Consumer safety regulators adopt new rules to prevent dresser tip-overs
At least 199 children died from clothing storage unit tip-overs between 2000 and 2022, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Singapore executes man for coordinating the delivery of cannabis
Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence.
Police say 89 shell casings were found in the deadly Alabama Sweet 16 party
Shell casings from four types of handguns were recovered at the dance studio just off the town square in Dadeville, about an hour's drive northeast of Montgomery, a lead police investigator said.
Donald Trump's civil rape case goes to trial in Manhattan
Former columnist E. Jean Carroll sued the former president for allegedly raping her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s. Trump has said she made it all up for publicity reasons.
Mattel unveils a Barbie with Down syndrome
The company has been moving to diversify its doll collection. It has so far made other Barbie and Ken dolls with wheelchairs, vitiligo, hearing aids, and prosthetic limbs.
A tobacco giant will pay $629 million for violating U.S. sanctions against North Korea
British American Tobacco, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, agreed to settle allegations that it did illegal business with Pyongyang in violation of U.S. sanctions.
What lessons have we learned from the COVID pandemic?
The nonpartisan Covid Crisis Group has released its investigative report, titled "Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report." This is what it found.
Book bans are getting everyone's attention — including Biden's. Here's why
Everyone from the president of the United States to community organizers are paying attention to this obstinate trend.
Texas agriculture department's new dress code is based on 'biological gender'
Under a new dress code issued by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, department employees are expected to comply "in a manner consistent with their biological gender."
Prince William got a 'very large sum' in a Murdoch settlement in 2020
Prince William received a large payout in 2020 from Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm in an alleged phone hacking case, according to court documents made public Tuesday.