UN rights chief: Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes
GENEVA — The U.N. rights chief said on Thursday that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes in the latest, 11-day war with the...
2 months in prison for dad who paid $40K in ACT cheat scheme
BOSTON — The founder of a private equity firm who paid $40,000 to have someone secretly correct his daughter's ACT exam answers was sentenced...
Boy, 14, charged as adult in 13-year-old girl’s death
ST. JOHNS, Fla. — A 14-year-old boy is being charged as an adult in the fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old cheerleader whose body was...
4 tips for small-business owners paying down pandemic debt
After more than a year of navigating lockdowns, mandates and COVID-19 protocols, small-business owners are starting to see a light at the end of...
Murder charges filed against officers in Black man’s death
SEATTLE — The Washington state attorney general on Thursday filed murder charges against two police officers in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black...
Man rescued from Colorado pass hours after women disappeared
DENVER — On a snowy, frigid night in 1982, a man used his pickup truck headlights to signal SOS to a passing passenger plane...
Shoppers go back to stores, but retailers face challenges
NEW YORK — Americans are going back to one of their favorite past times: store shopping.
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Online scrubs seller Figs soars 36% in stock market debut
NEW YORK — Shares of Figs Inc., which sells scrubs online to nurses and doctors, soared in their stock market debut Thursday, valuing the...
Demolition resumes on Georgia shipwreck after big fire
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Salvage crews on the coast of Georgia resumed sawing apart the remains of an overturned cargo ship Thursday nearly two weeks...
Australian envoy denied access to trial of citizen in China
BEIJING — The Australian ambassador to China said it was “regrettable” that the embassy was denied access Thursday as a trial was due to...