A 16-year-old’s Roblox game, Grow a Garden, has shattered records for the most concurrent players in history. The simple, stress-free game lets players grow plants, trade or just hang out. Its …
Tennessee plans to execute Byron Black without deactivating his defibrillator, raising concerns about potential shocks during the lethal injection. Sixty-nine-year-old Black suffers from multiple …
A judge says Sean “Diddy” Combs can’t go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction. The judge issued a decision Monday to deny the rap and style mogul’s latest …
A driver trying to set a speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died after losing control of his vehicle. Driver Chris Raschke was treated Sunday by medical …
The search for a former U.S. soldier suspected of killing four people at a Montana bar has stretched into a fourth day with no capture. Authorities say Michael Paul Brown fatally shot four people …
North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles is the subject of two new audits looking to address long wait times for customers and low morale for workers. Republican Auditor Dave Boliek released them …
Days after he sent letters instructing top pharmaceutical manufacturers to use a “most favored nation” pricing model for prescription drugs, President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that he …
Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley has announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. He is running against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. On Monday, …
Shares in Asia are mixed after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release of weak U.S. jobs data. Markets in Asia had already reacted on Friday to U.S. President Donald Trump's …
A Maryland woman with a long history of severe mental illness has been rearrested and charged with killing two of her children. They went missing in 2014 as toddlers and have never been found. …
South Dakota secretary of state Monae Johnson is apologizing for accidentally revealing sensitive voter registration data about thousands of residents last month. The office made voter registration …
Tesla is awarding CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares of restricted stock valued at approximately $29 billion, just six months after a judge ordered the company to revoke his massive pay package. The …
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 4 The Washington Post says. despite the U.S. need for more electricity, the Trump Administration is stymieing …
A former corrections officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the death of an inmate at a New York prison. Christopher Walrath was one of six guards charged with murder in the …
Passengers have evacuated a New York City area commuter train after a fire caused at least one car to fill with smoke. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the fire started at 6:19 a.m. …
Today is Friday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2025. There are 131 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off …
Democrats are out of power in Washington but hold 23 governors' seats, including in five of the seven presidential battlegrounds Donald Trump swept last year. Some Democratic activists see that slate …
Boeing workers who build fighter jets are planning to go on strike. About 3,200 workers at facilities in St. Louis and other locations voted to reject a modified four-year labor agreement with …
The coming week could be pivotal in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected in Moscow midweek. Trump has set a Friday …
A strike by thousands of workers that build fighter jets for Boeing at three U.S. plants is the second labor disruption for the plane builder in less than a year. The strike that began just after …