Three New York National Guard soldiers were killed Wednesday night when their helicopter crashed while on a routine training mission in upstate New York, according to the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs.
There was one winning ticket in $730 million Powerball lottery
There is a single winner of the Powerball lottery on Wednesday.
First-ever US youth poet laureate issues a challenge to Americans
Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate, challenged Americans Wednesday to “leave behind a country better than the one we were left” and unify together as she delivered a stirring inauguration poem.
No beaches or booze: What a top tourist spot looks like during Covid
With its vast mountain ranges, sandy beaches and towering forests, Cape Town is a place where the natural world dominates, imploring visitors to stop and soak it all in.
There will be no Trump china collection due to cost and time, source says
The Trump administration will not have its own signature collection to display in the White House China Room — another departure from protocol for the outgoing first family.
Trump’s last-minute pardons include Lil Wayne and many others
President Donald Trump issued a raft of 11th-hour pardons and commutations early Wednesday that included his onetime political strategist, a former top fundraiser and two well-known rappers but not himself or his family.
Trump economist backs Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan
Former Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett broadly supports President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package as a way to keep the coronavirus-ravaged economy afloat.
Volkswagen CEO joins Twitter and immediately trolls Tesla and Elon Musk
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is new to Twitter, but he made a splash with his very first tweet — going after master troll and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
The real self-driving revolution remains years away
This year, new technologies will enable more drivers to take their hands off the wheel while on the road. But that doesn’t mean their cars will be fully self-driving — that day still remains far in the future.
Uptick in catalytic converters being stolen seen in local communities
Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million sold
Teens host feminine hygiene drive for homeless
Mural marks VP Kamala Harris’ historic day
Woman urges those eligible to get vaccine
Teen missing for 3 months is found
Woman loses hundreds while trying to adopt dogs
Area students make President’s, dean’s lists
Podiatrist facing more charges
Officials plea for vaccine recipients to be timely
Judge approves $641 million Flint water settlement
Couple married 70 years die minutes apart
Mayor, council spar over George Floyd Square
Woman quits job to follow cheeseboard dreams
Teen writes, directs Western film with classmates
106-year-old gives vaccine advice to seniors
The woman behind J-Lo’s bling tumblers
US Army soldier allegedly attempted to help plan attack on soldiers abroad and 9/11 Memorial
A US Army soldier was arrested Tuesday on terrorism charges after federal prosecutors said he allegedly attempted to assist ISIS’ efforts to plan attacks on targets in New York City and on US soldiers in the Middle East.
NBA star Kyrie Irving bought George Floyd’s family a house
Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving bought a house for the family of George Floyd, who died last year at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.
Striking photos of Black cowboys and cowgirls in US cities
As a child, while visiting family in Texas, photographer Kennedi Carter remembers Black cowboys riding their horses on the side of the highway. That image stayed with her over the years, as the North Carolina native began her career taking emotive photographs of Black life as well as striking editorial images. (Last December, Carter notably became the youngest photographer to shoot a British Vogue cover.)
College Board will no longer offer SAT’s optional essay and subject tests
The SAT’s optional essay and subject tests have been nixed by the College Board, the latest step away from standardized testing in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.