A Utah judge has set a $100,000 bond for 24-year-old Kentrell Gaulden, known professionally as rapper NBA YoungBoy, in connection with a fraudulent prescription operation.
Eddie Ray-Jr. Johnson of Garden City, Michigan, pleaded no contest to manslaughter Friday in the 2019 shooting death of Detroit Police Sgt. Elaine Williams.
Kailie A. Brackett has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the 2022 murder of Perry, Maine, resident Kimberly Neptune, who was stabbed nearly 500 times.
Former Commonwealth's Attorney Scott Blair of Perry County, Kentucky, has pleaded guilty to honest wire services fraud, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.
The Iraqi government requested Wednesday that the U.N. end a mission aimed at promoting governance and human rights reforms in the strife-torn nation by the end of next year.
Chinese President Xi Jinping departed from Hungary on Friday, marking the end of a five-day European tour meant to reinforce Beijing's influence over the continent.
About 14,400 gallons of untreated sewage began spilling into Ballona Creek on Wednesday, leading to a closure order for a large stretch of the Los Angeles coastline.
Associate District Judge Brian Lovell of Garfield County, Oklahoma, was indicted Thursday on two felony counts reportedly involving a drive-by shooting into a home.
Gunmen kidnapped at least nine students from a Nigerian school in the latest in a series of school abductions that started when Islamic militants abducted over 200 schoolgirls in 2014.
A 75-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 killing of a U.K. police officer during an armed robbery. Piran Ditta Khan fled to Pakistan after committing the crime.
A case of mad cow disease was detected in the United Kingdom for the first time in two years. Chief Veterinary Officer Sheila Voas said the isolated case presents minimal risk.
The bodies of two men who were killed in an avalanche in Utah's backcountry outside of Salt Lake City were recovered. A third man was with them and was rescued.
An armed suspect was fatally shot by police responding to a domestic disturbance on Friday in Memphis. An injured man at the scene was also hospitalized.
An Australian judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing videos of the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney by a teenager, but X is challenging the ban in court.
Authorities have arrested a man who they believe killed a University of Georgia law student more than two decades ago. Twenty-three-year-old Tara Louise Baker was found dead in 2001.
Officials say a tractor-trailer hauling about 15 million bees to be used to pollinate blueberry fields crashed and overturned on Interstate 95 in Maine.
In the Gulf of Aden, European naval forces intercepted six suspected pirates who fired on an oil tanker, likely part of a rise in piracy attacks linked to Somalia.
If you travel with your dog, you will need to follow the CDC's new rules governing dogs entering the U.S. They are designed to help prevent the spread of rabies.
Japan's Defense Minister Minoru Kihara on Friday called for stronger anti-drone capabilities following the posting of a drone video on Chinese social media.
A high-ranking Philippine security official has called for the immediate expulsion of Chinese diplomats allegedly involved in leaking a phone conversation.
Eden Golan, Israel's Eurovision contestant, faces both boos and cheers on stage. Her security team doesn't let her travel as the city of MalmΓΆ roils with more than 10,000 protestors.
Polish farmers marched through downtown Warsaw on Friday to protest the European Unionβs climate policies and to oppose the pro-EU government, officials said.
A top Indian opposition leader has been granted interim bail by the Supreme Court nearly seven weeks after his arrest in a bribery case, according to officials.
After an inconclusive election in Croatia, Andrej Plenkovic was appointed prime minister-designate for his third consecutive term and is expected to lead a more conservative government.
In southern Brazil, a volunteer-led makeshift dog shelter has been set up in an abandoned warehouse to aid dogs displaced by devastating floods, officials say.
Global leaders, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, have committed to improving future responses to similar situations, but establishing a pandemic treaty has proven difficult.
Pelicans have been found sick and starving in large numbers on the California coast, but scientists are not yet sure why. Wildlife groups are caring for the birds in the meantime.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a Cabinet reshuffle to replace ministers running for the European Parliament in a move meant to bring new energy to his government.
Russian President Vladimir Putin reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister in a move expected to maintain stability in Russia's leadership, officials said.
Argentina's biggest trade unions have staged a mass general 24-hour-long strike that led to hundreds of flights canceled and key transportation lines halted.
Guyana's government said the U.S. military was given permission to fly 2 F/A-18F Super Hornet jets over the country's capital in order to demonstrate cooperation between the 2 countries.
βWhere Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (Sometimes)," a podcast hosted by the two actors, is set to launch in June 12, as is Jon Stewart's "Weekly Show."
