' Pop-Tarts, and His 'Favorite Human'—Jerry Seinfeld's new film, Unfrosted , an origin story for Pop-Tarts, begins streaming Friday on Netflix. But the 70-year-old Seinfeld creator is maki...
- + With 3 Dead, US Investigates Ford's Partially Automated Cars—Two fatal crashes involving Ford's Blue Cruise partially automated driving system are now subjects of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
- + Columbia Students Face 2pm Deadline—Columbia University has given student protesters a deadline of 2pm Eastern to "voluntarily disperse" or face severe consequences. The university said ...
- + As House Returns, Eyes Are On Greene's Next Move—Will she or won't she? When the House returns to session on Monday evening, the big question is whether Marjorie Taylor Greene will move to oust Mike ...
- + After Those CPAP Lawsuits, a $1.1B Payout—Medical device maker Philips said Monday it will pay $1.1 billion to settle hundreds of personal injury lawsuits in the US. As the AP reports, the Dut...
- + SCOTUS Has Bad News for Musk Over Tesla Tweets—The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advanc...
- + A Harvard Aging Expert Faces Severe Blowback—If you've looked into the idea of trying to stave off aging, chances are you've encountered the work of Harvard geneticist David Sinclair. He has beco...
- + Delta Jet's Emergency Slide Turns Up in Fitting Spot—In the strange coincidence department: The emergency slide that fell off one of Delta's Boeing jets on Friday washed up in front of the oceanfront hom...
- + Hey, Can You Control Your Dogs on the Trail?—How people handle rambunctious dogs has been in the news lately , but Brian Metzler has decided to handle his beef with an opinion piece in Outside Ma...
- + Depardieu Faces New Legal Trouble—French media are reporting that actor Gerard Depardieu is in police custody for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assau...
- + Job Seekers Get Callbacks Based on Their Names—In 2004, a study found that job applicants with stereotypically white-sounding names got callbacks for interviews 50% more than applicants with Black-...
- + Qatar Pressures Israel, Hamas as Biden Lobbies Netanyahu—President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel spoke on Sunday about reaching a ceasefire agreement under which Hamas would r...
- + Ralph Nader Explains Why the Focus on RFK Jr. Is 'Stupid'—Ralph Nader has been saying it for decades: America needs a revolution. The lawyer, consumer advocate, and political activist famously—or, perhaps, in...
- + Tornadoes Kill 4, With More Danger Ahead—Tornadoes that tore across Oklahoma left a wide trail of destruction Sunday, leveling homes and buildings and knocking out power for tens of thousands...
- + EPA Aims to Relax Limits on Common Pesticide—"It's exactly what we recommended against." That's the view of Veena Singla, a member of a scientific advisory panel tapped by the EPA, on the agency'...
- + Survey Finds Turnaround in Police Staffing Efforts—Police departments across the US are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of Georg...
- + Maybe We Should Just Let Trees Be Trees—There's a movie in the works based on the popular memoir Finding the Mother Tree by forest ecologist Suzanne Simard, with Amy Adams in line to play th...
- + Titanic Watch Sells for Record—A 14-carat gold pocket watch owned by the Titanic's wealthiest passenger has sold for a record-breaking amount. Expected to bring about one-tenth of t...
- + A Booming New Sideline: the 'Empty-Nest Coach'—In the age of helicopter parenting, coming in for a smooth landing as kids get older and leave home is a rougher ride for some. Enter the "empty-nest ...
- + Zendaya Fans Rush to Challengers—The sexy tennis drama Challengers won the box office this weekend with $15 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Zendaya and ...
- + Rare Moon Event May Shed Some Light on Stonehenge—Researchers have a rare window to observe Stonehenge's possible connection to the moon during an upcoming phenomenon known as a lunar standstill. As t...
- + Superbug Spread by Eyedrops Has Shown Up in 2 Dogs: CDC—Two dogs treated last year in New Jersey have tested positive for a drug-resistant strain of bacteria blamed for a fatal outbreak tied to eyedrops use...
- + Roped Climbers Plunge From Alaska Mountain, Killing One—Two climbers roped to each other fell about 1,000 feet from a mountain in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, killing one of them and serious...
- + In George Washington's Basement, a 'Next Level' Find—A bottle of 250-year-old cherries likely intended for George Washington has been found in his former home in Virginia—a discovery that's both sweet an...
- + Influencer Shot to Death by Motorcyclist in Baghdad—Iraqi authorities on Saturday were investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer, who was shot by a motorcyclist in front of her h...
- + He Might Be the Best Bull Rider, Ever—Know the name JB Mauney? If not, you've probably never been to a rodeo, because the 37-year-old is "arguably the greatest rodeo bull rider who ever li...
- + Judge Gives Prison to Instigator Who Disagreed With Rioters—The day of the attack on the US Capitol, John Sullivan led members of the mob into the building and filmed the death of fellow rioter Ashli Babbitt. L...
- + Turns Out, Emily Dickinson Was a Blast—Emily Dickinson's reputation as a reclusive genius squirreling away poems in her Amherst, Massachusetts, home until her work was posthumously discover...
