How Pacific Islanders in the US are keeping their culture alive through dance
In big cities with a large Pacific Islander presence, like New York, Portland, Oregon, and San Diego, many US-born Pacific Islanders as well as transplants are staying in touch with their culture through dance.
2023-05-21 16:21
Mothers wanted to watch horrific footage of their children escaping the Robb Elementary massacre. Here's why we showed them. And why they want others to see
One year on from the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, moms of surviving children still had questions -- what had their sons and daughters gone through?
2023-05-21 15:24
Boston debuts a digital pop-up libraries pilot program at 20 bus stops
Boston is making reading on-the-go more accessible through a pilot program that will allow riders to access digital content from audiobooks to newspapers at some bus stops across the city -- no library card required.
2023-05-21 14:28
A missing Texas woman has been found dead and a man is in custody on suspicion of murder, police say
A 20-year-old woman who had been missing for more than a week in western Texas was found dead Saturday, and a man has been arrested in connection with her killing, police said.
2023-05-21 13:30
An engaged North Carolina couple is planning their dream wedding after fiancé wins $150,000 lottery prize
One couple's dream wedding will become reality after a North Carolina man won the first top prize of $150,000 in a newly launched scratch-off game -- the first time the top prize had been claimed since the game launched earlier this month.
2023-05-21 13:21
A transgender girl will not attend her high school graduation after Mississippi judge denies emergency plea to permit her to go dressed as a girl
A Mississippi federal judge denied a motion Friday, filed by the family of a transgender high school student requesting she be allowed to wear a dress and heels under her robe at her Gulfport high school graduation.
2023-05-21 09:22
British author Martin Amis dead at 73, his publisher says
British author Martin Amis, best known for the 1984 novel, "Money," and 1989's "London Fields," has died, his publisher Penguin Books UK announced Saturday. He was 73.
2023-05-21 08:26
New York lawmaker connected to nonprofit accused of lying about homeless vets being pushed out of hotel for migrants says he's no longer affiliated with foundation
A New York state assemblyman and former volunteer spokesperson for the nonprofit accused of lying about homeless veterans being pushed out of a hotel to make room for migrants is no longer affiliated with the foundation, he told CNN.
2023-05-21 07:26
Arizona student arrested and accused of bringing AR-15 and ammunition to high school
A student in Phoenix faces "a number of serious felony charges" after police accused him of bringing an AR-15 weapon and ammunition to a high school, authorities said.
2023-05-21 07:26
G7 talks culminate Sunday with in-person appeal from Zelensky
Group of Seven talks were set to culminate Sunday with a dramatic, in-person appeal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is pressing leaders gathered here to remain united against Russian aggression.
2023-05-21 07:21
Former key Trump attorney says he left because of legal team infighting
Former Donald Trump attorney Timothy Parlatore, who departed the former president's legal team earlier this week, said Saturday he left because of infighting among the group.
2023-05-21 05:28
Supreme Court justice ties lessons from reality show 'Survivor' into commencement address
When Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered her commencement address to American University law students on Saturday, she leaned on an unexpected source for life advice: The reality television show "Survivor."
2023-05-21 03:46