The Baha’i faith fits comfortably into the religious spectrum of most countries, but in several Middle East nations, followers face repression that is drawing criticism from human rights groups. …
States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals. One analysis estimates more than 300 …
Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international medical residents set to start their training this week were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa …
The U.S. military wants to continue live-fire training at Pohakuloa, a high-altitude plateau on Hawaii’s Big Island. Commanders say it enables troops to train closer to where they might be needed …
President Donald Trump went to Iowa to kick off a year of patriotic festivities leading up to next year's 250th anniversary of American independence. The event Thursday night became a celebration of …
A Missouri judge has blocked many of the state's anti-abortion laws. The order Thursday by Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang reimposes a preliminary injunction against the abortion …
Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering US illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, federal officials said Thursday. The …
The man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, is due back in court after a week's delay. Prosecutors allege …
The Environmental Protection Agency has placed on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a so-called “declaration of dissent” against the federal agency's policies. Thursday's action came …
Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 66. Madsen’s manager says the actor was …
A New Jersey skydiving company says its pilot encountered mechanical issues that prompted an emergency landing at a small New Jersey airport but couldn't get the plane stopped at the end of the …
Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a vote on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while …
Chicago police say multiple people have been shot. No additional details were immediately available Wednesday night, including the number of people shot and where the incident took place. Officer …
A jury in Oregon has found former NBA player Ben McLemore guilty of raping a 21-year-old incapacitated woman during a lake house party attended by many of his then-teammates from the Portland Trail …
The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group has filed lawsuits against a state park over an exhibit on slavery, segregation, and white supremacy. The Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate …
A Honduran mother and her two children, who challenged U.S. immigration arrests at courthouses, have been released from detention. Civil rights groups announced Thursday that the family had been held …
Alabama has scheduled a September execution with nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing a gas station attendant during a 1997 robbery. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a Sept. 25 execution date for …
Bryan Kohberger has admitted guilt in the slayings of four students at the University of Idaho. But the public still doesn't know what motivated Kohberger to commit the knife attacks and how he chose …
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed a new two-year budget to secure federal Medicaid funding. The budget passed both legislative chambers in an unprecedented single day on Wednesday into early …
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed three anti-DEI bills and another targeting transgender rights. Stein criticized on Thursday the Republican-led legislature for prioritizing what he called …