- + Swath of Central US Braces for 'Strong Tornadoes'—Less than a day after swarms of tornadoes swept through Iowa and Nebraska, millions of people in several states were warned Saturday to expect another...
- + Houthis Show Video of Downed US Drone—Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed they shot down another of the US military's MQ-9 Reaper drones, airing footage of parts that corresponded to...
- + UAW-Daimler Truck Deal Echoes Big Three Contracts—The UAW and Daimler Truck reached an agreement late Friday night just before their existing contract expired, heading off a strike that the union had ...
- + Cops: Flight Attendant Tried to Record Girl in Bathroom—An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an ai...
- + Moviemaker Seinfeld: 'The Movie Business Is Over'—Jerry Seinfeld has done a lot of things, but he hadn't, until recently, made a feature film. As he explains in an interview with GQ , the making of Un...
- + NFL Gives Green Light to Guardian Caps in Games—The NFL announced Friday it will allow players to wear protective soft-shell helmet covers known as Guardian Caps during games next season if they cho...
- + US Spy Agencies Aren't So Sure Putin Ordered Navalny Death—Last month, Vladimir Putin insisted that he'd OKed a plan to release Alexei Navalny from an Arctic penal colony just before the opposition leader died...
- + Ex-Paramedic Who Injected Elijah McClain Hears His Fate—A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison Friday and was sentenced to 14 months in jail with work release...
- + Where Musk Goes, So Goes His 3-Year-Old Boy—If you see a photo of Elon Musk these days, chances are you'll also see his 3-year-old son X—full name X Æ A-Xii. Musk often carts around the boy to v...
- + Hamas: We're Looking Over Israel's Latest Ceasefire Plan—Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the monthslo...
- + Governor Signs Bill Allowing Armed Teachers—As expected, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on a new law permitting teachers and staff to carry handguns on campus in public schools. "What's ...
- + Freight Train Crash Shuts Down Highway as Railcars Burn—A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of an interstate highway tha...
- + Coco Gauff May Be the 'Fearless' Leader We Need—Coco Gauff has been ascending the ladder of women's tennis, and a new profile of her speculates we may only be seeing the beginning of what she's capa...
- + Tornado Causes Severe Damage in Omaha—A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles ...
- + Trump's Ex-Assistant Says She Kept Daniels' Contact Info—After David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, wrapped up his fourth day of testimony Friday in Donald Trump's hush-money trial, prose...
- + Biden Administration Stalls FDA Ban on Menthol Cigarettes—For the second time in recent months, President Biden's administration has delayed a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certa...
- + Town Makes 'Regrettable' Move on Mount Fuji—"Let's go see Mt. Fuji." That's the excited declaration that flashes briefly across the screen on the tourism website for the Japanese town of Fujikaw...
- + Emergency Slide Separates From Boeing 767-300—The flight crew on a Delta Air Lines flight declared an emergency after taking off Friday morning from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New Yo...
- + Microsoft, Alphabet Lift Stocks to Best Week Since November—The best week for US stocks since November closed out with more gains thanks to Alphabet and Microsoft on Friday, per the AP : The Dow Jones Industria...
- + Star Driver Apologizes for Breaking Rules in Tainted Win—Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden blinked back tears Friday as he accepted blame for manipulating the push-to-pass system in his seas...
- + Noem Cops to Killing Dog, Goat After Hunt Gone Wrong—Kristi Noem's new book is out next week, and contained within its pages is what Forbes deems a most "bizarre admission." No Going Back: The Truth on W...
- + Senator: National Park's Wild Horses Can Stay—Wild horses will stay in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animal...
- + Trump Lawyers Try to Undermine David Pecker—Donald Trump's lawyers sought to undermine the credibility of former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker in court on Friday, but he pushed back "...
- + King Charles Is Going Back to Work—King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. Charles took a break from...
- + US, China Butt Heads at Blinken-Xi Meetup—US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of "responsib...
- + Biden to Howard Stern: Yes, I'll Debate Trump—While Donald Trump was in court on Friday, President Biden was elsewhere in Manhattan, talking to Howard Stern. The president surprised the press corp...
- + Meet Paris' New King of the Baguette—Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette. Baker Xavier Netry was chosen this week as the 31st winner of Paris' annual "Grand Prix de la Baguette" p...
- + LA Prosecutors: Weinstein Won't Get Same Break Here—Reactions are pouring in after the New York Court of Appeals overturned former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's 2020 convictions for first-degree crimin...
- + Feds Link 3 HIV Cases to 'Vampire Facials' at Unsanitary Spa—A "vampire facial" is a cosmetic procedure that involves drawing a person's blood and injecting it into their face through microneedles, and while it'...
- + It Was Another Tough Year for Emperor Penguin Chicks—Low sea ice is wreaking havoc on emperor penguins year after year, likely resulting in the total wipeout of chicks in some colonies. Nearly a third of...
- + Dan Rather Heads to CBS, 20 Years After Scandal—It's been nearly 20 years since Dan Rather stepped down as the anchor of CBS Evening News , in the wake of a reporting scandal that also led to the fi...
