Society
Killing of Iranian activist in Canada exposes increasingly bitter divisions within the diaspora
The killing of an Iranian activist in Canada has exposed bitter divisions within the diaspora over the Iran wa...
China reports its economy grew 5% in the January-March quarter, largely shrugging off initial impact from the Iran war
China reports its economy grew 5% in the January-March quarter, largely shrugging off initial impact from the...
Injured passenger awarded $300K after federal jury finds Carnival overserved alcohol
Carnival Cruise Line must pay $300,000 to a former passenger after a federal jury in South Florida found that...
Judge extends pause on work to turn Maryland warehouse into immigrant detention
A federal judge has extended a pause on transforming a massive Maryland warehouse into a processing facility f...
Homeland Security worker and another woman are killed in a series of Atlanta-area attacks
A man has been charged in a string of attacks near Atlanta over a matter of hours that left two women dead and...
Federal prosecutors turned away from Federal Reserve building, as Trump threatens to fire Powell
Federal prosecutors made an unannounced visit this week to a construction site at Federal Reserve headquarters...
Australian judge rejects US Marine pilot's appeal against extradition to US
An Australian judge has rejected an appeal by former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan to avoid extraditio...
Trump urges extending foreign surveillance program as some lawmakers push for US privacy protections
Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over for...
US aircraft carrier breaks record for longest deployment since the Vietnam War
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R
Mount Holyoke’s corpse flower blooms again, drawing crowds to its ‘rotting flesh’ stench
Crowds gathered at Mount Holyoke College’s Talcott Greenhouse to witness the rare bloom of “Pangy,” a corpse f...
University of Michigan's next president has brain cancer so won't take job
The next president at the University of Michigan says he can’t take the job because of brain cancer
As energy costs rise, some states back off ambitious climate goals
New York launched ambitious goals to cut its long-term greenhouse gas emissions with clarion calls about savin...
‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul will not face new domestic violence charges
Utah reality star Taylor Frankie Paul will not be charged in recent fights with her former partner, the Salt L...
Doctor faces manslaughter charge for allegedly removing wrong organ during surgery
A grand jury indicted a Florida doctor on manslaughter charges for allegedly removing a patient’s liver, inste...
Harvey Weinstein is going on trial again in a New York rape case
Harvey Weinstein is going on trial again on a rape charge in New York City, after years of #MeToo infamy, lega...
Powerball going international in effort to build larger jackpots
Powerball is jumping the pond
Hampshire College, which counts filmmaker Ken Burns among its alumni, is closing later this year
Hampshire College, which includes documentary filmmaker Ken Burns among its alumni, announced it is closing la...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open.
Less than a month before it was due to close, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has announced that it has found a bu...