A federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, is set to begin Wednesday
2 men face sentencing in plot to kill Iranian American journalist
Prosecutors say two Russian mobsters were only interested in their own power and wealth when they agreed to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad for $500,000
Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 02-19-33-53-61, Mega Ball: 14, Megaplier:
Polls open in Tanzania’s general election as ruling party seeks to extend decades in power
Polls open in Tanzania’s general election as ruling party seeks to extend decades in power
A strange brew: the case of the man behind an audacious Scottish tea fraud
A charismatic, tweed-wearing grower from Perthshire falsely claimed to be able to create thriving tea plantations in Scotland. His elaborate deception took in luxury hotels, media outlets and tea growers across the country With its large silver pouch, artistic label and delicate leaves, Dalreoch Scottish white tea might be expected...
Ex-wife of Angels employee expected to testify over pitcher’s drug overdose death
The ex-wife of a Los Angeles Angels employee is expected to testify in a trial over whether the MLB team should be held responsible for the drug overdose death of one of its star pitchers
Flavor Flav gives bobsled and skeleton a try, joins Olympic team as official hype man
official hype man for the USA Bobsled and Skeleton team
California woman who stole chickens trial puts slaughter houses in national spotlight
A California woman on trial for taking four chickens from one of Perdue Farms’ major poultry plants has put animal treatment at slaughter houses in the national spotlight as the defense argues she rescued the birds from abuse
Ford’s enormous F-150 becomes unlikely part of Japan’s efforts to woo Trump
Japan’s most iconic truck might be the tiny white trucks that farmers use to navigate their rice fields
Why do we yawn? It’s almost certainly not for the reason you think
Given that we’ve literally grown up with them, we often know surprisingly little about how our bodies work. This new series aims to fill the gaps All vertebrates yawn, or indulge in a behaviour that’s at least recognisable as yawn-adjacent. Sociable baboons yawn, but so do semi-solitary orangutans. Parakeets, penguins...