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A common theme on the dockets of some of the most significant cases before the Supreme Court in recent weeks, ranging from affirmative action...

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A new study has sparked interest on the internet, demonstrating how two cannabis compounds may have anti-COVID-19 properties. But weed smokers shouldn't get too...

For the first time, Brazilians representing their country at the Olympics will undergo anti-racism training, in a bid to deal with a deep-rooted problem...

A conservative think tank CEO who promises to fight critical race theory and supports giving children public money for private school scholarships appears to...

Susan Isaacson was at a Highland Park cafe one recent morning when she heard a smoke alarm go off. Casey, 7, and Ava, 5, her...

The Justice Department responded on Tuesday to former President Donald Trump's request for a "special master" to review materials seized by the FBI at...

After warnings that a tropical storm could make the site unsafe, demolition crews used explosives to bring down the remaining structure left behind after...

When Donald Trump ran for president in 2016, he promised to put the Supreme Court on a path to “automatically” overturn the decades-old precedent...

Students graduating from Seattle Pacific University (SPU) were seen handing the president of the school LGBT pride flags as part of a protest against...

Questions about Russia's faltering military operation in Ukraine remain unanswered, as Kiev declared full control of the key eastern city of Lyman after Moscow's...

A FOX News cameraman was killed in Ukraine on Monday, the network confirmed. Suzanne Scott, the CEO of FOX News Media, confirmed Pierre Zakrzewski's death...

Gaston, a 57-year-old Venezuelan human rights lawyer, spent years visiting the country's most deplorable prisons defending students imprisoned for protesting the socialist government. Fearing retaliation...

As is customary at the start of Small Business Week, the White House offered platitudes. The “engines of our economic progress” are small businesses....

A judge ruled on Monday that an Oklahoma parent could not be barred from entering a school after confronting a member of the school...

"Tuvalu is sinking," Finance Minister Seve Paeniu declares of his island nation during an interview with Yahoo News at the United Nations Climate Change...

Officials closed beaches in Southern California from Orange to Los Angeles counties over the holiday weekend after up to 7 million gallons of untreated...

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a gunman opened fire in a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, killing at least 19 children...

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III met with reporters nearly 48 hours after leaving Washington on what...

Raven Saunders, the American shot-putter who delivered the first political demonstration on the podium at the Tokyo Olympics by raising her arms and crossing...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sought a record-tying third term on Tuesday, while Democrat Beto O'Rourke sought an upset in America's largest red state in...

Disagreements between key White House national security and economic officials are putting the Biden administration's plans for new rules governing American banks that invest...

Authorities said at least 14 people were killed in the Mexican border city of Reynosa on Saturday after a convoy of shooters went on...

Andries Noppert, a Dutch goalkeeper, considered giving up football two years ago because his career was stagnant. He is currently getting ready to play...

When Boris Johnson's Conservative Party won a landslide election victory in 2019, he loomed as a colossus over British politics, the man who had...

The Iranian government denied responsibility for the attack on Salman Rushdie on Monday, saying it had never heard of the man who allegedly stabbed...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in more than a month, visiting a new state-built alpine city billed as...

When President Biden’s team announced last Tuesday that he would hold his first solo White House news conference this Thursday, they were optimistic that...

During a lunch reception at a Southern California church, a man opened fire, killing one person and injuring five others before a pastor hit...

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that non-Native Americans can be prosecuted for crimes committed on tribal land when the victim is Native...

Boris Johnson ruled himself out of running for the Conservative leadership on Sunday, despite claiming to have the necessary support. "I believe I am well...

Police said four people were killed in a shooting at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, the latest in a wave of...

The shaggy dog who greets Eilyn after school is one of the 8-year-few old's familiar comforts in her new life. When her parents boarded a...

The FBI was closing in on a Defense Intelligence Agency employee who was allegedly a Cuban spy in late 2000. Soon, undercover agents would...

The prospect of inflation reaching 12% this autumn is growing after higher fuel and food prices pushed the official measure of the cost of...

Last week, politicians and leaders gathered in Glasgow for COP26 to work out policies to address the climate crisis. Because the need for energy...

The stars of MSNBC's flagship morning show "Morning Joe" dedicated a segment this week to what the media got wrong about the Hunter Biden...

Propulsion failures plagued the Navy's fast littoral combat ships. Because of the high cost of ammo, the gun on its stealthy destroyer is a...

As a child, Linda Davis and her mother used to break clay pots over their ancestors' graves, allowing the flowers inside to grow. When she...

At a recent Virginia rally, Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin touted his plans to boost the economy and combat crime while saying nothing about...

