NYPD body cameras show mother pleading “Don’t shoot!” before officers kill her 19-year-old son
NYPD body cameras show mother pleading “Don’t shoot!” before officers kill her 19-year-old son

New York’s attorney general’s office has released police body camera footage showing New York City police officers shooting and killing a 19-year-old man who had called 911 during a mental health crisis.

5 hrs ago
Fever move Caitlin Clark's preseason home debut up a day to accommodate Pacers' playoff schedule
Fever move Caitlin Clark's preseason home debut up a day to accommodate Pacers' playoff schedule

Indiana Fever fans will get to see Caitlin Clark make her home debut a day earlier than expected.

5 hrs 10 mins ago
Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers
Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers

The health insurer Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit over whether its fertility treatment coverage discriminates against LGBTQ+ patients.

9 hrs 10 mins ago
Troops fired on Kent State students in 1970. Survivors see echoes in today's campus protest movement
Troops fired on Kent State students in 1970. Survivors see echoes in today's campus protest movement

Kent State University is marking another solemn anniversary of the National Guard shootings that killed four unarmed students and wounded nine others on May 4, 1970.

9 hrs 30 mins ago
Police defend decision not to disclose accidental gunshot during Columbia protest response
Police defend decision not to disclose accidental gunshot during Columbia protest response

New York City police officials are defending their decision to initially keep quiet about a potentially dangerous accident that happened as officers cleared pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University this week when a sergeant accidentally fired his gun into a dark office.

10 hrs 30 mins ago
Self-exiled Chinese businessman's chief of staff pleads guilty weeks before trial
Self-exiled Chinese businessman's chief of staff pleads guilty weeks before trial

The chief of staff of a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges weeks before her boss goes to trial in New York in a fraud case.

11 hrs 40 mins ago
Trump White House communications director Hope Hicks takes the witness stand in his New York hush money trial
Trump White House communications director Hope Hicks takes the witness stand in his New York hush money trial

Trump White House communications director Hope Hicks takes the witness stand in his New York hush money trial.

12 hrs 50 mins ago
Judge in Trump's hush money case clarifies gag order doesn't prevent ex-president from testifying
Judge in Trump's hush money case clarifies gag order doesn't prevent ex-president from testifying

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has clarified the gag order pertaining to the ex-president doesn’t prohibit him from testifying on his own behalf.

13 hrs 10 mins ago
Traffic snarled as workers begin removing bridge over I-95 following truck fire in Connecticut
Traffic snarled as workers begin removing bridge over I-95 following truck fire in Connecticut

Workers have begun removing a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck.

14 hrs ago
The Latest | Trump's hush money trial enters 11th day as second week of testimony is set to wrap up
The Latest | Trump's hush money trial enters 11th day as second week of testimony is set to wrap up

Donald Trump will return to court as his hush money trial enters its 11th day.

17 hrs 50 mins ago
King Charles' longtime charity celebrates new name and U.S. expansion at New York gala
King Charles' longtime charity celebrates new name and U.S. expansion at New York gala

The King’s Trust has celebrated its new name, an update of King Charles III’s long-running charity The Prince’s Trust.

20 hrs 1 min ago
New York made Donald Trump and could convict him. But for now, he's using it to campaign
New York made Donald Trump and could convict him. But for now, he's using it to campaign

After a years-long breakup with his hometown, former President Donald Trump is back in New York, this time as a criminal defendant.

23 hrs 31 mins ago
Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words
Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words

The second week of testimony Donald Trump's hush money case will wrap up Friday after jurors heard a recording of the former president that's central to the case.

May 3rd, 12:14 AM EDT
Part of Interstate 95 in Connecticut will be closed for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says
Part of Interstate 95 in Connecticut will be closed for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says

Part of Interstate 95 in Connecticut will be closed for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says.

May 2nd, 5:13 PM EDT
A $5,000 check won by Billie Jean King 50 years ago helped create Women's Sports Foundation
A $5,000 check won by Billie Jean King 50 years ago helped create Women's Sports Foundation

Billie Jean King’s $5,000 check sure went a long way for women’s sports.

