A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has suffered a devastating fire. Clayborn Temple was central to the 1968 sanitation …
A man who has served nearly three decades on death row in Louisiana has had his conviction overturned by a judge. Lawyers for Jimmie Duncan argued that a review of forensic evidence found that bite …
A speedboat went airborne and did a complete backward flip while racing at about 200 mph before crashing into Lake Havasu. Two racers inside the boat’s covered cabin survived Saturday's crash, …
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a law aimed at preventing future school shootings like the one that killed two students and two teachers in September at the Apalachee High School. Richard …
NASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission. Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday on April 20 by plunging through the atmosphere …
A woman in Kansas City, Missouri, has pleaded not guilty in the fatal stabbing of a paramedic as she was being taken to a hospital in an ambulance. Court records say 39-year-old Shanetta Bossell was …
The upper Midwest is bracing for severe thunderstorms with the potential for strong tornadoes. The National Weather Service says the highest risks Monday are in portions of southern Minnesota, …
Members of New Jersey’s Supreme Court sounded skeptical at times about the effort of a Catholic diocese to stop the state from empaneling a grand jury to investigate clergy sexual abuse …
Season 2 of the “Star Wars” series “Andor” gives major depth and breadth to the women who play key supporting roles. The next three episodes that drop on Disney+ on Tuesday shows the internal …
Schoolchildren threatened with eviction are more likely to end up in another district or transfer to another school. They’re more likely to miss school, and those who end up transferring are …
Several people were injured in Florida when a boat crashed into a ferry and then fled the scene off the Memorial Causeway Bridge. The Clearwater Police Department posted on X that there were multiple …
Scrutiny of a welfare program that is the signature initiative of Florida first lady Casey DeSantis is threatening to undermine a potential run to succeed her husband as governor, as well as his own …
For hundreds of communities nationwide, plans to protect against natural disasters and climate change have been upended because of the Trump administration's elimination of a federal grant program. …
Israel’s military campaign decimating the Gaza Strip has made pregnancy and childbirth more dangerous for Palestinian women and their babies. It’s become worse since Israel seven weeks ago cut …
Former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr is set to stand trial in the death of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year old man and Congolese immigrant who was shot and killed by the officer three years …
China's leaders have shrugged off the potential impact from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war, saying they have the tools needed to protect jobs and limit damage from higher tariffs on Chinese …
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip has made pregnancy and childbirth more dangerous for Palestinian women and their babies. It’s become worse since …
Local health officials say Israeli strikes on the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians early Monday. Israel has carried out daily strikes on Gaza since ending its ceasefire with Hamas …
A New York City woman says she feared for her life as she was chased, kicked and pelted with objects by a mob of men who mistook her as a participant in a protest against Israel’s far-right …
Israel’s military campaign decimating the Gaza Strip has made pregnancy and childbirth more dangerous for Palestinian women and their babies. It’s become worse since Israel seven weeks ago cut …