A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head during a deadly attack at a Minneapolis Catholic church in August has been released from the hospital
Jury awards more than $40 million to family of man who died in privately-run jail
A federal jury found a private corrections company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he sustained while in custody and awarded the family more than $40 million in damages
What to know about the blast at a Tennessee explosives plant that killed 16 people
Authorities plan to give an update on the massive blast in Tennessee that killed 16 people earlier this month at an explosives plant
Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar-powered ‘hub homes’
Doris Brown’s home in Northeast Houston becomes a refuge for neighbors during power outages thanks to her solar panel and battery system
National Guard deployments in Washington, DC, and Portland, Oregon, are focus of court hearings
The deployment of National Guard troops on the streets of Washington faces challenges in two courts on Friday — one in the nation’s capital and another in West Virginia — while across the country a judge in Portland, Oregon, will consider whether to le...
Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues will be unveiled at the Alabama Capitol
Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller will be unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol
The entire world was ready to reduce shipping emissions. Then Trump stepped in.
With relatively little fanfare, the first-ever global carbon tax was poised to be formally adopted as an international agreement this year. The International Maritime Organization, or IMO, the United Nations agency overseeing global shipping, had drafted a net-zero framework to move the sector toward cleaner fuels — a crucial step...
Why one of the world’s greenest countries is betting its future on oil
As Paramaribo, Suriname, flooded with shin-high water during a rainstorm in June, hundreds of taxis jostled for space on a recently paved street on the outskirts of the capital city. Passengers in suits disembarked alongside an overgrown canal. The visitors, some of whom had come from as far away as...
Chess: Fide to ‘discipline’ Kramnik over Naroditsky cheating allegations
The Fide president, Arkady Dvorkovich, said that Kramnik, who is accused of unfounded allegations against Naroditsky, will be referred to its ethics disciplinary committee Fide has responded to the death of Daniel Naroditsky by promising to take faster action over allegations by former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, which were made...
Women’s marathon world record-holder Chepngetich handed three-year doping ban
Runner claimed she had taken housemaid’s medication Controversial Chicago record will stand despite ban The women’s marathon world record-holder, Ruth Chepngetich, has been banned for three years after the Athletics Integrity Unit rejected her claim that her failed drugs test came from taking her housemaid’s medication after feeling hot and...