Sex abuse charges expand to 2nd New Hampshire youth center
CONCORD, N.H. — Four former youth detention center workers charged with sexual assault made initial court appearances in New Hampshire on Thursday, including one...
Expedition hauls tons of plastic out of remote Hawaii atolls
HONOLULU — A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing...
Lab director blames hospital for fertility clinic failure
Three years after a malfunctioning storage tank destroyed thousands of frozen eggs and embryos at an Ohio fertility clinic, its former lab director is...
Georgia park honoring confederacy gets first Black chair
ATLANTA — The board overseeing an Atlanta area park that has centuries-old ties to the Ku Klux Klan and contains the largest Confederate monument...
NJ officials review police taking bike, cuffing Black person
PERTH AMBOY, N.J. — New Jersey authorities are reviewing an incident captured on video showing police handcuffing a Black youth and confiscating his bike,...
‘He was guilty.’ Extra juror in favor of Chauvin conviction
MINNEAPOLIS — An alternate juror at the trial of Derek Chauvin said she agreed with the jury's decision to convict him in George...
Ontario premier’s apologizes after retracting restrictions
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford apologized Thursday for a failed attempt to ban playgrounds and allow police to stop and question people who...
South Carolina driver killed by exploding air bag inflator
DETROIT — A driver in South Carolina is the latest person to be killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator.
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California’s public universities to require COVID-19 vaccine
SAN FRANCISCO — Two of the nation's largest university systems say they intend to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff on...
The Stoop: Creating a welcoming spot for hanging out
NEW YORK — Front stoops have long welcomed visitors to city homes, and have served as gathering spots for friends and neighbors engaging in...