Tax refunds are up this season, but polling shows that most Americans still think their taxes are too high, according to recent polls
4 killed after US strikes suspected drug boat in eastern Pacific
The U.S. military has launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people
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, legal peril and prison
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, instead of his spleen, during a 2024 surgery
Bodycam video contradicts police’s earlier account in fatal shooting of 17-year-old
Body camera video released Monday shows a St. Louis police officer shoot a 17-year-old in the back of the head as he fled, contradicting an earlier police statement that the teen pointed a gun at officers
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 later this year
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 buyer to keep the newspaper open
A 5.7 earthquake jolts rural Nevada near Carson City, causing some damage
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck a rural part of Nevada east of the state’s capital of Carson City
The most polluting LNG project in the US is being built in Louisiana
When Louisiana launched the country’s liquefied natural gas export boom in 2016, LNG was touted as a cleaner, climate-friendly alternative to coal and oil. But the state’s first LNG terminal, Sabine Pass LNG, quickly became one of Louisiana’s largest sources of climate-warming pollution, releasing more greenhouse gases than the state’s...