Endurance swimmer to attempt first-ever swim around Martha's Vineyard ahead of 'Jaws' anniversary
Read full article: Endurance swimmer to attempt first-ever swim around Martha's Vineyard ahead of 'Jaws' anniversaryAn athlete will aim to be the first person to swim around Martha's Vineyard to educate the public on sharks.
Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out to be extremely rare
Read full article: Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out to be extremely rareHarvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka set to appear in court on charge of trespassing at immigration facility
Read full article: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka set to appear in court on charge of trespassing at immigration facilityNewark Mayor Ras Baraka is set to appear in federal court for a status conference on the Trump administration’s charge he trespassed at an immigration detention center in the city last week.
A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade immigration agents is set to enter a plea
Read full article: A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade immigration agents is set to enter a pleaA Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade U.S. immigration authorities is set to enter a plea in federal court.
Republicans working on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ want cuts to Medicaid, food stamps
Read full article: Republicans working on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ want cuts to Medicaid, food stampsNegotiations continued in Congress as Republicans aimed to pass President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.”
The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decades
Read full article: The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decadesThe trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and their conviction for killing their parents came at a time when televised trials captured national audiences in the 1990s.
Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment
Read full article: Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendmentMissouri lawmakers have approved a referendum seeking to repeal an abortion-rights amendment passed by voters six months ago.
Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act
Read full article: Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights ActPrivate citizens in seven states no longer have a legal path to sue under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, under a federal appeals court ruling.
What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means
Read full article: What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule meansThe Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of what are known as forever chemicals in drinking water.
Harvard joins colleges moving to self-fund some research to offset federal funding cuts
Read full article: Harvard joins colleges moving to self-fund some research to offset federal funding cutsHarvard University is putting up $250 million of its own money to continue campus research amid a federal funding freeze imposed by the Trump administration, but the school’s president warns of sacrifices ahead.
Court clerk in Murdaugh murder trial charged with showing sealed photographs, perjury
Read full article: Court clerk in Murdaugh murder trial charged with showing sealed photographs, perjuryA former court clerk who helped with the murder trial that led to the conviction of once-powerful South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has been arrested.
More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code
Read full article: More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress codeMore than 1,000 Starbucks baristas at 75 U.S. stores have gone on strike since Sunday, protesting the coffee giant’s new dress code.
Wisconsin judge argues prosecutors can't charge her with helping a man evade immigration agents
Read full article: Wisconsin judge argues prosecutors can't charge her with helping a man evade immigration agentsA Wisconsin judge charged with helping a man who is in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration agents trying to detain him at her courthouse has filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that there’s no legal basis for it.
Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn't worked for over 3 years
Read full article: Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn't worked for over 3 yearsSen. Ted Cruz asked whether a hotline between military and civilian air traffic controllers in Washington, D.
Georgetown University student released from immigration detention after federal judge's ruling
Read full article: Georgetown University student released from immigration detention after federal judge's rulingA Georgetown University scholar from India has been released from immigration detention after he was arrested in the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign college students.
Trump can't strip Foreign Service workers of their collective bargaining rights, judge says
Read full article: Trump can't strip Foreign Service workers of their collective bargaining rights, judge saysA federal judge has agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from stripping Foreign Service employees of their collective bargaining rights.
South Carolina Supreme Court decides heartbeat definition allows six-week abortion ban
Read full article: South Carolina Supreme Court decides heartbeat definition allows six-week abortion banThe South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state can keep banning abortions around six weeks after conception by agreeing with the earliest interpretation offered of when a heartbeat starts.
FBI says man was planning a mass shooting at Army site in suburban Detroit
Read full article: FBI says man was planning a mass shooting at Army site in suburban DetroitFederal authorities say they arrested a 19-year-old man who is accused of planning an attack on a U.S. Army site in Michigan on behalf of Islamic State.
