Prosecutorial misconduct led to the Justice Department’s misdemeanor case against four Illinois protesters to falter, ending a seven-month legal battle. The case enters closing proceedings while nearly 50 others await trials for throwing objects and disrupting a church service. A federal prosecutor dismissing jurors and speaking to jurors outside of a courtroom led U.S. Attorney […]

Despite comments from President Donald Trump over the weekend, Iran says an end to the war with the U.S. is not imminent. On Monday in Tehran, Iranian officials said negotiations continue but face “obstacles” stemming from “frequent changes” in U.S. positions.  “The frequent changes in positions and contradictions, which do not really need me to […]

More than a dozen people were injured Sunday at an annual motorcycle rally in South Carolina when a stampede broke out. Officials say a person began running during the Black Pearl Cultural Heritage and Bike Festival, “causing a brief chain reaction within the crowd that lasted only seconds.”  The event, hosted annually over Memorial Day […]

The Trump administration on Friday instituted a policy stating that most people applying for a green card will need to go abroad, and do so at a U.S. consulate outside of the country. Officers will be directed to consider any relevant factors and information when determining whether an immigrant needs to do this, United States […]

Ukraine was hit by a barrage of missiles and drones overnight Saturday in one of the heaviest Russian attacks it’s seen since the war began. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said four people died and 100 people were injured across the country. In Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, about 30 residential buildings were damaged or destroyed. “My condolences […]

This holiday weekend millions of Americans will be enjoying the outdoors. It’s also a weekend that can end miserably with a sunburn. As part of Melanoma Awareness Month, doctors encourage people to focus on proven skin protection measures, take advantage of free skin cancer screenings and be cautious about misinformation circulating online. Dr. David Y. […]

Any parent who’s dropped their kids off at school has had that moment of fear about an active-shooter event.  One company thinks drones with non-lethal weapons to apprehend suspects is the answer.  Campus Guardian Angel is testing this through pilot programs in Florida and plans to roll out another test in Georgia. Earlier this month, […]

A sweeping analysis of nearly five decades of U.S. breast cancer data found that younger women face disproportionately high mortality risks despite major advances in breast cancer survival. Asian and Hispanic women now represent a growing share of breast cancer diagnoses, with especially notable increases among younger women.  Researchers at Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas […]

On Monday, Pope Leo XIV will release his first encyclical, titled “Magnifica humanitas” (The Greatness of Humanity). According to the Vatican, the document focuses on safeguarding the human person in an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence and digital systems. An encyclical is a letter written by the Pope addressed to Catholic bishops but meant for the […]