WATERBURY, Conn. — Detectives have detained a person of interest in a shooting at a Connecticut mall on Tuesday that wounded five people and prompted an evacuation and a massive […]
Philanthropy wants to build Gen Z’s confidence in institutions. Will youth empowerment foster trust?
NEW YORK — Perhaps the outlook developed when COVID-19’s uncontrolled spread upended nearly every facet of their young lives. Maybe it was hardened as the worst of climate change’s harms […]
After 15-year battle, Harvard agrees in settlement to relinquish early slave photos
BOSTON — Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history as part of […]
UN nuclear watchdog chief says ‘jury is still out’ on Iran-US talks, but calls them a good sign
VIENNA — The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Wednesday that “the jury is still out” on negotiations between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear […]
Arizona’s rural groundwater deal stalls as legislative session nears end
PHOENIX — Arizona’s governor and the GOP-controlled Legislature are at odds over regulating groundwater pumping in the state’s rural areas — and time is running out. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs […]
Orphaned cub finds comfort in a teddy bear and costumed caregivers
Autumn Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a 12-pound (5.4 kg) black […]
Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp pleads guilty to assault charge in Washington parking lot shooting
TACOMA, Wash. — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp pleaded guilty to an assault charge on Tuesday for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking […]
US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting
WASHINGTON — The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening of […]
Longtime Las Vegas freelance writer is found dead in a container, police say
LAS VEGAS — The remains of a longtime freelance writer in Las Vegas were found last week inside a container at a downtown business, authorities said. Las Vegas police said […]
World’s nations to gather in France to tackle what UN says is a global emergency in the oceans
UNITED NATIONS — The world’s nations are gathering in France next month to tackle what the United Nations calls a global emergency facing the world’s oceans as they confront rising […]