Billie Jean King's push for equal prize money in 1973 is being celebrated at this US Open
When Billie Jean King won the U.S. Open in 1972, she didn’t follow with the usual remarks about hoping to win again the next year
1970-01-01 08:00
Fact check: Contrary to Trump's claims, Atlanta murder is down sharply this year and nowhere near a record
Former President Donald Trump continues to make false and misleading claims about crime in Atlanta.
1970-01-01 08:00
President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from plantation owner descendants
Guyana president Irfaan Ali has lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders and says those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations
1970-01-01 08:00
Prigozhin would be latest in line of Putin critics who met an early death
The warnings were there. Speculation about Yevgeny Prigozhin's eventual fate began soon after his march on Russia two months ago.
1970-01-01 08:00
New report finds rise in parental rights education bills has a 'chilling effect'
Since 2021, state lawmakers have introduced nearly 400 bills aimed at giving parents, government officials and concerned citizens the ability to challenge or monitor what schools teach about race and gender issues, according to a new report from the free expression advocacy group PEN America.
1970-01-01 08:00
BTK serial killer is in the news again. Here's why and some background about his case
Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer whose self-given nickname stands for “Bind, Torture, Kill,” played a cat and mouse game with investigators and reporters for decades before he was caught
1970-01-01 08:00
Democrats in Pennsylvania want to keep a Supreme Court majority. They are talking up abortion rights
Democrats in Pennsylvania are talking up abortion rights as they try to protect their state Supreme Court majority in the presidential battleground
1970-01-01 08:00
US says it's 'likely' Prigozhin was killed in Wednesday's plane crash
The US believes Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was "likely" killed in a plane crash outside Moscow on Wednesday, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said Thursday.
1970-01-01 08:00
Pence says 'elections are about choices' after combative first debate performance
Former Vice President Mike Pence says viewers should expect to see the same, more combative candidate at the next GOP debate as he urged his former running-mate-turned-rival Donald Trump to join his competitors on stage next time around
1970-01-01 08:00
See you on Copacabana? Unusually balmy weather hits Brazil in a rare winter heat wave
Summer is still four months away in the Southern Hemisphere but Brazil is contending with a balmy winter, with record high temperatures and dry weather across much of the country
1970-01-01 08:00
Maui County sues utility over fires that ravaged Lahaina, alleging negligence
Maui County has sued Hawaiian Electric Company over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions
1970-01-01 08:00
US will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in Arizona
The U.S. is joining NATO allies in hosting training for Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Arizona Air National Guard base in October
1970-01-01 08:00