US soldier killed in Iraq was a 30-year-old father from North Carolina
The U.S. military has identified a soldier killed while disarming an Iranian drone in Iraq as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton from North Carolina.
Judge approves a $1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbot
A federal judge approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement where Anthropic will pay authors for
Road deaths have declined globally since 1990 except in poorer countries, study finds
Global road injuries and deaths fell over 30% since 1990, though traffic crashes remain a leading cause of death for youth aged 5 to 29 years.
Luke Skywalker’s ‘Empire Strikes Back’ lightsaber with severed hand attached auctioned for $3.75M
Star Wars lightsabers, Wizard of Oz hats, and Big Lebowski rugs sold for millions during a recent Heritage Auctions entertainment sale.
Anti-ICE Army vet sets off fireworks, lights blaze, fires pellet gun outside New York federal building
Andrew Arrabaca, wearing a military-style helmet and pulling a cart with a sign reading "ICE off our streets," allegedly set off the fireworks.
FDA still focused on lettuce supplier as source of parasite, despite faulty test result
FDA officials on Monday said the false positive result came from a rapid test used to screen for traces of cyclospora.
Attempt to save a struggling swimmer leaves 5 dead in an Ohio river
Five people have died in the Scioto River after entering the water to assist someone struggling to swim near Powell, Ohio, authorities report.
Far above the Earth, NASA’s Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon
America's most daring, extraordinary feat, landing astronauts on the moon, remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere.
Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date
A judge in the nation’s capital has set a trial date in September for a former Olympic canoe racer charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Appeals court says 28-year sentence is too lenient for Libyan militant convicted in Benghazi attack
The panel threw out Ahmed Abu Khatallah’s sentence and transferred the case back to the district court in Washington, D.C., for resentencing.