10 years after Ferguson, Black students still are kicked out of school at higher rates

Before he was suspended, Zaire Byrd was thriving. He acted in school plays, played on the…

Tropical Storm Hone steadily approaches Hawaii, threatening floods and fires

HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Hone, whose name is Hawaiian for “sweet and soft,” drew near the…

An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now

GRINDAVIK, Iceland — Lava continued to spew from a volcano in southwestern Iceland on Friday —…

Betty Jean Hall, advocate who paved the way for women to enter coal mining workforce, dies at 78

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Betty Jean Hall, an Appalachian attorney and federal administrative judge who paved the…

Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

HONOLULU — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and…

NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA said Wednesday it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at…

US Coast Guard Academy works to change its culture following sexual abuse and harassment scandal

NEW LONDON, Conn. — The grueling basic training for fledgling cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard…

Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida as Category 1 storm and threatens catastrophic flooding

TAMPA, Fla. — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Debby reached the Big Bend coast of Florida…

As Instagram remains blocked in Turkey, Erdogan accuses social media companies of ‘digital fascism’

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused social media platforms of “digital fascism” on…

Human remains found in house destroyed by Colorado wildfire

DENVER — One person has been killed in a wildfire burning in the Colorado foothills, authorities…