Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction is overturned by New York's top court
New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left...
View ArticleTupac's estate threatens to sue Drake over diss track using what appears to...
Tupac Shakur’s estate is threatening to sue Drake over his recent Kendrick Lamar diss track, calling what appears to be the use of an artificial intelligence-generated version of the late rapper’s...
View ArticleHaiti's Prime Minister resigns amid growing violence in the country
Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence. Henry presented his...
View ArticleOpen seating no more? Southwest CEO says airline is weighing cabin changes
Southwest is weighing changes to boarding and seating. The carrier stands out from other large airlines with its open seating plan. Meanwhile rivals like Delta and United have touted high revenue...
View ArticleTough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions...
Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from...
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Billie Eilish, Green Day and other artists back bill that would reform...
Over 250 popular musicians — including Billie Eilish, Green Day and Dave Matthews — signed a letter Thursday urging the Senate Commerce Committee to support a bill that aims to reform the live-event...
View ArticleBaltimore port reopens after new deep-water channel allows first ship to pass...
The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, halting most...
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Surrogacy ‘unicorn' is pregnant with baby No. 11 and would do it again ‘in a...
April 21-27 is National Infertility Awareness Week. All week, TODAY will be sharing stories to raise awareness of what it is like to experience infertility. In the last 13 years, 37-year-old Emily...
View ArticleWatch: Toddler running toward busy intersection saved by two men
Heroes are those people who do extraordinary things. That’s what two barbers in East Hartford did to save a girl’s life. “My reaction was not only to look, it was to run and reach the girl. Thank...
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College protesters are demanding schools ‘divest' from companies with ties to...
In addition to a cease-fire in Gaza, protesters on college campuses across the country are calling on their schools to divest from all financial support of Israel. Divestment usually refers to selling...
View ArticleUSC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as...
The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony and dozens more college students were arrested at other campuses nationwide Thursday as protests against the Israel-Hamas...
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US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound,...
U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday by the Centers for Disease...
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A $1 million wealth gap now divides white families from Black and Hispanic...
According to NBC News, the average wealth gap between white families and Black and Hispanic ones reached a new high in 2022, topping $1 million in household wealth, according to a new report. New...
View Article11-year-old Nevada boy with autism kept in metal cage at home, parents...
A Nevada couple was arrested on Tuesday after authorities found their 11-year-old son with autism held in a metal cage, wearing only a diaper with feces smeared on the cage’s floor. Henderson police...
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About 1 in 4 US adults 50 and older who aren't yet retired expect to never...
About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds....
View ArticleFTC sends $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers as part of video privacy...
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video footage...
View ArticleA dad records his young son's interaction with teens at the trampoline park,...
A Montana dad said teenagers are “some of the coolest people on the planet” after two older boys helped his young son at a trampoline park. Now, one of the teen’s moms is responding, telling TODAY.com...
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Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate Internet providers
The FCC on Thursday restored “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively...
View ArticleGay actor's speech back on at Pennsylvania school after cancellation over his...
A gay actor’s speech that was canceled over his “lifestyle” is back on at a Pennsylvania school after residents spoke out. The Cumberland Valley School District’s board voted 5-4 Wednesday night to...
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CDC describes first known cases of HIV transmitted via cosmetic injections
Three women were likely infected with HIV while receiving so-called vampire facials at a New Mexico spa, marking the first known HIV cases transmitted via cosmetic injections, the Centers for Disease...
View ArticleBody-cam footage shows police left an Ohio man handcuffed and facedown on a...
An Ohio man who was handcuffed and left facedown on the floor of a social club last week died in police custody, and the officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave. Police...
View ArticleWhen should you not brush your teeth? Dentist goes viral for sharing 3...
Practicing oral hygiene like a dentist also means knowing when not to brush your teeth. A London-based dentist has sparked an online debate after advising against three situations that many regard as...
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More cows are being tested and tracked for bird flu. Here's what that means
U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand — and stop — the growing outbreak. So far, the risk to humans...
View Article17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for...
Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions, calling the rules an illegal...
View ArticleTennessee governor plans to sign bill that would let teachers carry guns in...
