The top baby names of last year were ...
The Social Security Administration has released the 20 most popular baby names of last year, and similar to previous years, names like Liam, Olivia, Noah and Emma are at the top.
2023-05-13 16:19
New York City plans to temporarily house migrants in hotels in other counties. One county is suing to stop it
Following New York City Mayor Eric Adams' announcement last week that the city will bus some migrants to hotels in nearby counties temporarily, officials in Orange County filed two lawsuits on Friday attempting to stop the plan -- even as some migrants have already arrived.
2023-05-13 15:50
He lost his son to suicide after a 'sextortion' scam. Now this lawmaker is fighting to save other teens
Brandon Guffey was at home last July when he heard a gunshot and found his 17-year-old son Gavin bleeding from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He soon learned Gavin had been blackmailed by scammers who tricked him into sending nude photos. Guffey, a South Carolina state lawmaker, has successfully pushed a bill that would criminalize sextortion.
2023-05-13 15:26
Communities in Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha intensifies
Aid agencies in Bangladesh and Myanmar say they are bracing for disaster and have launched a massive emergency plan as a powerful cyclone barrels toward millions of vulnerable people.
2023-05-13 14:53
Republican governors call for withdrawal of proposed Title IX rule changes around transgender student athletes
A group of 25 Republican governors called on the Biden administration Friday to withdraw or delay recently proposed rule changes to Title IX that could prevent states from enforcing anti-transgender sports bans.
2023-05-13 11:15
Los Angeles police arrest 3 men suspected in January triple murder
Three men await extradition to California from three states following their arrests in connection with a Los Angeles triple homicide earlier this year, the city's authorities announced Friday.
2023-05-13 08:53
Dance that comforted Taiwan during its loneliest hour returns to the stage
The US's decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing sent shockwaves through Taiwan when it was announced in late 1978. But the island found solace in an unlikely place.
2023-05-13 08:53
Atlantic City casino can't live without a beach, so it's rebuilding one
What’s an ocean without a beach
2023-05-13 07:46
South Carolina governor calls state legislature back for 6-week abortion ban bill, other issues
South Carolina's Republican Gov. Henry McMaster has called the state legislature back for a special session Tuesday to continue to work on a bill that would ban most abortions as early as six weeks and other legislation.
2023-05-13 07:24
Biden facing political pressures from both parties over handling of migration challenge
President Joe Biden is coming under sustained pressure from both sides of the aisle over the administration's handling of the expiration of Title 42, the controversial Trump-era pandemic public health restriction that became a key tool to turn back migrants at the US-Mexico border.
2023-05-13 06:19
How a herd of cows helped North Carolina police capture a suspect on the run
Just call it bovine intervention.
2023-05-13 04:56
Jury reaches a verdict in the trial of Idaho mother accused of killing her children
A jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho mother accused of killing her two children and conspiring in the murder of her husband's ex-wife.
2023-05-13 02:24