The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history

Attorneys for a New Hampshire man who prevailed in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at a state-run youth detention center are asking for a hearing after the jury foreperson expressed dismay that the $38 million award could be slashed to $475,000

Juro Kara, who helped shape Japans postwar avant-garde theater, defiantly yet playfully transforming the essence of Kabuki aesthetics into modern storytelling, has died

Dick Rutan, along with copilot Jeana Yeager, completed one of the greatest milestones in aviation history: the first round-the-world flight with no stops or refueling

Mystik Dan wins the 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in a three-horse photo finish

Shareholder proposals are usually uneventful at Berkshire Hathaways annual meeting, but Warren Buffett and the company are now facing a lawsuit over the way one presenter was treated last year

Fans packed into Churchill Downs Saturday for the 150th Kentucky Derby, the longest continuously held sporting event in the country, and many said they felt the milestone made race day feel extra special this year

The WNBA debuts of Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were widely watched on a social media livestream from a fan who stepped in when the leagues app couldnt broadcast the game

Workers have demolished a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck

3 bodies recovered in Baja California likely the missing Australian and American surfers, Mexican authorities say

Berkshire Hathaway says its first quarter profit plummeted on the paper value of its investments

A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening nearly a week after she escaped with three other zebras from a trailer near Seattle

Real Madrid wins the Spanish league after Barcelona loses to Girona

Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters union failed to deliver an agreement on ...

Authorities say a student who was killed by police outside a Wisconsin school pointed a pellet rifle at officers and had refused to drop the weapon

Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigans commencement, as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war collided with the annual pomp-and-circumstance of graduation ceremonies

Some U.S. universities that have been roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war have taken steps to contain disruptions during their commencement ceremonies

He died at a hospital where he was taken after the tornado struck his home.

Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week.

The student protest movement over the war in Gaza is roiling Senate contests in an election year when control of the chamber is at stake in November

The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo

A 79-year-old Missouri man is accused of killing a woman in her suburban Chicago home a crime that happened nearly six decades ago

Warren Buffetts company reported a steep drop in earnings Saturday because the paper value of its investments fell and it sold off some Apple shares, but the tens of thousands of shareholders filling an Omaha arena to hear Buffett answer questions at ...

A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis

Crucial witnesses took the stand in the second week of testimony in Donald Trumps hush money trial in New York

Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behavior from men who will feature in a documentary on British television that is due to be released next week

A deadly shootout in Charlotte that left five dead illustrates how smartphone-wielding bystanders dont always run for cover when bullets start to fly

It hasn't happened in almost anyone's lifetime: two presidents squaring off in one election

The Houston area was under threat of worsening flood conditions Saturday, a day after heavy storms slammed the region and authorities warned those in low-lying areas to evacuate ahead of an expected catastrophic surge of water

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer PJ Morton comes home with a new album and memoir dropping soon amid a Saturday afternoon performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which nears the end of an eight-day run

Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges in connection with a federal probe into their ties with the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan

A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis

South and Southeast Asian countries have been coping with a weekslong heat wave rendering record high temperatures that have posed a severe health risk. Umbrellas to shield against blazing sunlight are popular, air-conditioned malls are serving as urban oases, and schools in Cambodia have been cutting back their hours. In the Philippines, India and Bangladesh, officials have told students to stay home and do their lessons remotely. In April, the United Nations Childrens Fund warned that the swel

Mexican officials say 3 bodies found in Baja California area where 2 Australians and American went missing

Hawaii lawmakers are wrapping up a legislative session that heavily focused on addressing Mauis needs after last years deadly Lahaina wildfire

A late-season storm is expected to hit the Sierra Nevada this weekend, bringing rain and mountain snow to Northern and Central California

The Arizona Supreme Court has reversed lower court rulings that held the Arizona Republican Party responsible for more than $27,000 in sanctions and attorney fees resulting from a challenge of the results of the 2020 election

New Yorks attorney generals office has released police body camera footage showing New York City police officers shooting and killing a 19-year-old man who had called 911 during a mental health crisis

The NCAA and major college conferences are considering a possible settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that could cost them billions in damages and force schools to share athletics-related revenue with their athletes

A judge is forcing the Hawaii attorney generals office to turn over documents, interviews and data on last summer's Maui wildfires to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over the disaster

Boeing is already facing questions about quality and safety of its aircraft, and now it has a labor showdown on its hands in Seattle

Alabama judges are standing by a decision that frozen embryos are children under a state law

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A judge has denied pretrial release for a 22-year-old man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Chicago police officer

Federal investigators say they discovered disconnected and missing hardware aboard a helicopter that crashed in 2022, killing the pilot and a North Carolina television stations meteorologist

The Republican National Committee is suing to stop Nevada from being able to count mail ballots received in election offices after Election Day

Connecticut lawmakers are taking their first steps toward tightening absentee ballot laws since video last year captured people stuffing reams of ballots into collection boxes in Bridgeport, the state's most populous city

A federal report says safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults

Leaders of Georgias Fulton County say they had no legal power to control District Attorney Fani Willis spending or her hiring of former special prosecutor Nathan Wade

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has set a July primary and a September general election to fill the Newark-based U.S. House seat that opened after Rep. Donald Payne Jr.s recent death