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday that he planned to sign a bill state legislators sent to his desk this week that would allow school staff members to carry concealed handguns on school grounds....
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US expected to provide $6 billion to fund long-term weapons contracts for...
The U.S. is expected to announce Friday that it will provide about $6 billion in long-term military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said, adding that it will include much sought after munitions for...
View ArticleSuspected Mexico City serial killer allegedly kept bones in his room, wrote...
Mexico City prosecutors sought Thursday to downplay the case of a suspected serial killer who kept women’s bones and a saw in his room, apparently having targeted women over the course of more than a...
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The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington....
TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company, a move almost certainly backed by Chinese...
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Trump's lawyers will grill ex-tabloid publisher as 1st week of hush money...
After prosecutors’ lead witness painted a tawdry portrait of “catch and kill” tabloid schemes, defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are poised Friday to dig into an account of the former...
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Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire...
Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel on Friday with the hope of brokering a cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, two officials said. At the same time, it warned that a possible Israeli...
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TSA reviews airport security after Turks and Caicos ammo arrests
What to KnowThree American tourists are detained on Turks and Caicos Islands for violating a strict firearm and ammunition law that carries a minimum 12-year sentenceThe Transportation Security...
View Article30-year-old supercommutes over 500 miles to work in New York: ‘I'm the...
Some mornings, Kaitlin Jorgenson travels 544 miles to get to a job she’ll be at for 72 hours. She says it’s the happiest she’s been. Her alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m., reminding the 30-year-old that she...
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Meet the Walmart deli employee who's also a track star hoping to make the...
When it comes to Olympic athletes, Dylan Beard is cold cut from a different cloth. Beard is a hurdler who will compete for a spot on the United States Olympic team heading to the 2024 Summer Olympics...
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Arkansas woman pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from...
What to KnowA former Arkansas mortuary worker has pleaded guilty to charges that she sold 24 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man. Candace Chapman Scott...
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Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer...
King Charles III will resume some public duties next week following a three-month break to focus on his treatment and recuperation after he was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer, Buckingham...
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Columbia protesters say they're at an impasse with administrators and will...
Columbia University students who inspired pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country said Friday that they had reached an impasse with administrators and intended to continue their encampment...
View ArticleAdorable video shows baby gorilla getting tickled by mom at zoo in Texas
An adorable moment was caught on camera at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas. The zoo shared a video of a baby gorilla, Bruno, being tickled by his mom, Gracie. Bruno was playing with his mom in one of the...
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Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned...
For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden’s administration has delayed a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but...
View ArticleDelta flight from JFK to Los Angeles returns to New York after emergency...
A Delta flight from JFK Airport headed to Los Angeles had to return back to the Queens airport shortly after takeoff Friday due to an issue with the emergency slide, the airline said. Delta flight 520...
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Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained...
Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking...
View ArticleTwo Alabama families welcome babies Johnny Cash and June Carter on same day...
Two Alabama mothers gave birth to babies named Johnny Cash and June Carter at the same hospital on April 10. The Davis family welcomed their son Johnny Cash Davis just down the hall from the Clarks...
View ArticleParamedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids...
A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison and was sentenced to four years of probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man’s death, which...
View ArticleTornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa
Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska. As of Friday...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem admits to killing her dog in new book: ‘I hated...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is getting attention again. This time, it’s for a new book where she writes...
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Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation, other abuses...
Temporary farmworkers will have more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment practices and other abuses under a Labor Department rule announced...
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Stock shorters have made millions betting against Trump Media: ‘A lot of his...
Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable. Just ask a hardy band of mostly amateur Wall Street investors who have collectively made tens of millions of dollars over the past...
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OJ Simpson's cause of death revealed
Originally appeared on E! Online New details have emerged about O.J. Simpson’s passing. Two weeks after the former NFL player—who was better known later in life for his 1995 trial for the murders of...
View ArticleRetrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say
The retrial in New York of Harvey Weinstein — whose moviemaking prowess once wowed Hollywood — won’t be coming to a courtroom anytime soon, if ever, legal experts said on a day when one of two women...
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Sean ‘Diddy' Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault...
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault, filing a motion on Friday to dismiss some claims that were not under law when the alleged...
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Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as possible...
Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a possible Israeli ground...
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