TUSKEGEE, Ala. — A runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday before state troopers and the animal’s owner wrangled the wayward marsupial. The […]
Los Angeles County approves $4B payout to settle sexual abuse claims
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officials on Tuesday approved a $4 billion payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959. The agreement reached […]
Why a New York zoo is feeding a baby vulture with a hand puppet
NEW YORK — A baby vulture at a New York zoo is being fed not by another bird but by hand puppet — a decades-old technique used to ensure the […]
Former school athletic director gets 4 months in jail in racist AI deepfake case
BALTIMORE — A former high school athletics director accused of using artificial intelligence to create a racist and antisemitic deepfake of a Maryland principal has been sentenced to four months […]
Ex-officer says he regrets his failure to stop the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former Memphis police officer Desmond Mills Jr. testified Tuesday that he regrets his failure to stop the beating of Tyre Nichols after Nichols ran away from a […]
New York lawmakers agree on plan for ‘bell-to-bell’ school cellphone ban
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state would ban cellphones in public schools “bell to bell” beginning with the next school year under an agreement announced late Monday by Gov. Kathy […]
If Trump abandons Ukraine, can Europe help Kyiv fight on? The clock is ticking to answer that
LONDON — President Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia to end the war, threatening to walk away if a deal becomes too difficult — and causing […]
GM posts strong Q1 results, but will reassess expectations for 2025 due to auto tariffs
General Motors posted strong financial results for its first quarter Tuesday, but says it will reassess its expectations for 2025 due to auto tariffs. The automaker is pushing back its […]
Black female WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ to receive congressional honor
The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the “Six Triple Eight,” will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following […]
Supreme Court hears arguments on case about FBI raid on wrong Georgia home
WASHINGTON — An Atlanta woman whose house was wrongly raided by the FBI will go before the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a key case over when people can sue […]