Two brothers who both received illegal prison sentences that were years longer than the maximum penalty for their crimes have been granted clemency by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves
Federal ruling blocks Hawaii’s climate change tourist tax on cruise ships
Federal ruling blocks Hawaii's climate change tourist tax on cruise ships
These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Trump vetoed them
President Donald Trump has issued the first vetoes of his second term, rejecting two bipartisan natural resources bills
Wall Street ticks lower in light trading ahead of the final opening bell of 2025
Wall Street is drifting lower before the opening bell on the final day of trading for 2025, a banner year for markets that was driven by both optimism and uncertainty
Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music
Eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at 77
Mali and Burkina Faso impose retaliatory travel ban on US nationals
Mali and Burkina Faso have banned U.S. citizens from entering their countries
Georgia judge tosses landmark racketeering charges against ‘Cop City’ protesters
A Georgia judge has tossed racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility
Rage bait, goblin mode … do words of the year have any real value?
Analysis shows obscure and barely used choices, drawn from online slang, do not stand the test of time If you have seen a news story declaring 2025’s chosen “word of the year” in recent weeks, you might be forgiven for asking yourself: what, another one? Depending on which dictionary you...
The man taking over the Large Hadron Collider – only to switch it off
Next head of Cern backs massive replacement for world’s largest machine to investigate mysteries of the universe Mark Thomson, a professor of experimental particle physics at the University of Cambridge, has landed one of the most coveted jobs in global science. But it is hard not to wonder, when looked...
Florida’s rare and controversial black bear hunt kills 52
Florida wildlife officials say the state's first black bear hunt in a decade killed 52 bears