The investigation into the sweeping college admissions cheating scheme resulted in indictments against prominent parents, coaches and others. The former president of a private tennis club in Texas was sentenced…
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A Louisiana boy’s suspicious death has prompted his parents to ask if race slowed police response
The mysterious death of a Black 15-year-old whose body was found in a sugar cane field in rural Louisiana four days after his parents reported him missing to local police…
Single ‘polypill’ found to cut heart attacks, stroke
A single pill that combines four medications meant to lower blood pressure and cholesterol plus an aspirin may cut the risk for the nation's No. 1 killer: heart disease. That…
2 killed as explosion rocks Veterans Affairs hospital campus in Connecticut
Two people were killed when a steam pipe exploded at a Veterans Affairs hospital campus in Connecticut on Friday, officials said. The blast happened a little after 8 a.m. in…
14 carat pink diamond fetches $26.6 million at auction
The stone was unearthed in northeastern Russia in July 2017 and originally weighed 27.85 carats. A giant, flawless pink diamond sold for $26.6 million at auction in Switzerland, according to…
Suspects in Ahmaud Arbery murder case denied bail in Georgia
A Georgia judge denied bail on Friday to two of three men accused of gunning down Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man whose slaying helped ignite a summer of national protests…
Gen. Milley’s wife saved vet who collapsed at Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington
When a bystander collapsed at the Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday, a nurse was nearby and rushed to his aid. She happened to be the wife of…