According to a report released Tuesday that provides a comprehensive look at American philanthropy, charitable giving in the United States reached a record $485...

Despite being required by federal law, the Marine Corps is the only branch of the United States military that has yet to implement full-gender...

The rate at which the world’s forests are being destroyed increased sharply last year, with at least 42,000 sq km of tree cover lost...

According to reports, the Israeli government is forming a task force to deal with the fallout from the Pegasus project revelations about the use...

As more countries lift travel restrictions for those who have been vaccinated, the world is slowly opening to travelers again. Travelers without kids, that is. To...

The United States military announced in 1984 that they had signed an international treaty committing them to destroying all of the country's stored chemical...

Denise Forcer would become stressed just by opening her closet door for months. The suffocation of her belongings reminded her that she didn't know...

Many people who have medical debt on their credit reports will soon receive assistance. Beginning Friday, the three major credit reporting companies in the United...

J.T. Realmuto's pay will be reduced by more than a quarter-million dollars. His team, which is clinging to a percentage-point lead for the final...

In an interview, Apple's SVP of software engineering explains the company's privacy changes in iOS 14.5. Apple's push to require app developers to request...

Britney Spears' court-appointed conservatorship lawyer resigned on Tuesday, a day after her longtime manager resigned, saying the singer planned to retire and no longer...

The LA County Sheriff’s Department made several critical decisions in the investigation of Tiger Wood’s devastating crash that were favorable to the golfing legend —...

Former employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress last week that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg owns 55 percent of the company's voting stock. This...

To temper rising oil prices, the Biden administration has flirted with lifting oil sanctions on previously shunned Venezuela, but it appears unwilling to encourage...

President Biden supported making an exception to filibuster rules in order to pass legislation codifying Roe v. Wade into law, an effort that would...

If passed, the antitrust overhaul package aimed at Big Tech unveiled in Congress could have far-reaching consequences for how people use the internet as...

Reshad Jalali was nine years old when U.S.-backed forces ousted the Taliban from Kabul in 2001, and he recalls hearing Afghan singers on the...

The White House warned Russia that using tactical or strategic nuclear weapons in Ukraine would have "catastrophic consequences," according to a top Biden administration...

Ukraine's forces swept into the key southern city of Kherson on Friday, after Russian troops completed their withdrawal from the regional capital in one...

Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, former Vice President Mike Pence says abortion should be banned nationwide and is planning...

A decision in the United States Supreme Court's most important gun rights case in over a decade is expected any day now. The case, New...

"Be really afraid right now," says Alston Green, 71, to LGBTQ people, especially the young. Don Bell is concerned that "all of our work over...

According to a report released Friday, no school year in the United States has seen as much gunfire in nearly a decade as the...

Separate requests from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to block the use of new congressional maps adopted by state courts for the 2022...

On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected yet another major challenge to the Affordable Care Act, allowing the 2010 law to stand despite Republican objections...

An initial investigation commissioned by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland documented some of the atrocities that Native American children faced at over 400 boarding schools...

Shares in tech giant Alibaba climbed more than six percent Monday as the ecommerce titan reassured investors that a record $2.78 billion antitrust fine...

A sprawling, privately run detention center in Adelanto, California's windswept desert town, could house nearly 2,000 migrants facing deportation. However, it is nearly empty...

According to a damning new report published Monday, aides from former President Donald Trump's administration interfered with communications from a leading public health agency...

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's leftist former president, defeated conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the country's closest presidential race in history on Sunday,...

Kermit Warren, an unemployed New Orleans shoe shiner, was carrying nearly $30,000 in cash through the Columbus, Ohio, airport last November when federal drug...

Most people know him for his 1996 sing-along hit "I Believe I Can Fly," which became an inspirational anthem played at school graduations, weddings,...

A toxic invasive species that can be fatal if consumed is wreaking havoc on parks, flower beds, and backyard gardens. Poison hemlock, also known as...

A federal judge has ordered Alabama to stop being vague and to provide a firm answer by Thursday evening on whether the prison system...

Many religious leaders who support the anti-abortion movement have praised the new Texas law that prohibits most abortions in the state. However, some abortion...

The same-sex and interracial marriage protection act will be signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday afternoon. As the Respect for Marriage Act...

Japan will release more than a million tons of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, the government said Tuesday,...

Those shopping for hearing aids know that they can cost a lot of money — well over $2,000 and sometimes much more for premium...

A Haitian man arrested on suspicion of playing a key role in President Jovenel Mose's assassination appears to have presented himself as a potential...

It is unusual for a state to refuse federal funds. It is even rarer to see states refuse it in the name of improving...