Woman pleads guilty to calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital
A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to calling in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital as it faced a barrage of harassment over its surgical program for transgender youths
2023-09-29 04:54
Florida high-speed train headed to Orlando fatally strikes pedestrian
Florida's high-speed passenger train service has suffered its first fatality on its new extension to Orlando
2023-09-29 04:50
NASCAR's $1 million All-Star Race to run at North Wilkesboro again in 2024
The NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race is returning to North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina for a second straight year
2023-09-29 04:26
Biden announces library in honor of longtime friend John McCain in Arizona
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the construction of an Arizona library in honor of his longtime friend, the late Republican Sen. John McCain.
2023-09-29 04:26
Texas death row inmate with 40-year mental illness history ruled not competent to be executed
A federal judge has ruled a Texas death row inmate with a long history of mental illness is not competent to be executed
2023-09-29 04:22
Republican offers new twist on abortion exceptions as issue stays at forefront of Kentucky campaign
The complexities of abortion-related politics in the post-Roe v. Wade era are continuing to put the squeeze on Republican Daniel Cameron
2023-09-29 03:57
GOP senators sharply question Pentagon nominee about Biden administration's foreign policies
A Senate hearing on the nomination of the official to be the Pentagon’s top policy adviser was dominated by Republicans expressing their frustrations with the Biden administration’s foreign policies
2023-09-29 03:53
Blinken meets Indian foreign minister as row between India and Canada simmers
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with India's foreign minister amid a simmering row between New Delhi and Ottawa over allegations of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada
2023-09-29 03:53
Philadelphia retailers ransacked for a second night
Roving groups of young people broke into retail stores in Philadelphia and grabbed merchandise in the early hours
2023-09-29 03:51
North Carolina's governor vetoes bill that would take away his control over election boards
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed Republican legislation that would take away his powers to choose State Board of Elections members and give them to legislative leaders
2023-09-29 03:49
National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center
The National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center — a crucial mission as AI capabilities are increasingly acquired, developed and integrated into U.S. defense and intelligence systems
2023-09-29 03:49
US issues stark warning about China's information efforts
The US State Department issued a striking warning in a report on Thursday accusing the Chinese government of expanding efforts to control information, disseminate propaganda and disinformation that promotes "digital authoritarianism" in China and around the world.
2023-09-29 03:45