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The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son
A man has been sentenced to just over six months behind bars for ramming his car into the world headquarters of the Jewish group Chabad Lubavitch in New York City
Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one
A federal judge is concerned that the Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit
The Caribbean Court of Justice has ruled that a U.S. extradition process against Guyanas main opposition leader and his father can resume after it was disrupted by a legal challenge from the two
Dr. Anthony Fauci's private COVID-era diary became a focal point in a Senate hearing led by Sen. Rand Paul
The stop-start fighting between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi Arabia has publicly joined military escalations against Tehran-backed proxies
A new U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated threat
Elon Musks company xAI is suing Minnesota over the states first-in-the-nation law that bans nudification technology on websites and apps
The Fifth Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights and protects against self-incrimination
Stephen Colbert has received an anti-censorship award from the Before Columbus Foundation
Sen. Lindsey Graham is being buried in South Carolina, where a funeral in the state capital is drawing people who remember him as the son of pool hall owners who never forgot his roots
A planned vote this week to advance Todd Blanches nomination for attorney general appears in doubt
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic
U.N. Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has emphasized that resolving Cyprus' ethnic division is crucial for regional stability
President Donald Trump and his administration are asking the Supreme Court to dismiss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E
Asian shares are mixed but South Koreas Kospi share index is trading about 6% lower on prolonged selling of chipmaking shares
The Senate took the first steps toward passage of a sweeping Russian sanctions bill on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Capitol
A Harvard-educated former managing director at Citigroup Inc. has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex crimes that prosecutors say occurred over a 10-year period
Howard University notified hundreds of first-year incoming students that their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being held
A Northern California lifeguard is being hailed as a hero after saving a boy from massive waves
The U.S. Department of Education says it is investigating whether Denver Public Schools and a school district in Washington state violated federal law
The 15-year-old arrested after a shootout at food festival near Seattles Space Needle over the weekend was armed with a ghost gun with an extended magazine
eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to Massachusetts journalists David and Ina Steiner under a newly finalized settlement resolving a lawsuit over a 2019 cyberstalking campaign carried out by former company employees
A teenager who killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia frequently discussed his notoriety with his mother from jail
Virginias Old Dominion University did not ask a student about his criminal history before or after readmitting him
KFC founder Harland Sanders pressure cooker, black bow tie and dozens of his personal items are up for public auction
Hurricane Genevieve is roaring in the Pacific Ocean far from land while Tropical Storm Fausto increases impacts on Hawaii
Florida is set to put two inmates to death hours apart on Tuesday, marking the first time since 2017 that a state has scheduled two executions in a single day
The U.N. refugee agency is marking the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention
Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street and oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end their war
A key U.S. government report on mental health, substance use and addiction shows continued improvements in several metrics, especially among young people
A Georgia teenager who charged at the U.S. Capitol while armed with a loaded shotgun and wearing body armor and camouflage clothing has pleaded guilty to illegally carrying a firearm
A tornado has struck northeastern Wisconsin, causing widespread damage and power outages
A major interstate in Oregon was closed for some 70 miles due to wildfire
U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts spoke at the United Nations after the European ally criticized the Trump administrations human rights record
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of the more influential politicians in the United States, will be eulogized in Washington
The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter Chinas growing influence worldwide
A former Olympian charged with deliberately damaging the the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seeking access to all the closed-door testimony that led to his indictment
A psychologist has testified that a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia had a chaotic, lonely upbringing
The Clinton Foundation has launched a new initiative to develop nonpartisan policy solutions with state and local governments
President Donald Trump plans to focus on his economic policies during a visit to suburban Detroit
Attorneys for social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate will meet with federal prosecutors in Miami to work out a schedule for the potentially monthslong process of fighting extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of ra...
Traffic is set to start flowing across a new bridge over the Detroit River that will serve as a critical route for trade, jobs and tourism between Canada and the U.S. Last week, Canada celebrated the Gordie Howe International Bridge with a ribbon-cutti...
A scorching heat wave continues across the central and southern United States, leaving at least 40 million people under extreme heat warnings
Hurricane Genevieve has strengthened into a major Category 4 storm southwest of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean
The person follows the sea lion, kicking at it as it tries to scoot away.
The stage is in battleground Pennsylvania
The Trump administration has levied tariffs on more than 60 countries, using a legal justification that permits the president to impose import taxes and other sanctions against countries found to engage in unjustifiable, unreasonable or discrimina...
Former Rep. Cori Bush, outside the courthouse where the Dred Scott case was argued, promises to reverse her ouster from Congress

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