NEW YORK (AP) — As autism diagnoses become increasingly common, health officials have wondered how many U.S. kids have relatively mild symptoms and how many have more serious symptoms, such as very low IQ and inability to speak. A first-of-its-kind…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Four Americans affiliated with a Black empowerment and political organization have been charged along with three Russians with conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere illegally in U.S. elections,…
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines planes were briefly grounded nationwide Tuesday for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, leading to more than 2,200 delayed flights just four months after the carrier suffered…
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub due to sedatives he'd taken and gas used in spray cleaners he…
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has agreed to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement that benefits the son of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, in a wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and…
Jake Valentine | Wealth of Geeks Roblox is the most popular game in the world for children ages 5 through 12. As of August 2020, Robolox had over 164 million monthly active users. Around half of them are American children…
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government, and more than…
By ZEKE MILLER, AMANDA SEITZ and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be able to apply for Medicaid and the…
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the stabbing death of the gregarious and popular Cash App founder Bob Lee last week in…
UPDATE: Daytona Beach Police confirmed that they are in contact with Bell and that he is safe. PREVIOUSLY: DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jared “Drake” Bell, an actor best known as a…
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, but the number of Latinos who identify as religiously unaffiliated continues to grow. Those are among the key…
By MICHAEL R. SISAK ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump arrived at the offices of New York's attorney general Thursday for his second deposition in a legal battle over his company's business practices, with his lawyer…
By PAUL J. WEBER and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be…
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation. U.S.…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fed up by an enormous pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up a shovel and filled it himself. The actor and former California governor tweeted a video Tuesday of him and a helper…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Representative Chuck Fleischmann introduced the Securing Aid For Every School Act (SAFE School Act) to the House on Tuesday. The SAFE School Act is a $900 million program meant to make schools safer across the country.…
By MAE ANDERSON and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — When Nat West, owner of cider-making company Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider, decided to supplement his wholesale business by opening a taproom in a bustling neighborhood in Portland,…
By DYLAN LOVAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing four people — including a close friend of Kentucky's governor — while…
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.6 million…
COLORADO (WDEF) -- Officers arrested a transgender teen in Colorado for planning school and church shootings. This comes just days after the Nashville Covenant School shooting. Law enforcement officials arrested 19-year-old William Whitworth, who wishes to identify as Lilly. Officers…
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS. In Vermont, the state Senate gave final approval…
MOSCOW (AP) — Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been charged with espionage in Russia and has entered a formal denial, two Russian news agencies reported Friday. The state news agency Tass and the Interfax news agency said…
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dust off your eclipse glasses: It’s only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America. On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio suffered an accidental death from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine last year, the Los Angeles County coroner's office reported Thursday. The county agency also cited cardiomyopathy, a disease that makes…