Jailed U.S. reporter's Russian trial begins. A strange monolith appears near Las Vegas
U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich is on trial for espionage in Russia. A mysterious metallic monolith appeared in Las Vegas this month.
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Another monolith appeared near Las Vegas. Who's behind these mysterious objects?
Metallic prisms have been appearing across the world since one was found in Utah in 2020, but in many cases it’s still unclear who created them and why.
Border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden's halt to asylum processing
Homeland Security says border arrests are falling to January 2021 averages
Iowa's hardest hit communities are combing through flood damage
Devastating flooding has forced residents in Northwest Iowa to flee their homes. Now efforts are underway to decide what can be salvaged, and what will be left behind.
These best boys and girls just graduated from the ATF's National Canine Academy
Meet the dogs who just finished the ATF's canine training program. ATF dogs have supported major events like the Super Bowl and are also used in the bread-and-butter of ATF's work: solving gun crimes.
She was overwhelmed by clearing out her parents' belongings. Then a friend stepped in
When Karen Muller's father passed away, she was overwhelmed by the prospect of clearing out her parents' home. Then a family friend stepped in.
The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes
The brain appears to rely on synchronized waves to wash out waste products, including toxins associated with Alzheimer's disease.
The truth and lies behind one of the most banned books in America
Author Mike Curato wrote Flamer as a way to help young queer kids, like he once was, better understand and accept themselves. It was met with immediate praise and accolades — until it wasn't. When the book got caught up in a wave of Texas-based book bans, suddenly the narrative changed. And like so many books that address queer identity, Flamer quickly became a flashpoint in a long, messy culture war that tried to distort the nature of the book.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free, ending years-long legal saga
Assange pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating the Espionage Act. His court hearing was held in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth.
Protestors stormed Kenya's parliament. Police responded with tear gas, live rounds
Kenyan police open fire on protestors as they storm parliament, in wisdespread demonstrations against sweeping tax rises.