Several writers decline recognition from PEN America in protest over its Israel-Hamas war stance
NEW YORK (AP) — Several authors have turned down awards and awards nominations from PEN America, citing unhappiness with the literary and free expression...
The Latest | 2 Palestinians killed and 3 injured in confrontations with Israeli forces...
Two Palestinians were killed early Friday in confrontations with Israeli forces in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian medics and the military said. The Palestine...
Biden administration announces another round of loan cancellation under new repayment plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 206,000 borrowers as part of a new repayment plan that offers a...
If O.J. Simpson’s assets go to court, Goldman, Brown families could be first in...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — O.J. Simpson died Thursday without having paid the lion’s share of the $33.5 million judgment a California civil jury awarded...
‘I’m dying, you’re not’: Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death
DENVER (AP) — On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson to talk about her death.She’ll...
Manhattan court must find a dozen jurors to hear first-ever criminal case against a...
NEW YORK (AP) — Of the 1.4 million adults who live in Manhattan, a dozen are soon to become the first Americans to sit...
Houston police reviewing if DNA tests could have helped in thousands of dropped cases
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police said Thursday that they are still reviewing if DNA testing in connection with thousands of sexual assault and sex...
House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding...
Judge dismisses lawsuits filed against rapper Drake over deadly Astroworld concert
HOUSTON (AP) — Hip-hop artist Drake has been dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston in which 10 people...
Lawsuit settled: 2 top US gun parts makers agree to temporarily halt sales in...
Two of America's leading gun parts manufacturers have agreed to temporarily halt sales of their products in Philadelphia and elsewhere in Pennsylvania, city officials...