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A British boarding school teacher, who was serving a 14-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting five students, choked to death on his breakfast, a report said Wednesday. John McKno, 74, died in Norwich Prison on Sep...

New York state prosecutors in Manhattan investigating former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization's finances have subpoenaed the bank records of Allen Weisselberg, the company's chief financial officer, The ...

Police said they arrived as shots were being fired.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday night slammed the overcrowded conditions for immigrants at the US-Mexican border under President Biden as “inhumane”, “horrifying,” “unnaceptable” and “barbaric.�...

If Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, can get COVID-19, "anyone can catch this," Palin told People on Wednesday. Palin said she and several of her five children teste...

Seven figures including Martin Lee and media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted over unauthorised march Seven senior Hong Kong pro-democracy figures, including lawyer and former legislator Martin Lee and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, ...

The assailant accused of beating an Asian woman to the ground and kicking her in the head while onlookers did nothing was remanded Wednesday night at his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court. Brandon Elliott, 38, was ...

The Arabic word refers to a mysterious factor that renders some people's cooking exceptional. Whether it's innate or acquired is up for debate.

Volunteers receiving a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine remained more than 90% protected against symptomatic COVID-19.      

During the third day of Derek Chauvin's trial, witness after witness agonized over whether they could have done anything to stop what would eventually happen to George Floyd.

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A Texas state trooper who was shot while assisting a stranded driver has died from his injuries after falling into a coma that lasted for several days. Trooper Chad Walker was shot multiple times in an ambush Friday, whi...

First lady Jill Biden is praising California farmworkers for their persistence during the pandemic and urging them to get vaccinated

Walter Biot acted out of financial desperation if he sold confidential documents as alleged, wife says The wife of an Italian navy captain arrested this week for allegedly passing confidential documents to a Russian offi...

New Mexico man did not initially notice giant swarm, which had got in through an open window while he was inside supermarket A man who went shopping in New Mexico returned to a car filled with 15,000 honey bees who had a...

Watch given to Chinese troops who took part in 1989 crackdown pulled by Fellows after vendor received online threats A luxury UK auction house has withdrawn from sale a rare watch given to Chinese soldiers as a reward fo...

Joseph J. Salvo, who is retiring after nearly 30 years as New York City's chief demographer, is optimistic about New York City's recovery after the pandemic.

The defendants, including the media tycoon Jimmy Lai and the barristers Martin Lee and Margaret Ng, are some of the city's most prominent activists.

The alleged extortion plot against Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz apparently involved two men blackmailing him with details about an alleged orgy with prostitutes in an effort to get his dad to cough up $25 million to help resc...

Chicago has so far seen its deadliest year in four years as the city saw another spike in gun violence as the warmer-weather months arrive.

A new code of rights will also enable victims of rape to choose their police interviewer's gender.

Mr. LaHood did not disclose the check on two government ethics forms, federal prosecutors said.