The Florida immigration detention site dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is being met by opposition from a range of groups concerned with its impacts on local Native American tribes, the Everglades ecosystem and human rights for migrants
Officials believe young shark bit a woman at a New York beach
Park officials say a 20-year-old woman was likely bitten by a juvenile shark.
Longtime State Department spokesman, diplomat Richard Boucher, dies at 73
Richard Boucher, who served for more than a decade as spokesman for the State Department and assistant secretary of state for public affairs, has died at age 73
US cities cap Pride Month with a mix of party and protest
The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride is reaching its rainbow-laden crescendo as New York and other major cities around the world host major parades and marches
After decades in the US, Iranians arrested in Trump’s deportation drive
Some Iranians are getting arrested by immigration authorities after living decades in the United States
Winning numbers drawn in Saturday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 04-35-43-52-62, Powerball: 12
Are we doing enough to save Earth from a devastating asteroid strike?
With close encounters due in 2029 and 2032, space scientists are getting to grips with an existential threat It is a scenario beloved of Hollywood: a huge asteroid, several miles wide, is on a collision course with Earth. Scientists check and recheck their calculations but there is no mistake –...
Arizona governor caps off quarrelsome legislative session with budget approval
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bipartisan budget that boosts pay for first responders and increases spending on social services
California energy regulator recommends pause on plan to penalize excess oil profits
A California Energy Commission official is recommending a pause on Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to penalize oil companies if their profits climb too high
What to know about the US Supreme Court’s ruling on public school lessons using LGBTQ books
The Supreme Court has sided with religious parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom when a public school lesson uses LGBTQ storybooks