- + After Tesla Autopilot Updates, Crashes Continue—The driver of a Tesla that struck and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle claims he was using the vehicle's Autopilot system, which experts say lacks a...
- + Ellen DeGeneres Emerges to Talk About Show Scandal—It's been nearly two years since Ellen DeGeneres bid adieu to her eponymous daytime talk show, which during its final stretch was accused of harboring...
- + Milk Tests Suggest Bird Flu Outbreak Has Spread Widely—Bird flu has been confirmed in 33 dairy herds in eight states, officials say, but the results of a nationwide Food and Drug Administration analysis su...
- + Biden's Strolls to Marine One Are a Bit Different These Days—Conservative outlets closely follow President Biden's every move , seeking signs to show the commander in chief's age in a negative light. There now s...
- + He's the Big Stunner of the NFL Draft—When the Chicago Bears picked QB Caleb Williams first in the NFL draft, they surprised no one. When the Atlanta Falcons picked QB Michael Penix Jr. ei...
- + Good News for Chipotle Workers: Let Them Eat Chicken Again—Excellent news if you love chicken and you happen to work at Chipotle: You're allowed to order the pollo version of your meals again. After a strong s...
- + Pecker Airs 'Catch and Kill' Stories About Other Celebrities—A lot of celebrity dirt was aired during day seven of Donald Trump's hush-money trial, only some of that being Trump's own. Former National Enquirer p...
- + Cops: School Principal Didn't Do Racist Rant, AI Did—An apparent beef between a Maryland high school athletic director and the school's principal veered in a dark direction, with the former now accused o...
- + Ahead of Soccer Match, Scary Find Near the Stadium—Thousands of people have been evacuated from the area around a German sports stadium so that an undetonated World War II-era bomb found near the home ...
- + Chinese Student in Boston Jailed for 'Disturbing' Acts—A man who stalked and threatened a fellow Chinese student on a Boston college campus after she put up pro-democracy fliers has been sentenced to nine ...
- + Gaza Baby Delivered From Dead Mother Dies—A premature baby orphaned by an Israeli airstrike has died less than a week after she was rescued from her dead mother's womb. Sabreen Jouda was almos...
- + Southwest Is Ending Service to 4 Airports—Delays to delivery of Boeing aircraft have been "very painful," Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said Thursday after the airline disclosed rising los...
- + Robbery Victim Charged in Shooting Death of Girl, 9—A man accused of fatally shooting a 9-year-old girl when he was robbed at a Houston ATM in 2022 has been indicted on a murder charge in her death. Tue...
- + Mexico's Chief Detective Apologizes for Fentanyl Comment—The head of Mexico's detective service apologized Thursday for saying his country is "the champion" of fentanyl and meth production, the AP reports. T...
- + Emma Stone: I Prefer to Be Called by My Birth Name—You know her as Emma Stone, but she was born Emily Stone—and that's what she'd prefer to be called, if you ever happen to meet her. The actress and he...
- + Trump: Charlottesville Rally a 'Peanut' Compared to These—The 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, ended with a woman dead after one of the attendees drove into a group of counter-protes...
- + This Year's Top 5 NFL Draft Picks—Caleb Williams swiftly walked on stage, looked out and screamed "Woooo! Yeah!" Long-suffering Bears fans felt his joy. Williams is heading to the Wind...
- + FCC Restores Net Neutrality—The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday reinstated net neutrality regulations that prohibit internet service providers from interfering with...
- + Weinstein Prosecutors Gambled and Lost—The tossing of Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes conviction in New York may have been shocking, but prosecutors had taken a series of chances when pursuin...
- + USC Calls Off Main Graduation Ceremony—The University of Southern California, which was embroiled in disputes with pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel activists before protests over Middle East ...
- + First Ships Use New Channel to Move Past Bridge Wreckage—The first ships passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key ...
- + Judge Imposes 25 Years in Killing of Retired NFL Star—The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith after a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in New Orleans. It was the ...
- + Library in France Yanks Four Poisonous Books—The National Library of France has pulled four books from its shelves for the most unusual of reasons—they might be poisonous. As the AFP explains, th...
- + US to Withdraw Most Troops From Niger, Chad Before Talks—The US will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore agreements governing what role there might be there for the Ame...
- + A Section in Rebel Wilson's Book Has Been Blacked Out—The UK edition of Rebel Wilson's autobiography released Thursday has the look of a redacted government document: A section apparently about Sacha Baro...
- + Dow Has a Rough Day Thanks to GDP, Meta—US stocks fell sharply Thursday on worries about a toxic cocktail for financial markets, one where inflation remains stubbornly high but the economy's...
- + Pecker: 'We Didn't Want the Story to Embarrass Mr. Trump'—Donald Trump's dizzying day in court continued in New York on Thursday as former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker picked up his testimony in t...
- + Iran Sentences Rapper to Death—A rapper who supported protests in Iran after the death in custody of a young woman arrested for not wearing a hijab has been sentenced to death. Reut...
- + Everest Climbers to Face 'Ballroom of Death'—Every spring, the so-called "Icefall Doctors" leave Everest base camp and begin marking the year's official climbing route up to Camp 1. These special...
