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Police have arrested more than 2,000 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, according to data reviews by the Associated Press and NBC News Thursday.

Decades after a 10-year-old Massachusetts girl was beaten to death, a man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to under three years in prison.

Cargill Meat Solutions issued a recall of about 16,243 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E.coli.

A Georgia business owner struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him into the mob of Donald Trump supporters on the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace.

After an orangutan hurt his face, scientists observed him chewing a plant known to relieve pain and applying a paste made from the leaves to the injury.

The Toussaint L’Ouverture Academy is teaching Creole fluency while also helping families by easing translation burdens for children of immigrant parents.

Billie Jean King is a 39-time Grand Slam champion and an equal rights champion — and now she’s getting the Breakfast of Champions treatment. The twice-inducted tennis Hall of Famer will appear on a limited-edition box of Wheaties. The cereal maker announced Thursday that the orange packages with King on the cover will be available at stores around ...

The IRS has released an update on its strategic operating plan, which includes more audits on the wealthiest taxpayers, large corporations and partnerships.

A recent survey found 52% of people couldn’t name a single famous Asian American. Nine percent named the actor Jackie Chan, who is not American.

Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause.

Prosecutors say she played a role in the deaths of at least 17 patients who lived in five health facilities in four counties between 2020 and 2023.

It has been almost 50 years since Asian American and Pacific Islander month was established, but anti-Asian hate continues to rise.

Makeup company Youthforia’s darkest new shade of foundation is being called “tar in a bottle” by critics.