Lawyers for two of President Donald Trump’s foes who have been charged by the Justice Department are set to ask a federal judge to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured the indictments was illegally installed in the role
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 29-39-43-51-65, Powerball: 23
From gowns to pantsuits, Michelle Obama explains her iconic fashion picks in a new book, ‘The Look’
Michelle Obama says that on any day during the eight years she was first lady of the United States, she could go from giving a speech to meeting with a foreign counterpart to digging in her vegetable garden with schoolchildren
Deaths linked to antibiotic-resistant superbugs rose 17% in England in 2024
Data also shows an average of nearly 400 newly reported cases of antibiotic-resistant infections a week last year The number of deaths linked to superbugs that do not respond to frontline antibiotics increased by 17% in England last year, according to official figures that raise concerns about the ongoing increase...
Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists
Connection of near-ubiquitous EBV to autoimmune disease affecting about 1 in 1,000 people may spur hunt for vaccine A common childhood virus appears to be the trigger for the autoimmune disease lupus, according to groundbreaking research. The study suggests that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which for most people is harmless, can...
Northern lights visible across US as geomagnetic storm lights up skies
Aurora borealis reported in over a dozen states, stretching from New York to Texas and Tennessee A powerful geomagnetic storm lit up skies across much of the US late Tuesday and early Wednesday, giving people in dozens of states a rare chance to see the northern lights, and forecasters say...
US Catholic bishops will elect a new leader and contend with Trump’s immigration tactics
The United States’ Catholic bishops are set to elect their next president and vice president in Baltimore
South Carolina court rejects death row appeal days before execution
South Carolina's highest court has refused to stop Friday's execution of a man who killed three people over five days and left taunting messages for police in one of the victim's blood
Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on town newspaper
A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023
British Muslim commentator Sami Hamdi agrees to leave US after immigration detention
British political commentator Sami Hamdi plans to leave the U.S. after spending over two weeks in immigration detention