PHILADELPHIA — The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road pleaded not guilty to the indictment Tuesday after turning down a prosecution offer of 35 years in prison. Sean M. Higgins, 44, appeared briefly in court in Salem County, New...
The U.S. will begin rolling out a program to label certain internet-connected products as meeting a basic cybersecurity standard, a White House official said Tuesday. Called the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, the initiative is comparable to the “Energy Star“ program, and will label products like baby monitors, fitness trackers and security cameras that have passed...
NEW YORK — A national rights group said Tuesday that more U.S. companies are providing strong benefits and protections to LGBTQ employees despite an ongoing effort by conservative activists to get high-profile brands to stop participating in the organization’s annual workplace report card. The education arm of the Human Rights Campaign released its latest Corporate...
Seattle’s interim police chief on Monday fired the officer who fatally struck a 23-year-old graduate student from India with his patrol vehicle in January 2023 while responding to a call. The case ignited outrage and attracted widespread attention after another officer was recorded on his body-worn camera making callous remarks about the death of Jaahnavi...
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed its first bill of the new Congress — a strict border measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student whose murder last year by an immigrant in the country illegally became a flashpoint in the 2024 presidential campaign. The 264-159 vote to pass the Laken Riley...
A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday denied Donald Trump’s bid for an emergency order halting the president-elect’s scheduled sentencing Friday on criminal charges in the hush money case. Justice Ellen Gesmer rejected the emergency stay request following brief arguments between Trump attorney Todd Blanche and a lawyer from the Manhattan district attorney’s office....
We don’t always have the answers, but we have some people on speed dial who do — which is why we present to you our series FYI where we have experts explain if lip balm is actually bad, how often should you wash your hair and more. Are your gold earrings looking dull? Or your...
Folk singer Peter Yarrow — one-third of the legendary 1960s trio Peter, Paul and Mary — died Tuesday, a family representative said. He was 86. Yarrow, who also co-wrote the group’s most enduring song, “Puff the Magic Dragon,” passed away in New York City, publicist Ken Sunshine told the Associated Press, after years of battling...
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested he would consider using military force to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland and economic force to acquire Canada. During a free-wheeling press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Trump was asked by a reporter if he could assure the public that he would not use military coercion against Panama...
MEXICO CITY — As a teenage punk 35 years ago, José Luis Escobar Hoyos wanted to show his mother that his lifestyle wasn’t just about dressing in chains and spikes and listening to loud, accelerated music. So he started a project called Kings Punks, where he collected and distributed toys for children living on the...