Joseph McNeil, a key figure in the civil rights movement, has died at 83. McNeil was one of four students who staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North …
Low water levels brought on by years of drought have revealed a submerged pickup truck containing human remains at Lake Powell near the Arizona-Utah border. Investigators say the truck belonged to a …
New Mexico’s governor is calling state lawmakers to a special legislative session in response to cuts to federal safety net programs enacted by President Donald Trump. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham …
A man was released Thursday from a prison in Minnesota where he spent 27 years for a murder he did not commit. Bryan Hooper Sr. was reunited with his family outside the Stillwater Correctional …
Police in an Atlanta suburb have shot and killed a man inside a burning house. Then they found a woman dead with burns and two other adults and a child hiding in a bedroom. Locust Grove Police Chief …
The federal government has filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked fires in the Los Angeles area that destroyed thousands of structures and …
Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the …
Rhode Island, Connecticut and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states are suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project. The …
Al Roker has launched his own educational cartoon TV show called “Weather Hunters” on PBS Kids. The show features Roker as a younger version of himself, Al Hunter, a TV meteorologist. The series …
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is to appear before a congressional committee Thursday, where he is expected to face questions about turmoil at federal health agencies. The U.S. Senate …
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear before a congressional committee, where he’s expected to face questions about turmoil at federal health agencies. The U.S. Senate Finance …
Shares in Asia are mostly trading higher after a rally of technology stocks steadied Wall Street and a slide in the dollar made Asian assets more attractive. U.S. futures were mixed while oil prices …
An estimated $1.4 billion lottery jackpot will be up for grabs after dozens of drawings without a big winner. The massive Powerball prize is the sixth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot. It’s the result …
The Border Patrol agent leading immigration enforcement in Los Angeles was removed from his position in 2023 under President Joe Biden. Gregory Bovino's remarkable fall and rise illustrates how much …
A new poll finds many parents are struggling to balance work and school transportation for their kids. The AP-NORC/HopSkipDrive survey shows more than a third of parents have missed work to take …
Celebrity ambassadors are helping the nonprofit Neurodiversity Alliance tell more robust narratives about people with differing brains. They are part of a growing peer-to-peer movement that is …
A peer-to-peer movement of neurodivergent youth is hitting campuses this fall to build more inclusive spaces together. Known as the Neurodiversity Alliance, they’ve increased the number of schools …
Forecasters say Hurricane Lorena is weakening and should become a tropical storm. However, life-threatening flash floods and mudslides remain a risk for parts of Mexico's west coast. The U.S. …
Two years ago Gregory Bovino was relieved of command of the Border Patrol’s El Centro, California, sector and encouraged to retire. Now he leads immigration enforcement in Los Angeles. The …
The Trump administration since January has moved to reverse years of legal and policy gains for transgender Americans, from stripping government websites of “gender ideology” to reinstituting a …