Japan's nuclear plants are short of storage for spent fuel. A remote town could have the solution
A Japanese town says it has agreed to a geological study to determine its suitability as an interim storage site for spent nuclear fuel
2023-08-19 00:22
Some January 6 rioters' sentences may be invalidated after appeals court ruling
A federal appeals court in Washington issued a ruling Friday that jeopardizes the sentences of some January 6 rioters who were convicted of misdemeanors for trespassing at the Capitol and were sentenced to both jail time and probation.
2023-08-19 00:17
Baltimore teen accused of firing into crowd during block party mass shooting
A second teenager has been arrested in connection with Baltimore mass shooting that left two people dead and 28 others injured during a neighborhood block party earlier this summer
2023-08-18 23:53
Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing
Authorities were searching Friday for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before his sentencing in a U.S. Capitol riot case, where prosecutors are seeking more than a decade in prison
2023-08-18 23:46
Hunter Biden is a sensitive topic that advisers rarely broach with the president
Long among the most sensitive subjects inside the West Wing, Hunter Biden's legal saga now appears destined to play out
2023-08-18 23:27
Ex-wife charged in ambush-style killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan
The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down in front of his young daughter has been charged with first-degree murder
2023-08-18 23:22
Federal judge denies Trump's attempt to delay a second trial with E. Jean Carroll
A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday denied Donald Trump's latest attempt to delay a defamation trial with writer E. Jean Carroll set for January.
2023-08-18 23:22
Chess chiefs ask why it's still mostly a man's game. Culture, but hormones and endurance too?
A top global chess official is calling for more research into whether factors like hormone levels and physical endurance might have an impact on players’ abilities at the game, which remains overwhelmingly a preserve of men
2023-08-18 23:19
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a fierce Ron DeSantis critic, qualifies for GOP presidential debate
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he's qualified for next week’s Republican opening presidential debate
2023-08-18 22:55
Philadelphia Police officials change department's account of a deadly police shooting after reviewing body-camera footage
A man shot and killed Monday by a Philadelphia Police Department officer was inside a vehicle during the shooting -- not outside, as officers originally said -- the police commissioner announced.
2023-08-18 22:48
DonorsChoose sees banner donation year with help from Gates Foundation and millions of small gifts
DonorsChoose has seen a banner year for donations in 2023, setting records by collecting nearly $10 million during Teacher Appreciation Week in May
2023-08-18 22:29
Turkish Cypriots attack UN peacekeepers trying to halt road work inside divided Cyprus' buffer zone
Angry Turkish Cypriots have punched and kicked a group of international peacekeepers who obstructed crews working on a road that would encroach on a U.N.-controlled buffer zone in ethnically divided Cyprus
2023-08-18 22:15