US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen
Read full article: US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seenThere were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
NJ Transit engineers could walk off the job Friday, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurch
Read full article: NJ Transit engineers could walk off the job Friday, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurchSome 350,000 commuters who work in New Jersey and New York City could soon be scrambling for other ways to reach their destinations if New Jersey Transit engineers walk off the job early Friday.
EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
Read full article: EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking waterThe Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of what are known as forever chemicals in drinking water.
'All kinds of nutty about climate.' New York's Rochester draws residents fleeing extreme weather
Read full article: 'All kinds of nutty about climate.' New York's Rochester draws residents fleeing extreme weatherOne of America’s first boomtowns and a former manufacturing hub, Rochester, New York, has captured the eye of some looking to escape extreme weather events.
California governor outlines $12 billion deficit and freeze on immigrant health program access
Read full article: California governor outlines $12 billion deficit and freeze on immigrant health program accessCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state is staring down an $12 billion budget deficit.
After a judge cut their sentences, the Menendez brothers face a parole board next
Read full article: After a judge cut their sentences, the Menendez brothers face a parole board nextLyle and Erik Menendez could end up before a parole board as early as next month after they were granted their first chance at freedom in decades.
A pregnant Cuban emigre worries about her baby’s citizenship as Supreme Court weighs a Trump order
Read full article: A pregnant Cuban emigre worries about her baby’s citizenship as Supreme Court weighs a Trump orderTwo babies born to immigrant mothers at the same time in the same American hospital.
Cassie testifies that Sean 'Diddy' Combs raped her and threatened to release sex videos
Read full article: Cassie testifies that Sean 'Diddy' Combs raped her and threatened to release sex videosThe R&B singer Cassie has testified that her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs' raped her in 2018 and kept control over her life by threatening to release recordings of her with male sex workers during encounters he arranged.
Three climbers fell 400 feet to their death. One climber survived and drove to a pay phone
Read full article: Three climbers fell 400 feet to their death. One climber survived and drove to a pay phoneFour men who were climbing in Washington’s North Cascades mountains fell roughly 400 feet, a drop that killed three of them.
Food grown with fewer chemicals? A Brazilian scientist wins $500,000 for showing the way
Read full article: Food grown with fewer chemicals? A Brazilian scientist wins $500,000 for showing the wayA Brazilian scientist whose work shows farmers how to shift crop production toward more biologically based solutions instead of chemical fertilizers is being honored with this year’s World Food Prize.
Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan is indicted on accusations she helped a man evade immigration agents
Read full article: Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan is indicted on accusations she helped a man evade immigration agentsA federal grand jury has indicted a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.
Arizona governor signs ‘Emily’s Law’ to alert when Native Americans go missing
Read full article: Arizona governor signs ‘Emily’s Law’ to alert when Native Americans go missingArizona’s governor has signed legislation to create an alert system for Native Americans who have gone missing in the state.
A lack of oxygen likely incapacitated the pilot of a private jet that crashed in Virginia in 2023
Read full article: A lack of oxygen likely incapacitated the pilot of a private jet that crashed in Virginia in 2023A lack of oxygen that incapacitated the pilot and three passengers is likely what caused a private jet to become unresponsive before flying over the nation’s capital and prompting the military to scramble fighter jets in 2023.
Dan Seavey, patriarch of Alaska mushing family who raced in the first Iditarod, dies
Read full article: Dan Seavey, patriarch of Alaska mushing family who raced in the first Iditarod, diesDan Seavey, who helped organize the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and whose son and grandson have each won the famous Alaska race multiple times, has died.
Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland
Read full article: Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western MarylandFlooding in rural western Maryland has forced the evacuation of an elementary school as downtown homes and businesses have been inundated with rising floodwaters in Westernport.
Judge strips NYC of full authority over Rikers Island, citing 'unprecedented' violence
Read full article: Judge strips NYC of full authority over Rikers Island, citing 'unprecedented' violenceA federal judge has ordered an outside official to take over control of much of New York City's jail system after local officials failed to stem high rates of violence and long-standing dysfunction.
