A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services. The decision Wednesday came …
A woman who prosecutors fired shots at Rihanna’s home while the singer and her family were there is set to appear in court. Thirty-five-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz of Orlando, Florida, expected …
All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday’s deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport have been released from the hospital. The airline …
Two teenage boys have been given probation after using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of fake nude photos of their classmates. The boys were 14 at the time. Authorities said the boys took …
The NAACP has named Kristen Clarke, a former Biden Justice Department official, as its next general counsel. The civil rights group announced Wednesday that Clarke will oversee the NAACP's advocacy, …
The federal government has not yet replaced the bullet-pocked windows that serve as a grim reminder of an attack at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than seven months ago. CDC …
A Florida man has been charged with making threatening phone calls to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa two days after a suspicious package was found outside a gate, though investigators haven’t …
Tracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died. He was 80. Kidder’s …
New Jersey is the latest state to limit when law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, can wear face coverings. On Wednesday, Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed the mask law …
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will …
Savannah Guthrie says in a tearful interview on NBC that "'somebody needs to do the right thing” and provide information that leads to a resolution of the case of her missing 84-year-old mother. …
Oil prices have fallen more than 5% and Asian shares have gained over possibilities of a de-escalation of the Iran war and negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. Brent crude, the international …
As travel disruptions deepen and senators race to clinch a proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown, House lawmakers will hold a hearing to discuss the impacts of the funding lapse. Meanwhile, …
Connecticut lawmakers are weighing a plan that makes it easier to use small plug-in solar panels to cut electric bills. Last week, a House committee advanced a broader solar bill that would allow …
Scientists are tracing back the history of dogs using the oldest genes from the species ever studied. Scientists think dogs descended from an ancient population of gray wolves somewhere in Europe or …
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Hawaii communities are digging out from the state’s worst flooding in more than 20 years, and aid groups are rushing to support them by raising money statewide. Two Kona low storms hit about a week …
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ March 24 The Washington Post says cutting gas taxes is good politics, but bad policy With the Iran war driving up …
Dutch food scientist Huub Lelieveld has won the World Food Prize for shaping modern food processing safety standards used worldwide. The organization made the announcement Wednesday and gave …
Rural students in northern Michigan face a tough choice between leaving for college or staying close to home for trade work. In her senior year, Jaeden Briley is weighing veterinary school against …