U.S. & World

There are nearly 200 allegations that law enforcement personnel, mostly policemen, have groomed, sexually abused or engaged in inappropriate behavior within the Explorers’ youth mentorship program since 1974.

From towering hat designs festooned with ribbons to delicate fascinators, the modern taste for the Derby’s trademark accessory has spawned contests at parties, and given business a boost for milliners.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is keeping its benchmark interest rate at its current decades-long high. Savers and borrowers can take advantage of the moment.

Maria Jones started selling clothing on Poshmark in October 2017. She’s since grossed more than $300,000 on the site altogether.

French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine, which is to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons.

Cinco de Mayo is Sunday — and while we aren’t celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day, it’s a great excuse to indulge in some delicious food and drinks.

Weeks of pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses nationwide have resulted in nearly 2,200 arrests. Police have sometimes used riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices to clear tent encampments and occupied buildings.

Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year.

President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people on Friday, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, political leaders such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the actor Michelle Yeoh.

Former White House official and Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks took the stand Friday at the former president’s hush money trial

A proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products that was scheduled to take place in April has not been released by the Food and Drug Administration, disregarding the agency’s own deadline. 

Maui County is suing major cellular carriers for failing to properly inform police of widespread service outages during the height of last summer’s deadly wildfire.

An aviation worker — who went public with safety concerns and alleged retaliation by his employer — has died following a brief illness, weeks after another Boeing whistleblower’s death, attorneys who represented both men said Thursday.