Country star Maren Morris is back with a new album, “Dreamsicle,” her fourth studio project.

A set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors.

Additional sex trafficking charges were brought Thursday in a New York court against two luxury real estate brokers and their brother.

The nation’s infant mortality rate is falling.

New experiments show eggs are less likely to crack when they fall on their side.

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo has reported a 43% decline in profit for the fiscal year through March, but promised a turnaround as its Switch console upgrade goes on sale in June.

New York down by 20 on Monday.

Lainey Wilson has taken home the top prize at the Academy of Country Music Awards — the title of entertainer of the year — for a second year in a row.

A homicide trail that began in New York led detectives to a standoff at a Miami apartment building.

Road, sweet road.

WeightWatchers said Tuesday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt and focus on its transition into a telehealth services provider.

A federal judge has temporarily barred President Donald Trump’s administration from dramatically shrinking three agencies that fund libraries, settle labor disputes and support state business contracting programs.

Kerry Kennedy is working on a memoir about her late mother, Ethel Kennedy.

Once inside the Met Gala Monday evening, guests passed under a slew of flower petals suspended from the ceiling.

Mike Shildt had seen enough, and he was so angry with plate umpire Adrian Johnson that he tossed his glasses.

André Leon Talley’s presence could be felt everywhere at the Met Gala this year.

A civil court judge on Monday sided with a grieving attorney who raised awareness about vulnerable seniors’ evictions during the Oasis Living Quarters conversion into Waterview Rental in Fort Lauderdale.

Mattel Inc. says it will have to raise prices for some products sold in the U.S. “where necessary” to offset higher costs related to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Percival Everett’s novel “James,” his radical re-imagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and The New Yorker three for journalism in 2024.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the NHL is planning an international event at UBS Arena next February in lieu of the previously announced All-Star Weekend at the home of the New York Islanders.

Ted Williams is the last American Leaguer to hit.

The release of Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed again — until May 26, 2026.

A witness’s video serves as evidence of the chaos behind a property conversion in Fort Lauderdale with links to infamous New York City slumlords with criminal records, and ongoing litigation on behalf of vulnerable seniors and their families.

Ryan Garcia arrived in Times Square in a Batmobile, hoping to look like a superhero in his return to boxing.

When a fan flipped over the railing and fell off the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park on Wednesday night, it elicited memories of fans who have died from similar falls at other major league stadiums.

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago.

Amid a backdrop of ongoing tariff uncertainty, more and more gamers are facing price hikes.

The rock band R.

A slab of Brooklyn wall that the artist Banksy emblazoned with a bandaged, heart-shaped balloon is emerging after more than a decade in storage.

Amazon posted higher first-quarter profit and sales, but the online juggernaut issued a tempered sales outlook for the current quarter amid uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Three new health reports detail growing concern about an animal sedative that’s showing up in the nation's illegal drug supply.

Baseball offense has picked up as the temperature has climbed in much of the U.S., raising the major league batting average above the level from early last season.

The Justice Department is suing four states over climate action.

It's easy to accumulate clutter at work.

Food banks say income stagnation and rising living costs are increasing demand at their organizations across the country — all as the federal government shuts off funding streams that provide millions with healthier, harder-to-get groceries.

NBC is continuing its strategy of infusing the Olympics with pop culture and celebrity appeal to generate momentum ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in Italy next year.

WNBA training camps just opened and there already are so many eyes on the 2026 season when more than 100 players will be free agents.

A prosecutor in Syracuse, New York, says he’ll bring charges against several students suspected in a violent hazing linked to a high school lacrosse team.

New U.S. government data shows that more U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline.

Dr. Google is often on call for worried patients, but it may not give the best advice.

Cade Cunningham had 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the Detroit Pistons stayed alive in their first postseason appearance since 2019 by beating the New York Knicks 106-103 on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series.

General Motors is recalling nearly 600,000 vehicles across its Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brands in the U.S. due to potential manufacturing defects that can cause engine failure.

A New York zoo is hand-feeding a baby vulture with a realistic bird puppet to ensure it survives to maturity.

U.S. stocks rose again as stronger-than-expected profits keep piling higher for companies, though CEOs say they’re unsure how long that can last due to uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s trade war.

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese’s return to college for WNBA preseason games will be two of a record four exhibition games shown on national TV.

Scott Pelley of “60 Minutes” explained the departure of the show's executive producer to viewers and said “none of us is happy” about the conditions that led to Bill Owens' departure.

First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The U.S. Department of Education says it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding if a Long Island school district doesn’t stop using a Native American-themed logo.

California-raised singer-songwriter Jensen McRae makes folk-pop the internet adores.

A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are returning to court to begin the chase for a coveted WNBA championship with the opening of training camps and last year’s rookie sensation Caitlin Clark begins Year 2 in the league.