- + One Big Company Is Tied to 11% of Branded Plastic Waste—More than 50% of plastic pollution around the world can't be traced to a company, as the elements have erased all branding. But of the pollution that ...
- + Chicago Kills Its 'Rat Hole'—The "rat hole" is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the "rat hole" was removed Wednesday after city officials det...
- + Tourist's Attempt to Take Photo With Bear Goes Very Badly—Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? In this case perhaps, "I see a tourist bothering me." That's after a vacation in Romania's Carpathian Mountai...
- + Jennifer Aniston Will Update 9 to 5—The 1980 office satire 9 to 5 is getting a modern retelling courtesy of Jennifer Aniston's production company, reports the Guardian . Aniston's Echo F...
- + Trump Lawyer: Assassination 'Could Well Be' an Official Act—As Donald Trump sat in a different courtroom, the Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on whether the former president is immune from prosecution fo...
- + Venetians Protest New Tourist Entry Fee—As of Thursday, one does not simply walk into Venice. The city has rolled out its first-in-the-world tourist entry fee , and while residents have long...
- + Girls Soccer Team Overcomes 'Sniggers,' Dominates the Boys—An under-12 girls soccer team in England had to convince officials they were capable of playing against boys this season. As one player tells the New ...
- + Embattled PM of Haiti Calls It Quits—Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, clearing the way for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been ...
- + Chipotle Tells Workers to Save the Chicken for Customers—Customers at Chipotle have gotten miffed at the price of chicken dishes there, and now workers at the fast-food chain are similarly peeved, for a rela...
- + Right-Wing Blog Heads for Chapter 11—A popular far-right blog has filed for bankruptcy, though its founder vows to continue publishing. The Washington Post reports that the Gateway Pundit...
- + EPA Cracks Down Hard on Coal Power Plants—Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agen...
- + Harvey Weinstein Stunner: NY Conviction Is Overturned—New York's highest court delivered what the New York Times describes as a "stunning reversal" in a pivotal case —it overturned the conviction of forme...
- + 2 Horses in Serious Condition After London Escape—British officials say two of the runaway military horses that galloped through central London on Wednesday are in serious condition and have been oper...
- + Arizona Grand Jury Indicts 18, Calls Trump Co-Conspirator—A grand jury in Arizona on Wednesday indicted seven lawyers and aides tied to Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign, plus 11 state Republicans, in...
- + Survey: Many Say They're Being Priced Out of Retirement—More than one-quarter of US adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire, and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an...
- + Police Clash With Students—Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted at other colleges as school leaders sought ways to de...
- + Arizona House Votes to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban—Arizona's 1864 abortion ban appears unlikely to survive 2024. After two failed efforts , the state House voted 32-28 Wednesday to repeal the near-tota...
- + Research Reveals Women Who Secretly Broke Nazi Codes—When Jane Monroe was asked what she'd done during World War II, her answer was "Oh, I made tea." Dulcie Klusmann later confessed, "We had to make up a...
- + When Space Junk Hits a Home, Who Pays for Repairs?—It's a question that could appear on a law school exam: If a home is hit by debris falling from space, who is liable for the repairs? The question isn...
- + USDA Says Dairy Cows Can't Travel Without Flu Check—Dairy cows can no longer cross state lines without being tested for bird flu, federal authorities said Wednesday, the day after the FDA announced that...
- + Non-Trump Vote Again Shows Up in Critical State—More than a month after ending her presidential campaign, Nikki Haley received more than 16% of the vote in the Pennsylvania Republican primary on Tue...
- + NOAA Says Young Dolphin Was Shot Multiple Times—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is trying to track down a person who shot a young bottlenose dolphin multiple times last month. Th...
- + New Federal Rules Could Be Big Ask for Nursing Homes—They're described by NPR as "the most substantial changes to federal oversight" of America's nursing homes in some 30 years. But implementing the new ...
- + Tesla Stock Surges Despite Drop in Profits—US stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wednesday. The S&P 500 rose 1.08 points, or less than 0.1%, to 5,071.63. The Dow Jones Industrial Average f...
- + That's No Dog Spotted in NYC—A man on an early morning run in New York City couldn't believe his eyes when he ended up in an expected staring competition with a "giant" city-dwell...
- + In Hack Update, UnitedHealth Reveals Ransom Was Paid—Hackers stole health and personal data from what could amount to a "substantial proportion" of Americans, UnitedHealth said in a Monday update on the ...
- + Suits: Clinic Destroyed Embryos, Implanted Them Anyway—Eleven couples say a California fertility clinic destroyed their embryos but went ahead and implanted them anyway, according to a new lawsuit—the seco...
- + Rep. Donald Payne Jr. Dies—Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Jr. has become the first House member to die in office during the 118th Congress. The 65-year-old, who had represented Ne...
- + Marathon Runner Sipped 25 Glasses of Wine—Running a marathon might seem daunting enough, but running a marathon while sipping 25 glasses of wine? Such is the rather dubious (or admirable) achi...
- + Hamas Video Shows Hostage Survived Brutal Oct. 7 Injury—Hamas on Wednesday released a video showing one of the "most recognizable" hostages who still remain in Gaza, as CNN describes Hersh Goldberg-Polin. T...
