Authorities capture 1 of 2 inmates who escaped from Philadelphia prison
Authorities say they have captured one of two inmates who escaped Sunday night from a Philadelphia prison.
Despite cracks in Republican gun-rights wall, differences between states widen
There have been a few cracks in the predictable pattern of Republican-controlled states loosening gun laws while Democratic states tighten them in recent weeks.
‘Chonkosaurus,’ plump Chicago snapping turtle captured on video, goes viral
Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it “Chonkosaurus.”.
Kansas officials to consider legal settlement with business over COVID-19 restrictions
Kansas’ governor and top state lawmakers plan to consider a proposed legal settlement between the state and the owner of a Wichita fitness studio forced to shut down during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic and then operate under restrictions.
Top White House official meets key Beijing diplomat amid signs of easing US-China tensions
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Wang Yi held talks in Vienna this week.
New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in US
New blood donations rules will allow sexually active gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships to give in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration guidelines ease decades-old restrictions on blood donations put in place to protect the blood supply from HIV.
For turning ‘mines to vines,’ founder of Roots of Peace wins World Food Prize
A California peace activist who has worked to remove land mines from war-torn regions and replace them with grape vines, fruit trees and vegetables has been named the 2023 World Food Prize laureate.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to California pork law mandating more space for pigs
The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a California animal cruelty law that affects the pork industry.
Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine
“The Queen’s Gambit” is playing out in real life in Maine, where a custodian is coaching his schools’ chess teams to national acclaim.
Havasupai Tribe in Arizona marks a spiritual homecoming: ‘We are still the Grand Canyon’
Members of a small tribe in Arizona are marking the renaming of a popular campground in Grand Canyon National Park as Havasupai Gardens.