‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year
By ANNA FURMAN The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for...
Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Hawaii’s gun-licensing law on Monday, though three justices expressed a willingness to...
‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year
By ANNA FURMAN The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for...
The snubs and surprises in the 2025 Golden Globe nominations
By LINDSEY BAHR, Associated Press The Golden Globes nominated more than 40 individual films Monday — and yet still managed to overlook quite a bit....
Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely’s death
By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted on Monday in a...
Person of interest in custody in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder outside NYC Hilton
A person of interest has been taken into custody for the Midtown Manhattan murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the Hilton Hotel following a...