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International visitors came to the United States for soccer. Some saw beyond the clichés, too

From across borders and oceans, they came to the United States to watch soccer . Along the way, they...

A Texas prosecutor reveals new details in an ICE killing of a Houston father

A federal prosecutor in Texas shared new details Thursday evening about the moments before an immigration...

License revoked for boarding school in Utah where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teen

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah revoked another campus license on Friday for the boarding school where Pari...

Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years ago

COLORADO CITY, Colo. (AP) — The families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were...

Off-duty employee arrested in shooting near ICE detention center in Colorado that injured a woman

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — An off-duty employee at a federal immigration detention center in Colorado has...

Federal appeals court rules that New Jersey's assault weapons ban is unconstitutional

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey's bans on assault firearms and magazines that ca...

Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the US and engulfs DC in haze

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through...

Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clara Ester, an activist who as a 20-year-old college student rushed to the...

Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers

NEW YORK (AP) — Big U.S. restaurant chains don't get linked to foodborne illness outbreaks often, but...

Wreckage of sunken vessel found as 2 people remain missing after San Francisco boat tragedy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police discovered Friday the wreckage of a boat that sank this week in the San...

Texas floods have left high waters and a big cleanup job after hundreds of people are rescued

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — First responders in storm-battered Texas again rushed to save people trapped...

DNA from the skull of an unknown Revolutionary War soldier reveals more than his name

After 246 years, Pvt. John Pumphrey is unknown no more. Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing,...

World Cup beer sales are hopping. Brewers hope the stout demand outlasts the tournament

The World Cup has been a bonanza for beer in the U.S. Bars in Boston reported needing emergency...

Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations...

How a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace thrust a Texas monk and his rescue dog into the spotlight

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chien Le first met the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara in 2005, a few years before Pannakara...

Outrage after ICE agents tackle man at Las Vegas airport

PHOENIX (AP) — Video footage of two Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tackling a man at the...

Family to hold a vigil for man fatally shot by immigration officer in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a man who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent in Houston...

Weather conditions again brought devastating floods to a vulnerable swath of Texas

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before sunrise in Texas, a shallow spot of the Guadalupe River rose above the...

Michigan woman pleads no contest to abuse after 3 kids are found living alone for years

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman accused of leaving three children alone for years in a house...

NYC sightseeing helicopter likely hit birds before its fatal plunge into Hudson River, report shows

The remains of several geese were found on a New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed into...

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