May 2nd, 4:53 PM EDT
Today's campus protests aren't nearly as big or violent as those last century -- at least, not yet
Today's campus protests aren't nearly as big or violent as those last century -- at least, not yet

Although it might be tempting to compare the U.S. campus protests to the anti-Vietnam War movement of a half century ago, experts say that would be an overreaction at this point.

May 2nd, 3:33 PM EDT
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?

Voters have sided with abortion rights supporters every time the issue has been directly on the ballot since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion.

May 2nd, 1:03 PM EDT
A fiery crash involving tanker carrying gas closes I-95 in Connecticut in both directions
A fiery crash involving tanker carrying gas closes I-95 in Connecticut in both directions

A fiery early morning crash has left both sides of I-95, the East Coast’s main north-south highway, shut down in southwestern Connecticut.

May 2nd, 12:53 PM EDT
Biden says campus protests haven't prompted him to rethink Mideast policies, and he opposes sending in National Guard
Biden says campus protests haven't prompted him to rethink Mideast policies, and he opposes sending in National Guard

Biden says campus protests haven't prompted him to rethink Mideast policies, and he opposes sending in National Guard.

May 2nd, 11:23 AM EDT
Biden says ‘dissent must never lead to disorder’ as he condemns campus pro-Palestinian protests that have turned violent
Biden says ‘dissent must never lead to disorder’ as he condemns campus pro-Palestinian protests that have turned violent

Biden says ‘dissent must never lead to disorder’ as he condemns campus pro-Palestinian protests that have turned violent.

May 2nd, 11:23 AM EDT
The Latest | Police break up tent camp at UCLA, take protesters into custody
The Latest | Police break up tent camp at UCLA, take protesters into custody

Announcements broadcasted on the University of California, Los Angeles campus have told demonstrators to disperse or they would be arrested and face a misdemeanor charge.

May 2nd, 8:43 AM EDT
The Latest | Trump could see more gag order sanctions as 10th day of hush money trial gets underway
The Latest | Trump could see more gag order sanctions as 10th day of hush money trial gets underway

Donald Trump could face more sanctions over another round of potential gag order violations when his hush money trial resumes.

May 2nd, 8:13 AM EDT
Student journalists are put to the test, and sometimes face danger, in covering protests on campus
Student journalists are put to the test, and sometimes face danger, in covering protests on campus

Student journalists at campuses across the country are getting a pressure-filled, and dangerous, lesson in their chosen profession during a chaotic springtime of protests.

May 2nd, 1:03 AM EDT
For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm

Michael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago.

May 2nd, 12:43 AM EDT
Hakeem Jeffries isn't speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress
Hakeem Jeffries isn't speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress

Without wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries might very well be the most powerful person in Congress right now.

May 2nd, 12:43 AM EDT
At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign
At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign

Holocaust survivors are participating in a digital campaign called #CancelHate which features videos of them reading Holocaust denial posts from different social media platforms.

May 2nd, 12:43 AM EDT
Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions in hush money trial as key witness resumes testimony
Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions in hush money trial as key witness resumes testimony

Donald Trump faces the prospect of additional sanctions in his hush money trial as he returns to court for another contempt hearing followed by testimony from a lawyer who represented two women who have said they had sexual encounters with the former president.

May 2nd, 12:33 AM EDT
Columbia University student journalists had an up-close view for days of drama
Columbia University student journalists had an up-close view for days of drama

Student journalists on the Columbia University campus knew what was coming long before police with riots shields arrived to begin arresting the pro-Palestinian protesters who had occupied a building.

May 1st, 8:43 PM EDT
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia's protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitator
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia's protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitator

Before and after police officers arrested more than 100 people at Columbia University who were protesting the war in Gaza, New York Mayor Eric Adams blamed “outside agitators” for leading the demonstrations.

May 1st, 7:13 PM EDT
Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke have a running joke about ‘Wildcat,’ their Flannery O’Connor movie
Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke have a running joke about ‘Wildcat,’ their Flannery O’Connor movie

Ethan Hawke directs his daughter Maya Hawke in “Wildcat,” a movie about the Southern Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor.

May 1st, 4:33 PM EDT