Erick becomes a Category 3 major hurricane as it nears southern coastal Mexico
2 men get life sentences in shooting death of 11-year-old outside stadium
Two men have been sentenced to lifelong terms in prison in the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium in 2023 that prompted the New Mexico governor to issue a controversial gun ban
Hundreds gather to remember slain Minnesota lawmaker and husband
Hundreds have gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol for a vigil to remember a prominent state lawmaker and her husband gunned down at their home
DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers
A drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic
Key takeaways from the acquittal of Karen Read in her Boston police officer boyfriend’s death
Karen Read has walked out of a Massachusetts court a free woman after a jury found her not guilty of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend
Rebuilding one of the nation’s oldest Black churches to begin at Juneteenth ceremony
A groundbreaking is scheduled in Virginia for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches
New Hampshire’s Juneteenth celebration culminates with dance event
Though the Trump administration has been removing content on African American history from federal websites, Juneteenth remains a federal holiday, commemorating June 19, 1865
These are 5 things the UN does that you may not have known
The United Nations’ vast system has tackled everything from delivering life-saving humanitarian aid to providing crucial peacekeeping operations in conflict zones
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 23-29-50-64-67, Powerball: 11
Canada’s wildfire crisis is displacing First Nations at alarming rates
Since mid-May, wildfires across Canada have burned 9.6 million acres, prompting the evacuation of approximately 40,000 people. According to Indigenous Services Canada, a government ministry, more than half of those evacuees are from First Nations communities, and nearly 34 tribes in almost every province are affected. The sudden rush of...