Alaska Senate candidate sustains "minor injuries" in car accident
Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola sustained "minor injuries" in a car accident, her campaign said.
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David Sedaris would like to clear the air about prostate exams
After a friend divulged perhaps too much information, humorist David Sedaris considers the ramifications of over-sharing – and wrong assumptions.
Ghost signs: Fading reminders of the past
They're painted advertisements from long ago, for businesses that may have since died. But remnants of these "ghost signs" still remain, haunting our urban spaces – and one artist is bringing ghost signs back to life.
100 years later, the mystery of Houdini's death endures
Harry Houdini, the greatest escape artist who ever lived, died 100 years ago on Halloween – a fact that has only burnished his image as a daredevil who often cheated death. But was there a cover-up involving the circumstances of his death?
12 injured in shooting near Florida A&M; 15-year-old arrested
The shooting happened hours after Florida A&M University's homecoming game in Tallahassee.
Man's murder, wife's death feed into local legend of "cursed" mansion
When Mike Harding, a California transplant, spotted a majestic mansion in Celina, Tennessee, he thought he'd found the dream retirement home for himself and his wife, Julie. But those dreams ended abruptly when Mike suddenly went missing in 2022.
Security cameras upend man's story of finding wife fatally shot in his car
David Tolbert told investigators when he opened his car door outside a store where he was working in Huntsville, Alabama, he discovered his wife Savannah Tolbert's lifeless body in the front passenger seat. Investigators would rely on multiple security cameras to piece together what happened.
Some Florida voters with ties to Venezuela discouraged by Trump's policies
Doral, Florida, has the largest Venezuelan population of any city in the country.
In Ohio rally, Obama blasts Ramaswamy, GOP over controversial Acton ad
Former President Barack Obama took aim at gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has doubled down on an advertising campaign featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton.
Malik Beasley negotiating plea deal over NBA betting charges
The former NBA player has pleaded not guilty to charges that he altered his play in certain games in 2024 to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debts.
German man arrested for allegedly driving U.S. teen to die by suicide
The 18-year-old German was arrested in Hamburg on Thursday, accused of being the indirect perpetrator of murder and grievous bodily harm, prosecutors say.
Rubio calls on Cubans seeking "positive change" to work with CIA
The CIA posted a video on X showing the steps needed to contact the intelligence agency.
DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballots
Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens.
"The Kindness Mob" has come to the rescue of hundreds of online bullying victims
Started in 2023, "The Kindness Mob" is a group about half a million strong that secretly battles internet spite.
Judge allows Jane Doe anonymity in Cornell sexual assault lawsuit
Jane Doe can remain anonymous in her sexual assault lawsuit involving former members of Cornell University's Chi Phi fraternity, a judge ruled.
Federal judge blocks Trump from closing historic D.C. golf course, for now
U.S. reportedly floated trading Ukrainian land for NATO membership
Travelers stranded, flights canceled after ground stop. Here's what we know
Trump, Putin, Xi Jinping to meet in first trilateral of its kind
Man in his 70s diagnosed with heart defect usually found in infancy
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U.S. gave Singapore scant help with Alice Huang probe, source says
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Criminal probe into cruise ship over potential "magic pipe"
New congressman faces sexual harassment allegation