Former Vice Detective Andrew Mitchell, 60, of Sunbury, Ohio, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for kidnapping sex workers under the guise of arrest.
North Dakota state Rep. Jason Dockter has been issued a $2,500 fine and 250 hours of community service in a speculation case stemming from a state-leased building he had ownership of.
Eric Molitor, who was acquitted of an alleged supporting role in a 2020 plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is running for Wexford County sheriff.
Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont appeared Thursday to signal his intent to veto a proposed $3 million state fund that may financially support striking union workers.
Two backcountry skiers were reported dead Thursday following an avalanche in the Wasatch Mountain Range outside Salt Lake City. A third skier was rescued.
Chadian military leader Mahamat Deby Itno has been declared the winner of this week's presidential election, though opponents are casting doubt on its legitimacy.
The U.N. humanitarian agency has said about half of the population of Zimbabwe needs water and food urgently, and has launched an appeal for $430 million to help those in need.
Trevor Bickford, the Maine man who used a machete to try to kill 3 police officers in a New Year's Eve terrorist attack near New Yorkβs Times Square, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
Republican former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry has been charged with lying to federal authorities about an illegal, $30,000 campaign contribution by a Nigerian billionaire.
Protesters showed up in Yerevan, Armenia, in droves on Thursday to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation after his government moved to cede land to Azerbaijan.
After Tunisian authorities targeted migrants with demolition of tent camps and arrests this week, activists seeking better migrant rights staged a sit-in in front of EU headquarters.
Suspected militants blew up a private, girls-only school in the North Waziristan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said Thursday.
A visit to Hungary by Chinese President Xi Jinping saw the authorization of numerous agreements aimed at solidifying Beijing's regional economic foothold.
Kenya's President William Ruto has hosted high-level mediation talks over South Sudan with several African presidents, as conflict has crippled South Sudan's economy for years.
Chrystul Kizer pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless homicide in the 2018 death of Randall Volar, an act she initially argued was justified as he was sexually trafficking her.
Arizona State scholar Jonathan Yudelman remains on leave as the school investigates a confrontation with a hijab-wearing woman whom he claimed disrespected his "sense of humanity"
Two men who led the charge in creating the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which protects and preserves millions of seeds, will be honored as the 2024 World Food Prize laureates.
A center-right coalition of 22 parties won North Macedonia's parliamentary election, but they are still three seats short of majority, so they will need to seek a governing partner.
A U.S. official overseeing North Korea affairs has voiced concerns about China's forced repatriation of North Koreans, according to the U.S. State Department.
Thousands were killed when Sudanese paramilitary forces and their allied militias attacked the western region of Darfur in what amounted to an ethnic cleansing, Human Rights Watch said.
A judge in Poland has had his immunity lifted by a disciplinary court after fleeing to Belarus. Poland's prosecutors initiated an investigation based on espionage allegations
Three men were arrested for the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, but India says Canada has not shown evidence of its involvement in the crime.
Iranian authorities sentence director Mohammad Rasoulof, best known for "There Is No Evil," to prison and lashings prior to traveling to the Cannes film festival.
In Thailand, a chemical storage tank caught fire, killing one person and injuring four others. The company that owns the tanks said it would compensate those affected.
Senior Airman Roger Fortson of the U.S. Air Force was fatally shot by a Florida deputy after they burst into the wrong apartment, according to civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
A U.S. Treasury official raised concerns about environmental risks and illicit Iranian oil transfers off Malaysia, seeking to prevent the country from financing militant groups.
Thousands of sexual assault cases are among the hundreds of thousands of cases dropped by the Houston police department due to shortage of available investigators.
Over the past decade, the rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled, now constituting the largest source of stolen firearms in the country.
California regulators will vote on whether to allow the state's utility companies to add a fixed charge to power bills in exchange for lowering the price of electricity.
Researchers have discovered a thick atmosphere enveloping a planet called 55 Cancri e, which is twice the size of Earth and located in a nearby solar system.
Australia and the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu came to a new security agreement that eased the latter's concerns over the deal's effects on its sovereignty.
Japan's Fisheries Agency has proposed adding fin whales to its permitted catch list for commercial whaling, alongside three smaller whale species, officials say.
Timur Ivanov, a Russian deputy defense minister, had his appeal for house arrest denied by a Moscow court as he faces bribery charges, according to officials.
Haiti's transitional council is implementing unexpected changes in response to ongoing gang violence and internal discord within the Caribbean country.
