US & World

Kobe Bryant’s wife has requested that all memorabilia and items left by mourning fans at the Staples Center be sent to the family, according to…

Like so many odd things on the internet, the hawk neck challenge began with a tweet. A compilation Twitter page posted a video of a hawk,…

The US Postal Service has issued a Black Heritage Forever stamp in memory of Gwen Ifill, an African American woman who broke gender and racial…

There is much more to securing Super Bowl LIV in South Florida than keeping a massive, fan-packed stadium safe on Sunday. Events surrounding the…

A man who allegedly yelled anti-transgender slurs and spat on a transgender journalist last week was arrested and charged with hate crimes, the New…

As winter weather continues across the country, people are getting creative. Cut to these Baby Yoda snow sculptures, a huge upgrade from the basic…

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Jaxson Hayes apologized Friday evening after his choice words about the NBA went viral. Hayes, the eighth overall pick in…

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman went on a carjacking spree in Manhattan, stealing three cars, flipping one over and crashing into more than a dozen other…

A man who beat a transgender woman for using the women’s restroom was found guilty of a hate crime. Fred Constanza was convicted in an Oregon…

Mary Higgins Clark, the bestselling “Queen of Suspense” who wrote dozens of suspense novels sold worldwide, has died. Clark’s…

LONDON (AP) — British police have charged two people in the December theft of millions of pounds’ (dollars’) worth of jewelry from the…

Sixty years ago, four African American college students quietly sat down at a whites-only Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North…

Three kittens were in serious peril until Kendall Diwisch’s quick-thinking — and a cup of coffee — saved their lives. Diwisch was…

A South Carolina animal sanctuary is asking for volunteers to cuddle their rescue pigs. In December 2018, Cotton Branch Farm Animal Sanctuary rescued…

The first day of February is commonly seen as the beginning of Black History Month, but the day’s significance actually goes much deeper. It…

I love the Super Bowl. Yes, football has its problems, but what’s more indulgent, more American, than vegetating on the couch for four hours,…

The number of confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus is nearing 12,000, as the epidemic continues to spread worldwide, sparking travel bans and…

Lakers star LeBron James is showing off a new tattoo on Instagram, one that honors Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. “My brother…

LONDON (AP) — Some prominent British and international media organizations pushed back Friday against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of…