How the American Dream convinces people loneliness is normal
American lore is full of tales of the lone cowboy, the rugged individualist who will do what needs to be done and ride off into the sunset
2023-05-17 00:20
Justice Department files criminal charges in cases of American tech stolen for Russia, China and Iran
The Justice Department announced on Tuesday five criminal cases against people accused of stealing or illegally diverting American technology and materials for the Russian, Chinese and Iranian governments.
2023-05-16 23:29
Biden and McCarthy slated to meet again Tuesday to discuss raising the nation's borrowing limit
Anyone looking for clues at how talks to raise the nation's borrowing limit and avoid a historic default are progressing between President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans might be confused ahead of a high-stakes meeting at the White House on Tuesday.
2023-05-16 22:24
San Francisco security guard will not be charged in fatal shooting of suspected Walgreens shoplifter
Prosecutors will not press charges against a security guard who shot and killed Banko Brown, who was suspected of shoplifting at a Walgreens in downtown San Francisco last month, the district attorney's office announced Monday.
2023-05-16 20:47
A lonely nation: Has the notion of the 'American way' promoted isolation across history?
American lore is full of tales of the lone cowboy, the rugged individualist who will do what needs to be done and ride off into the sunset
2023-05-16 20:47
Hitler speech and Nazi slogans played on Austrian train's loudspeakers
Passengers on an Austrian train running from Bregenz to Vienna were shocked when they heard a recording of an Adolf Hitler speech play over the train's loudspeaker system on Sunday.
2023-05-16 19:49
Gunman who killed 3 and injured others in New Mexico appears to have roamed a neighborhood and fired at random, police say
The teenage gunman who killed three people and wounded six others in New Mexico appeared to target victims at random as he roamed a neighborhood, using at least three guns -- including an AR-15-style rifle -- to fire at homes, cars and other targets before police shot him dead, authorities said.
2023-05-16 18:55
A driver in Colorado tried to switch seats with his dog to avoid a DUI arrest, police say
A driver in Colorado tried to avoid a DUI arrest by swapping seats with his dog after being pulled over, police said.
2023-05-16 18:53
Fewer than expected migrants arrived at the border after Title 42 expired, but officials remain on high alert
Despite warnings of a potential crush of migrants that sent thousands of federal personnel to the southern border and US cities scrambling to prepare, the days after the expiration of Title 42 saw a much narrower influx of migrants than expected.
2023-05-16 15:58
Panicked 911 calls capture chaos during the Texas mall massacre that left 8 dead
Panicked 911 calls from an Allen, Texas, outlet mall captured moments of chaos and terror as the nation's second-deadliest mass shooting so far this year unfolded, with eight killed and others wounded within minutes.
2023-05-16 15:28
Marijuana harms babies in first trimester of pregnancy, study finds
Even marijuana use in early pregnancy can significantly harm a developing fetus, a new study found, putting children at risk for developmental delays, higher rates of ADHD and learning disabilities, and higher rates of emotional problems.
2023-05-16 12:26
More than a third of the area charred by wildfires in Western North America can be traced back to fossil fuels, scientists find
Millions of acres scorched by wildfires in the Western US and Canada — an area roughly the size of South Carolina — can be traced back to carbon pollution from the world's largest fossil fuel and cement companies, scientists reported Tuesday.
2023-05-16 12:20