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Former Associated Press reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose lawsuit against the wire service for race and gender discrimination led to affirmative action plans to spur hiring of female, Black and Hispanic journalists, has died at 89.

Federal officials on Thursday said they have accounted for 146,000 unaccompanied migrant children who were smuggled into the U.S. during former President Joseph R. Biden's administration and, at times, forced into labor or sex trafficking rings.

Papa Johns is executing a sweeping contraction of its North American footprint, with financial filings showing 44 store closures in the first quarter of 2026 alone, the opening salvo of a broader restructuring that could eliminate roughly 300 ...

A female high school wrestler who says she was sexually assaulted on the mat by a biological male has filed a Title IX lawsuit against Washington state officials, taking the case to court after prosecutors declined to charge the transgender athlete.

PROJECTION: Spain is front-runner for World Cup, U.S. has 1.7% chance of winning.

President Trump on Thursday restored commercial fishing in three Pacific Ocean marine national monuments, rolling back previous presidents' environmental protections.

British Defense Secretary John Healey unexpectedly stepped down Thursday in a dispute over military spending in the latest blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

A man died Thursday at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca hours before the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Mexico and South Africa.

The National Park Service said Wednesday that human remains found in a sleeping bag in Washington state in 2000 have been identified.

The family of Karmelo Anthony, the Texas teenager convicted this week of murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet, used the proceeds of a crowdfunding campaign that raised nearly $634,000 to pay for ...