Punk rock icon Billy Idol released his first new album in 11 years on Friday.

The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal in the wake of sweeping U.S. tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets.

The federal prosecutor’s office in Manhattan has accidentally filed an internal memo that poked holes in the Trump administration’s strategy to kill New York’s $9 congestion toll in Manhattan.

A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the bone collector.

U.S. preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 kicked off shortly after the clock struck midnight Thursday.

Actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein needs to find room for another award.

“Saturday Night Live” will close out its epic 50th season with Scarlett Johansson as host and Bad Bunny as musical guest.

WNBA training camps are set to open this weekend and there’s no doubt that No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers is primed for a pro career in the league.

A new study shows female bonobos team up to fend off males in the wild.

PepsiCo lowered its full-year earnings expectations Thursday, citing increased costs from tariffs and a pullback in consumer spending.

Starling Marte's 10th-inning, broken-bat single gave the New York Mets a 4-3 win over Philadelphia, a three-game sweep of the Phillies, an unbeaten homestand and a five-game NL East lead over their rival.

The Detroit Pistons, Tigers and Lions are giving the Motor City a reason to celebrate for a change.

Elon Musk intends to focus more on his job as Tesla CEO, but it’s unclear if the billionaire will be able to solve a big problem of his own making: damage to its brand.

The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution aren't only being read in classrooms these days.

Harvey Weinstein is on trial again after an appeals court threw out the ex-studio-boss's 2020 rape conviction in a case that was a watershed for the #MeToo movement.

A lawyer says an Ivory Coast court has ruled that former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam is not eligible to run for president because of his dual Ivorian-French nationality.

George Santos is defending his recent social media tirade to a federal judge who will sentencing the disgraced former congressman later this week on fraud charges.

The 2025 Latin Grammys are headed back to Las Vegas.

Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick is a memoir by an old friend and personal hero, Tina Knowles.

Francisco Lindor is off to a smashing start for a change, and he picked up right where he left off against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record, 15-game postseason losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 100-94 in Game 2 of their playoff series.

Scientists say a newly discovered green comet likely has broken apart and won’t be visible to the naked eye.

The Detroit Pistons could have sounded shaken, after a few miserable minutes against the New York Knicks ruined an otherwise solid return to the postseason.

Manhattan’s congestion toll remains in effect, despite an Easter deadline from President Donald Trump’s administration to halt the first-in-the-nation fee.

Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, Cam Payne had 11 of his 14 in the fourth quarter and the New York Knicks stunned the Detroit Pistons with a 21-0 run in the final period to rally for a 123-112 victory on Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

The New York Rangers have fired coach Peter Laviolette.

Golden State star Stephen Curry could only watch as the Minnesota Timberwolves took advantage of his absence and beat the Warriors to even up their NBA playoff series.

New York beating Detroit had become something of an NBA certainty, with the Knicks doing it 16 straight times over a span of five years.

Harvey Weinstein has been moved to a New York City hospital after a judge approved the ailing ex-studio boss’s request to stay there rather than in jail when he’s not in court for his #MeToo retrial.

The pending merger between Capital One and Discover Financial services received approval from several regulators Friday, bringing the $35 billion tie-up closer to completion.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred met this week at the White House with President Donald Trump.

Ralph Lauren is known for staging elaborate runway shows in sumptuous settings like the horsey Hamptons.

Jury selection has wrapped up for the week in Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape retrial.

Target’s chief executive officer has met with the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights organization has encouraged consumers to avoid U.S. retailers that scaled backed their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

The NHL says the New York Rangers kept it apprised of an independent investigation into sexual assault allegations by a team employee against player Artemi Panarin and considers the matter closed.

Wiz Khalifa released his breakout mixtape, “Kush + Orange Juice,” 15 years ago.

Cameron Crowe was planning to compile some of his old music interviews for a book when he realized he had a more personal story to tell.

The Trump administration has issued an order to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry.

Attorneys for hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs say a federal judge in New York should delay his sex-trafficking trial by two months so they can better prepare a defense.

China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week.

Afrobeats megastar Davido is readying his new album.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, a member of House Republican leadership and onetime nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is considering a run for New York governor, according to a person close to her.

Scientists may have found a new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system that orbits two failed stars.

The 2025 Tribeca Festival will feature a medley of music stars, including Billy Joel, Miley Cyrus and Eddie Vedder, in its 24th edition.

Army and Air Force libraries have been told to go through their stacks to find books related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

A strong solar storm is headed to Earth and this could cause colorful aurora displays in parts of the United States.

Paige Bueckers will be heading to Dallas, the latest transcendent college star to go No. 1 in the WNBA draft.

Governor Ron DeSantis has made the name change official. He signed two bills renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.”

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced shortly before the draft on Monday that the league has assembled a dedicated task force to help combat online hate and vitriol directed toward players and teams.