Jill Biden, first lady of the United States, co-wrote a children's picture book about her White House cat, Willow, that will "give the world a 'cats-eye' view …
m Anne-Marie Eze, associate librarian at Harvard University's Houghton Library, said human skin removed from the binding of a copy of "Des Destinees de L'ame,"…
Jesse Ventura, former professional wrestler and Minnesota governor, announced that he is partnering with a bakery to launch a brand of edible marijuana product…
Thomas Dunkel, president of The Inner Circle, said Punxsutawney Phil -- the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2 -- and his c…
Annie Kuster, Democratic U.S. representative of Hopkinton, N.H., said in a statement she "will continue serving the people of New Hampshire until the end of my…
m Brandon Volpe, a lieutenant with the Franklinville, N.J., Volunteer Fire Company, said Daisy, an 11-month-old yellow Labrador, "panicked a little bit" while …
m MacKenzie Scott, author and billionaire ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced that she is giving $640 million to 361 small nonprofit organizations …
Vaughan Gething, who was the Welch economy minister from 2021-24, became the first Black leader of a government in the United Kingdom, as he was elected first …
Nicole Berner, 59, a Maryland labor attorney, is set to become the first openly gay judge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after winning final confirma…
Robert Gates, former U.S. secretary of defense, said in a statement he "can see that the call to make a difference is still felt strongly" at William & Mary, a…
m Tony Cavallaro, 64, of Hamburg, N.Y., had his pet alligator, Albert Edward, removed from his home, as the New York State Department of Environmental Conserva…
The Arkansas Department of Public Safety has accepted a counteroffer to purchase land for construction of a new Arkansas State Crime Laboratory in North Little…
A suspect has barricaded himself in a home in New Jersey after allegedly shooting three people to death in suburban Philadelphia on Saturday, authorities said.
Anne Kirkpatrick, police superintendent in New Orleans, told City Council members that rats infesting the department's headquarters are "all high" because they…
m Wendy Hermon, Swan Support's coordinator for rescues and treatment, thanked residents in Devizes, England, for keeping Charlie away from roads surrounding hi…
