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The storm's remnants battered the U.S.

The lawsuit by a former Cornell University student, alleging she was raped in 2024 by seven male students, has renewed long-standing concerns about how colleges deal with sexual assault.

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries that are not identified in their removal orders.

Lindsay Clancy's lawyer is arguing that there wasn't enough evidence to prove she killed her three children.

The sudden change was precipitated because of Chinese displeasure over one document that the U.S. had planned to show.

Origin Genomics aims to prove the potential benefits of its technology for editing disease-causing genes in human embryos outweigh the risks.

The MacArthur Foundation has just announced its latest batch of 20 fellows.

A historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group's annual, no-strings-attached $800,000 grants.

The Trump administration has weakened fuel efficiency standards for new cars.

Companies have changed the way they price their products — and shoppers are getting deliberately overcharged.

Turkey's bid for regional influence comes at a time when the Middle East has been hit by profound shocks that started with the Hamas-led 2023 attack on Israel, and continues with the stalemated, seven-month-old war on Iran.

Five men arrested on terror charges near U.K. air base released on bail, Trump administration rolls back fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles, prosecutors reopen Cornell fraternity rape case.

Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months.

Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months.

The Trump administration is weakening Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for new cars and trucks.

The former transportation secretary says weaker fuel-economy standards could raise long-term costs for drivers and leave U.S. automakers further behind China.

Three news outlets that President Trump banished from White House grounds asked a federal court to block the ban until the case is resolved.

OpenAI's decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, comes amid a broader push within the industry to slow the development of increasingly autonomous systems until safety measures catch up.

One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee.

The bill's supporters, which include the NCAA, say it will tame what they call a "Wild West" era of college sports as litigation chips away at long-held rules around eligibility, transfers and pay.

New York prosecutors are reopening an investigation into an alleged rape case at Cornell University in 2024.

America's farms have largely escaped the president's aggressive immigration crackdown.

Trump and Xi's U.S. summit continues after a state dinner Thursday night.

How does one price a cemetery plot?

Middle East crises in focus as UN General Assembly hears from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Yemen.

Parenthood can be overwhelming.

Plus: It's a very special week!

Switzerland is voting on whether to tighten its famous neutrality — a move that could reshape its response to Russia and future conflicts.

Farmers who grow soybeans, corn, cotton and other crops are facing another year of losses as soaring fuel and fertilizer costs offset higher revenues.

With less than six weeks until Election Day, a growing number of Republicans are breaking from Trump on key issues.

The U.S. has tapped into its strategic oil reserve to help drive down rising gasoline prices in the wake of the war with Iran.

Across the country, lost-and-found networks seek to reunite objects with disaster survivors.

New polling shows many voters are concerned about the midterms.

A tech-heavy guest list, the fashion choices of those on it, who sat where and what was on the menu marked the softer — often and glitzier — details of diplomacy as Donald Trump threw a Thursday night state dinner honoring China's leader Xi Jinping.

James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday.

All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly talks with White House correspondent Emily Feng about the Trump/Xi summit.

The vote on a war powers resolution introduced by Democrats came at a moment when some Republicans have begun to distance themselves from President Trump over the ongoing conflict.

Health Secretary Robert F.

Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started.

Despite lower poverty overall, the rate for seniors has been steadily rising in recent years.

On Thursday, the two leaders will hold meetings where Trump and Xi are expected to talk about artificial intelligence, rare earths, trade and geopolitics such as Iran and Taiwan.

On Thursday, the two leaders will hold meetings where Trump and Xi are expected to talk about artificial intelligence, rare earths, trade and geopolitics such as Iran and Taiwan.

A judge has ordered that the Trump administration restore journalists' access to White House.

In Liberia, joint financial planning boosted cash aid's benefits.

The investigations by attorneys general follow a recent bankruptcy filing in the face of civil lawsuits, falling revenues, and impending debt payments.

eBay became the latest online retailer to ban the sale of airbags and many of their components.

Democratic Sen.

Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration.

Education staff are being scattered across several other federal agencies.

A federal judge's ruling restored CNN, MS Now and Politico's access to the White House.