- + SCOTUS Appears Split on Emergency Abortions Case—As pro- and anti-abortion rights protesters gathered outside, the Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that pits Idaho's strict abortion ...
- + Biden Has a Big Problem With Younger Voters—David Brooks says he still thinks President Biden is the Democrats' strongest candidate for president, but he's getting more pessimistic about his cha...
- + Mallory's Last Note From Everest: 'It Is 50 to 1 Against Us'—In his final letter to his wife before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago, George Mallory tried to ease her worries even as he said his chance...
- + Sheriff's Office: 'Unfortunately, It Is the Sounds of Nature'—Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud ro...
- + Anti-Trump Super PAC Says It Lost Big Bucks in Cybertheft—The Lincoln Project is already hard at work blasting out ads for the November election and covering Donald Trump's legal problems , making no bones ab...
- + What the Potential 'TikTok Ban' Means for You—No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned. After years of attempts t...
- + Bird Flu Virus Found in Milk on Grocery Store Shelves—Inactive viral fragments from the bird flu virus have been found in samples of pasteurized milk from US grocery store shelves. In announcing the news,...
- + Tennessee Could Soon Have Armed Teachers—As protesters chanted "Blood on your hands," Tennessee's state House on Tuesday passed a bill that will allow handguns to be carried by some teachers ...
- + State Senator's Odd Burglary Arrest Has to Do With Dad's Ashes: Docs—A Minnesota state senator and former broadcast meteorologist told police that she broke into her stepmother's home because her stepmother refused to g...
- + George Santos Drops His Bid for Congress—George Santos is out: The disgraced former congressman has dropped his bid to return to Congress. In a post on X Tuesday, Santos, who was expelled fro...
- + Mass Graves in Gaza Must Be Investigated: UN—The United Nations called Tuesday for "a clear, transparent and credible investigation" of mass graves uncovered at two major hospitals in war-torn Ga...
- + National Enquirer Fabricated Story About Cruz's Dad, Says Ex-Publisher—While testifying at Donald Trump's hush money trial Tuesday , the former publisher of the National Enquirer said that an infamous 2016 story about Ted...
- + For First Time Since March, a Photo Taken by Princess Kate—Kensington Palace has released a photograph of Prince Louis to celebrate the young royal's 6th birthday, the first image by Catherine, Princess of Wal...
- + Ex-Cop Wanted in 2 Killings Found With Gunshot Wound—A former Washington state police officer wanted in two killings has been found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, author...
- + New FTC Rule Bans Noncompete Agreements—The Federal Trade Commission has voted 3-2 to ban noncompete agreements for most workers, meaning millions more people will soon be free to leave thei...
- + Woman Charged With Murder in Kids' Party Crash—A 66-year-old Michigan woman faces charges including two counts of second-degree murder in connection with a crash that killed an 8-year-old girl and ...
- + Tesla Says It Will Start Making More Affordable Models Soon—Tesla's first-quarter net income plummeted 55%, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company said it would move up product...
- + 'Toothy Airman' Found on Base's Runway—MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa says its "newest toothy Airman" has been relocated to a more suitable location than where they found it on Monday—on t...
- + Cops: Boy, 10, Is Only Survivor of Family 'Massacre'—A 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and three brothers dead in their southwest Oklahoma City home, all fatally shot by his father, police said...
- + Stocks Rally as Earnings Reports Flood In—Stocks rallied for a second straight day on Wall Street Tuesday, softening what's been a rough April. The S&P 500 rose 59.95 points, or 1.2%, to 5...
- + Anne Hathaway Recounts 'Gross' Audition Day in Her Youth—In making the rounds to promote her new film The Idea of You , Anne Hathaway has recounted a "gross" auditioning experience from her youth. The 41-yea...
- + Remains Found in Cold Case on Same Day Suspect Dies—Remains believed to be that of a woman and her daughter who have not been seen in nearly 24 years were found at a southern West Virginia home—on the s...
- + 46K Planes Got 'Jammed,' and Officials Have a Suspect—Planes flying in and out of Europe, especially the eastern part of the continent near Russia, have seen their GPS signals jammed over the past year or...
- + Zoo Ostrich Dies After Swiping, Swallowing Keys—Curiosity killed the cat, and it proved fatal for the ostrich. A "beloved" ostrich at a zoo in Kansas died Thursday after reaching outside her enclosu...
- + Jon Stewart Has Beef With Coverage of Trump Trial—The media may think it's learned from its outsized coverage of Donald Trump, but nope, not according to Jon Stewart, who spent Monday's Daily Show bla...
- + After UK Clears Deportation Bill, 5 Die in English Channel—At least five people have died while crossing the English Channel, according to French media, hours after the UK approved a migrant deportation bill, ...
- + Voyager 1 Is Fixed—Sort Of—For the first time in months, NASA is receiving readable data from Voyager 1. The spacecraft exploring interstellar space at a distance of 15 billion ...