Family of 2-year-old US citizen deported to Honduras drops lawsuit against Trump administration
Read full article: Family of 2-year-old US citizen deported to Honduras drops lawsuit against Trump administrationLawyers for the 2-year-old U.S. citizen who was deported with her mother to Honduras confirmed that the family is lifting its lawsuit against the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Federal appeals court continues to block Florida’s drag-show ban as likely unconstitutional
Read full article: Federal appeals court continues to block Florida’s drag-show ban as likely unconstitutionalAn injunction barring the enforcement of Florida’s drag-show ban will remain in effect after a federal appeals court ruled that the law is likely unconstitutional.
Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpages
Read full article: Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpagesThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore webpages related to climate change after it was sued earlier this year over the deletions.
20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal funds
Read full article: 20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal fundsA coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general say that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds unless states agree to certain immigration enforcement actions.
2 more executions set in Florida, making it 6 so far in 2025
Read full article: 2 more executions set in Florida, making it 6 so far in 2025Florida is continuing its rapid pace of executions this year, with one convicted killer set to die this week and another on June 10 who would be the sixth person put to death by the state in 2025.
Popular Turkish American online political commentator detained, questioned at Chicago airport
Read full article: Popular Turkish American online political commentator detained, questioned at Chicago airportA popular Turkish American online streamer who is critical of President Donald Trump was recently detained and questioned at O’Hare International Airport after his flight from Paris landed in Chicago.
Jurors deliberate fate of high school basketball coach who conducted naked fat tests
Read full article: Jurors deliberate fate of high school basketball coach who conducted naked fat testsJurors have begun deliberating in the child molestation trial of a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach who asked hundreds of male student-athletes to take off their underwear so he could check their body fat.
Extreme heat will make it feel more like August than May for Texas, parts of southeastern US
Read full article: Extreme heat will make it feel more like August than May for Texas, parts of southeastern USSweltering heat more commonly seen in the throes of summer than in the spring is making an unwelcome visit to a large portion of the U.S. – from the Dakotas to Texas and other parts of the South – prompting forecasters to tell residents to use caution outside.
Newark mayor returns to immigration detention center days after trespassing arrest
Read full article: Newark mayor returns to immigration detention center days after trespassing arrestNewark Mayor Ras Baraka briefly returned to the gates of the federal immigration detention center where he was arrested last week on trespassing charges.
Florida State student accused in a mass shooting on campus to remain jailed
Read full article: Florida State student accused in a mass shooting on campus to remain jailedA judge has ordered the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus last month to remain jailed without bond.
Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears'
Read full article: Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears'Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence.
FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teeth
Read full article: FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teethU.S. health officials are announcing an effort to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, citing possible health risks.
Major social media platforms fail to protect LGBTQ users, advocacy group GLAAD says
Read full article: Major social media platforms fail to protect LGBTQ users, advocacy group GLAAD saysMajor social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and X have failed to protect LGBTQ+ users from hate and harassment, in part, because they intentionally rolled back previous safety practices, the advocacy group GLAAD said Tuesday in its annual Social Media Safety Index.
About 3 in 10 US adults follow women's sports, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: About 3 in 10 US adults follow women's sports, a new AP-NORC poll findsA new poll finds about 3 in 10 U.S. adults follow women's sports at least “somewhat” closely, lower than the share who follow men's sports.
Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a hiking trail denied bail
Read full article: Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a hiking trail denied bailA judge is denying a Maui doctor’s request to be released on bail while he fights an attempted murder charge stemming from allegations that he tried to kill his wife on a Honolulu hiking trail.
Campus protests flare on a smaller scale than last spring, but with higher stakes
Read full article: Campus protests flare on a smaller scale than last spring, but with higher stakesCampus protests have been smaller and more scattered compared with last year's pro-Palestinian tent encampments, but the stakes are far higher.
Trump and Pope Leo are now Earth's most powerful Americans. They lead in different roles and realms
Read full article: Trump and Pope Leo are now Earth's most powerful Americans. They lead in different roles and realmsThe contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally or in their world views.