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Ohio State suspends fraternity while investigating a video showing men engulfed in flames
Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes cr…
Billy Joel cancels touring after being diagnosed with a brain disorder
Billy Joel has canceled all his upcoming concerts across North America and England after being diagnosed with fluid buildup in his brain that has affected his …
The Memorial Day travel rush is off to an early start
People began loading up their cars and jumping on planes across the U.S. on Thursday as the long Memorial Day weekend kicked off. Even as politics and the nation's aging air traffic infrastructure rattle the U.S. t…
U.S. House Republicans push through massive tax and spending bill slashing Medicaid
Idaho’s U.S. Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher support package that also extends 2017 tax law, shifts some SNAP food assistance costs to states
US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
An immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material costs is expected by stopping penny production, according to the official, who was not authorize…
Hydrate. Make lists. Leave yourself time. And other tips for reducing holiday travel stress
Travel can be stressful in the best of times. Now add in the high-level anxiety that seems to be baked into every holiday season and it's clear that travelers …
George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76
George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage car…
Southwest Airlines will require chargers be kept out while in use because of battery fire concerns
Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using them because of concerns about the growing number of lithium battery fires in a new policy t…
Trump announces he's selected final 'Golden Dome' space missile defenses that would cost billions
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered $175 billion system that for …
Severe weather leaves at least 23 dead, including 14 in storm-battered Kentucky
Kayla Patterson, her husband and their five children huddled in a tub in their basement in London, the county seat, as the tornado raged around them. “You c…
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century law
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th century wartime law.
Federal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers
A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency specifying protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual …
Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024
The forecast calls for 13 to 19 named storms with six to 10 becoming hurricanes and three to five reaching major status with winds of more than 110 mph (177 kph). A normal season has 14 named storms, seven of which…
More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code
More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas at 75 U.S. stores have gone on strike since Sunday to protest a new company dress code, a union representing the coffee gian…
MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible
Rose agreed to a permanent ban on Aug. 23, 1989, following an investigation commissioned by Major League Baseball concluded Rose repeatedly bet on the Reds as …