- + Before Trump's Trial Resumes, He Faces a Gag Order Hearing—Donald Trump's hush money trial continues in New York on Tuesday, but before that kicks off at 11am ET, there's another proceeding the former presiden...
- + Dozens Arrested as College Protests Spread—As pro-Palestinian protests spread on college campuses across the US, dozens of students were arrested at Yale University and New York University prot...
- + Man With 'Auto-Brewery Syndrome' Acquitted of DUI—A Belgian man was pulled over two times in a single month in 2022 and, both times, blew a breathalyzer result that was above Belgium's legal limit. No...
- + State Senator, Former TV Meteorologist Accused of Burglary—A state senator and former broadcast meteorologist was arrested on suspicion of burglary early Monday in the northwestern Minnesota city of Detroit La...
- + Celeb Designer Gets 18 Months for Smuggling Snakeskin Purses—A fashion designer popular with celebrities was on Monday sentenced to a year and a half behind bars for smuggling handbags made with animal skin into...
- + Elon Musk Says Australia's Ban on Stabbing Video Is Censorship—Australia on Monday banned X from allowing users to access graphic video from last week's stabbing attack at a Sydney church , at least temporarily, a...
- + 2nd Person Dies After Man Drives Semi Into Building: Cops—A second victim has died more than a week after a man allegedly drove a stolen 18-wheeler into a Texas public safety office. Police identified Cheryl ...
- + Yale Arrests 47 Pro-Palestinian Protesters—As pro-Palestinian protests spread on college campuses across the US, dozens of students were arrested at Yale University and New York University prot...
- + People Change Their Idea of When 'Old' Starts: Research—Presumably because few adults are in a rush to reach old age, people seem to push that startling line further away, researchers have found. "We should...
- + SCOTUS Appears Split on Law Against Sleeping Outside—Liberal and conservative justices on the Supreme Court appeared to be split Monday on a major case dealing with homelessness—and with a conservative m...
- + Texas Boy Admits Killing Man When He Was 7—Authorities in Texas say a 10-year-old boy who was questioned about a threat to kill another student made a chilling confession. In a news release , t...
- + Intelligence Panel Criticizes CIA Over Sexual Misconduct Cases—A congressional committee Monday criticized the CIA's handling of sexual misconduct allegations in its ranks, saying victims have been deterred from c...
- + California Bill Takes On Airport Line-Cutters—California lawmakers are considering putting an end to what some see as a class issue at airports: letting people pay to cut ahead in the line for TSA...
- + Russia Convicts Meta Spokesperson of Justifying Terrorism—A court in Russia on Monday convicted the spokesperson of US technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism and s...
- + Trump's Bond Gets New Conditions—Donald Trump's $175 million bond, which he had to post to pursue an appeal in his civil fraud case, received a few new conditions on Monday after pros...
- + New Heat Alert System Has a Level Worse Than Red—Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this su...
- + NYPD: 14 Arrests Made in Random Attacks on Women—New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Monday that while it is not a new trend for women to be randomly attacked, he welcome...
- + Eye on Plastic Waste, Starbucks Rolls Out New Cups—Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold b...
- + First Witness Takes the Stand in Trump Trial—Donald Trump's hush-money trial closed for the day earlier than planned Monday because an alternate juror had a dental appointment, but the prosecutio...
- + US Swimmers Feel 'Cheated' by China Doping Case—The World Anti-Doping Agency—WADA—and Chinese authorities are strongly rejecting allegations that they covered up a case involving Chinese swimmers mo...
- + It May Have Been the Biggest Snake Ever—Scientists in India may have unearthed the biggest snake ever to have slithered across the planet. From a mine, they unearthed skeletal remains of an ...
- + Kari Lake's Voting Lawsuit Will Not Make It to Supreme Court—Kari Lake will not get her day in the nation's highest court, reports USA Today . The current Senate candidate from Arizona and former gubernatorial c...
- + Trump 'Lied Over and Over and Over'—Opening arguments in Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York are in the books. Some highlights, via the New York Times , Washington Post , and the...
- + She Overcomes 'Nelly Things' on Way to LPGA History—Nelly Korda couldn't have imagined the incredible run she's put together this season while at home recovering from a blood clot that required surgery ...
- + With RFK Jr. In the Mix, One of These Candidates Takes a Hit—Various polls and pundits have been supporting the narrative that third-party presidential runs in the upcoming election, especially the one by indepe...
- + Supreme Court Will Take On 'Ghost Guns'—The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck ...
- + Jersey Rabbi Who Had His Wife Killed Dies in Prison—While he was the senior rabbi of a New Jersey synagogue in 1994, Fred Neulander's wife, Carol, was beaten to death with a lead pipe inside their home ...
- + 2 New, Troubling Climate Change Stories Are Out—For readers concerned about climate change, two disturbing articles released over the past few days have both been linked to the topic: As temperature...
- + Kevin Bacon Fulfills His Promise to Footloose School—Kevin Bacon on Saturday fulfilled his promise to students at Utah's Payson High School—where he filmed Footloose four decades ago—when he showed up on...
- + Mad Men Star Is Married Again—Nearly five years after her divorce , Christina Hendricks is a married woman once again. The Mad Men star wed George Bianchini Saturday in New Orleans...
