A California law firm notified the city of Pocatello, Idaho, of its intention to file a federal wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of Victor Perez, a 17-year-old boy with intellectual …
A former New York police sergeant has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in a U.S. case about China’s pursuit of critics abroad. A judge decided Michael McMahon's punishment Wednesday after two …
A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to …
U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on foreign-made new big ticket items from gadgets to cars before President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariffs started …
Scientists may have found a new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system that orbits two failed stars. Located 120 light years away, the planet appears to take an unusual path around two brown …
Israel’s defense minister says its troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, after Israel unilaterally expanded its frontiers in the war …
School officials in Texas say police have responded to reports of a shooting at a Dallas high school where students were seen leaving the campus. Authorities did not immediately provide further …
Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent most of their lives in prison. Their attorneys say they have spent that time getting fully rehabilitated and deserve a shot at freedom through resentencing. The …
Journalists in Oklahoma City have vivid memories of the bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that killed 168 people. On April 19, 1995, Associated Press staffers felt what seemed like a …
Thirty years after a truck bomb detonated outside a federal building in the nation’s heartland, deep scars still remain from the deadliest homegrown attack on U.S. soil. Three decades have not …
The Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time it will honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a Confederate general. …
Swedish slow TV hit “The Great Moose Migration” has become a phenomenon. The livestream began airing Tuesday, a week ahead of schedule. National broadcaster SVT shows the annual migration 24 …
In a high-stakes standoff, President Donald Trump’s administration says it will freeze $2.2 billion in federal research grants for Harvard University, which is pushing back on demands for changes …
A key vaccine advisory committee is meeting for the first time under new U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading voice in the U.S. anti-vaccine movement. The Advisory Committee on …
An aid agency official says Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts. The warning follows the cancellation of foreign aid contracts by President Donald Trump’s administration, including …
The daughter of a Pennsylvania couple whose deaths are among six connected to a cultlike group says she has been falsely accused of killing her parents. Michelle Zajko’s denial was part of a …
A federal probe has determined that a fatal fire aboard a cargo ship was ignited by a Jeep straining beyond its capacity to push vehicles onboard. The Jeep wasn't designed for the work and was seen …
A strong solar storm is headed to Earth and this could cause colorful aurora displays in parts of the United States. The sun burped out bursts of energy that could cause northern lights as far south …
Harvard University has joined the growing list of institutions targeted by the Trump administration for federal funding cuts. Seven universities have been faced with cuts so far. Six of them are Ivy …
A federal judge has put a temporary hold on deportations of immigrants in Colorado who face possible removal under President Donald Trump's invocation of an 18th century law known as the Alien …