- + RFK Jr. Responds to His Family Endorsing Biden—Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday acknowledged endorsements from more than a dozen of his relatives who are backing Democratic Pre...
- + One of America's Longest-Held Hostages Dies at 76—Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America's longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a stree...
- + Men Are Rewarded More When Socializing at Work—A new study led by researchers from Rutgers University suggests that men receive greater benefits than women when they make an effort to socialize wit...
- + Greene to Johnson: Resign or Be Ousted—Democrats joined Republicans on Sunday in defending House Speaker Mike Johnson in the face of a threat to remove him from his post, the day after he w...
- + Boston Marathon Organizers Owe 2014 Winner a Lot of Cash—A doping scandal two years after the 2014 Boston Marathon left the women's winner, Rita Jeptoo, out of a medal, and the second-place contender, Ethiop...
- + In Tech Mecca, the Trains Run on Floppy Disks—Despite its location in the nation's hub of cutting-edge tech, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) relies on an aging piece of t...
- + For the Serengeti's Maasai, a Bitter Irony Unfolds—On the surface, the news might please those with a conservationist bent—Tanzania setting aside more and more land for preservation. Look a little clos...
- + Race Car Runs Into Crowd in Sri Lanka, Killing 7—A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven pe...
- + They Hide Smoking From Their Kids. Few Have Any Plans to Stop—Their kids don't know. Often their friends don't know. Sometimes even their husbands don't know: These are, as the Cut puts it, "the moms who smoke in...
- + Chris Pratt Knocks Down Famed LA House—It's not just the demolition of a famed, midcentury modern house in Los Angeles that has people upset. The landscaping by Garrett Eckbo that accompani...
- + Family: Riley Strain Was 'Helped' Into River—Having had nearly a month to process Riley Strain's death in Nashville, mother Michelle Whiteid says she's bothered by text messages the 22-year-old s...
- + Record Store Day Celebrates Vinyl, Indie Shops—Special LP releases, live performances, and at least one giant block party were planned around the US on Saturday as hundreds of shops celebrate the 1...
- + AI-Generated Copy Flagged in Millions of Student Papers—With AI at their disposal, many students have found a modern way to keep their dogs from eating their homework. And while it won't come to a surprise ...
- + Roman Gabriel Still Leads Rams in TD Passes—Roman Gabriel, a star quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1960s and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, died Saturday. He was 83 an...
- + The Bane of Walmart Managers: 'NIL Picks'—Walmart managers typically pull in six figures—even up to $400,000 if the store is big enough—and the Wall Street Journal spent a day with one such ma...
- + EPA Puts Companies on the Hook for PFAS Cleanup—The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a change that will shift the burden for cleaning up two "forever chemicals" from government to the c...
- + London Police Apologize Twice Over 'Openly Jewish' Comment—London's police force has been forced to issue two apologies after officers threatened to arrest an "openly Jewish" man if he refused to leave the are...
- + Locals Attempt to Buy $14M Island by Chipping In $1K Each—A privately owned island off Tampa Bay is up for sale, and though the going price is $14 million, a group is trying to crowdfund joint ownership with ...
- + House Ends Stalemate, Backs Aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan—The House on Saturday ended its monthslong standoff over foreign aid, approving a $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The legislation...
- + Columbine Vigil Honors Slain Students, Heroic Teacher—A girl who wrote to God in her diaries, a boy with learning disabilities who was just learning to like who he was, and a teenager who would spend ever...
- + NASA IDs Object That Blew Through Home's Roof—That indeed was debris from the International Space Station that came crashing through the roof of a Florida home last month, NASA confirmed Monday af...
- + These Pregnancy Rules Could Upend the Workplace—Pregnant employees have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act that...
- + Meet Hercules, the Rescue Cat Who Became a Target Model—When authorities discovered 50 or so cats crammed into a car in Minnesota's Chisago County in June 2022, the temperature was hovering around 95 degree...
- + US Senate OKs Spying Bill, Despite Privacy Worries—Barely missing its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key US surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI sh...
- + We Throw Out a Massive Number of Coins Each Year—Americans' coins don't just end up between the couch cushions. They also land in the trash, in great quantities, a fact that sustainable-waste process...
- + This USS Enterprise Was Missing for Decades. Now, It's Home—The first model of the USS Enterprise—used in the opening credits of the original Star Trek television series—has boldly gone back home, returning to ...
- + 5 Teens Shot During 'Senior Skip Day' in Park—Hundreds of high school students descended upon Schrom Hills Park in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday, celebrating what's popularly known in the area as...
- + Rushdie on Being Attacked: 'I'm Not Good With Fear'—Nearly two years after the knife attack that nearly killed him, Salman Rushdie appears both changed and very much the same. Interviewed this week at t...
- + Bad Sleep Is Different for Men and Women—Sleep issues differ for men and women, with women more likely to struggle with insomnia and poor sleep quality, while men suffer from sleep apnea more...
- + Man Who Self-Immolated Outside Trump Trial Dies—A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Trump is on trial has died, police sai...
- + Shein Brings Fast Fashion to New Extremes—Quick, name the most-Googled clothing brand on the planet. As Nicole Lipman explains in the Guardian , the answer is Shein, a retailer founded in Chin...
- + Phish's High-Tech Show Bounces Around the Arena for 4 Hours—Phish opened its four-night stay at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Thursday night with a four-hour show that used the advanced technology in the $2.3 bill...
- + FAA Investigates Post Showing Coach in Cockpit—The FAA is investigating "some fun in the cockpit" after a Colorado Rockies coach posted a video showing him apparently sitting in a pilot's seat duri...
- + Gaetz Alleges 'Massive Cover-Up' by US Over Niger—US troops in Niger have told GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz that they're "functionally stranded" in the landlocked West African nation, and a new report by the c...
- + Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Trump Courthouse—The full panel of 12 jurors and six alternates has now been seated in Donald Trump's hush money trial, with opening arguments expected to begin on Mon...
- + Some Blame Weather Modification for Dubai Downpour—Dubai's rare epic rainfall this week sparked headlines, jaw-dropping videos , and now, questions on weather modification. The United Arab Emirates' la...
- + Parents Charged After Daughter's Fatal Asthma Attack—The parents of a Minnesota girl who died after an asthma attack earlier this year have been charged with second-degree manslaughter, accused of not ta...
- + Tech Stocks Drop, Leading to a Losing Week—The worst week for big technology stocks since the COVID crash in 2020 dragged Wall Street on Friday across the finish line of another losing week. Th...
- + Vigil to Honor Victims of Columbine Shooting—The 12 students and one teacher killed in the Columbine High School shooting will be remembered Friday in a vigil on the eve of the 25th anniversary o...
- + Israel, Iran Step Back From Brink, but Risk of War Rises—Iran appears to have indicated Israel's strike on Friday won't lead to a major escalation, and both nations apparently want to return to the shadow wa...
- + Biden Issues Warning Over Iran Attack on Israel—The US and UK on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider wa...
- + Prosecutors Say Trump Violated Gag Order 7 Times—Seven steps forward, one step back? Seven jurors were chosen in the first two days of Donald Trump's hush-money trial, prompting the former president ...
- + 'Role Model' College Star Dies Week Before NFL Draft—In December, Amitral "AJ" Simon Jr. excitedly announced his "momentous decision" to enter the 2024 NFL draft. Now, just a week away from that event in...
- + Kid Mistakes SVU Star for Real Cop, Gets Real Help—At their best, actors transform into the characters they play—in the case of Mariska Hargitay, even when the cameras aren't rolling. The star of Law &...
- + Rule Change Could Save Johnson's Speakership—The same foreign aid package that has put Mike Johnson's House speakership in peril might end up saving him. Punchbowl News reports that GOP leaders a...
- + Why It Will Take India 44 Days to Vote—Nearly 970 million people, or over 10% of the global population, are eligible to vote in India's general elections that start Friday and last until Ju...
- + 911 Outages Hit 4 States—Residents in four states who tried to call 911 on Wednesday may have seen frustrating delays. Reuters reports that four states were hit by outages tha...
- + World Press Photo of Year Comes From Gaza—Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year's prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award Thursday with a depiction of loss and sorrow ...
- + Biden's Remarks on Uncle's WWII Death Conflict With Records—President Biden misstated key details about his uncle's death in World War II as he honored the man's wartime service on Wednesday and said Donald Tru...
- + Tesla Laying Off 10% of Employees—Elon Musk delivered an unwanted email to Tesla employees on Monday—the company is laying off 10% of its employees worldwide, reports electrek . That w...
- + Study Upends Our Thinking on Bonobos—Bonobos have long been thought of as "hippie chimps" in conservation circles because of their supposedly peaceful nature, notes the New York Times . A...
- + Video Catches 'Appalling' Act by Lake Mead Vandals—Park rangers are asking the public to help them identify two men spotted on video vandalizing ancient protected rock formations at Nevada's Lake Mead ...
- + Most In-Demand Summer Vacation Spots on Earth—It's not too early to start planning your summer vacation, and Good Morning America is tapping into some Google insights to help you out. Using data g...
- + Caitlin Clark Is About to Make a Childhood Dream Come True—In elementary school, Caitlin Clark wrote down a list of her goals that included playing in the WNBA one day. That dream will become a reality Monday ...
- + Dogs Are Getting Their Own Airline—but It Won't Be Cheap—"Finally, dogs can fly." That's the lofty proclamation on the website for Bark Air , a "100% totally real" new service that vows to "revolutionize fly...
- + NBA Player Tanks Free Throw to Give Fans Chicken—It was a meaningless free throw in a meaningless game, but Boban Marjanovic turned it into one of the funniest moments of the NBA season. (Watch it he...
- + Trump Arrives at Court for Historic Trial—Donald Trump arrived at a Manhattan courtroom Monday morning to watch jury selection begin in his hush-money trial , briefly speaking outside and call...
- + Nike's Track Outfits for Female Olympians Are ... Interesting—The Nike outfits set to be worn by Team USA track and field athletes during this summer's Paris Olympics were unveiled last week, but one version isn'...
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