South Korean President Yoon's political rivals called for investigations into the president's wife and top officials for alleged scandals, but Yoon rejected their demands.
The Islamic State group says it is responsible for a bombing that killed a dozen officers involved in an anti-poppy crop campaign in Afghanistan's northeast.
A U.S. destroyer's recent passage through the Taiwan Strait has drawn criticism from China's military, occurring just before Taiwan's new president's inauguration.
Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to prison for attempting to obstruct a criminal investigation during his time in office.
Under new rules approved by the Portland City Council, homeless people who camp on the state's public property and reject offers of shelter could be sentenced up to 7 days in jail or fined up to $100.
Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, a commercial truck driver acquitted in the deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hamsphire, is requesting the reinstatement of his license.
Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend some $7 million on television ads for five state Senate races they believe are pivotal in their bid to seize control of the chamber.
New Mexico Attorney General RaΓΊl Torrez has announced charges against 3 men accused of targeting and soliciting sex with underage children through the use of Meta's social media platforms.
Pete McCloskey, the former California Congressman who ran for president in 1972 against incumbent Richard Nixon, has died at age 96; he is survived by his wife and four children.
Alabama has scheduled a second nitrogen gas execution β this time, it will be used on triple homicide convict Alan Miller, who is set to die on Sept. 26.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of legislation further regulating online platforms' interaction with underage users.
Nicaragua's congress has canceled a controversial canal concession, granted years ago to a Chinese businessman, that would have linked the country's Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for talks after a summit of the Eurasian Economic Union they both attended earlier in the day.
North Macedonia's Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova has been elected as the country's first woman president; she received close to 65% support with the majority of the vote counted in a presidential runoff.
Amsterdam police ended a blockade created by hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam, in the second day in a row of unrest over Israel's war in Gaza.
Hourslong rolling blackouts hit Mexico late Tuesday as high temperatures and brief drops in power generation took their toll on the Latin American country.
Posts on the website and Instagram page of Music Midtown, a music festival in Atlanta that draws tens of thousands of people annually, said the event will not take place this year.
U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky has ruled 2 Arkansas high school teachers cannot be prevented by the state from discussing critical race theory in their classrooms.
The Glenwood Resource Center in Glenwood, Iowa, is set to permanently close after investigators determined intellectually disabled patients were mistreated at the facility.
If Nemo, representing Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest, wins the competition this weekend, it would mark the first nonbinary contestant to bring home the iconic crystal microphone.
At least three police officers have been reported dead in northeastern Afghanistan following a Wednesday sticky bomb explosion, with the Taliban claiming five more were injured.
64 people were arrested and charged with a total of 348 offenses amid a series of investigations into child sexual abuse in Canada's most populous province.
The French city of Marseille was full of both fans and security personnel when the ship Belem delivered the Olympic torch to France. The torch will travel through the country to Paris.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party could be losing popularity ahead of a general election. Another Conservative lawmaker has defected to the Labour party.
Ukraine could receive up to $3.2 billion in additional aid from the European Union using the profits from frozen Russian assets if a tentative deal is finalized.
Despite knowing the negative effects, many still use smartphones in bed, disrupting their sleep patterns. This is caused by artificial light that suppresses melatonin.
New rules for traveling with pets say that dogs must be at least six months old and microchipped so their rabies vaccinations can be verified as more people travel with their pets.
An attorney says nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after the 2021 Astroworld music festival have been settled. Only one lawsuit remains pending.
The Prime Minister of Thailand on Wednesday announced plans to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic, reversing the country's legalization about two years ago.
A 41-year-old man from Russia was detained by Polish security officials after illegally crossing into Poland from Belarus. The man is being questioned by authorities.
The president of Kenya declared May 10 a public holiday to mourn victims of the region's ongoing flooding. The holiday will be observed by planting trees.
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans from the U.S. who were unable to secure tickets for her tour at home are heading to Europe to catch her performances there.
A Berlin politician was violently assaulted during an event at a library. Police reported that a 74-year-old man struck her with a bag containing a hard object.
Rescue teams are continuing to search for construction workers who are believed to be buried in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa on Monday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping was met with public enthusiasm when he visited Serbia. He and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic affirmed the friendly cooperation between their countries.
Three alleged victims of sexual abuse in juvenile detention centers in Illinois came forward as part of a lawsuit with 95 plaintiffs. This case follows similar cases in other states.
Australia's prime minister has rejected China's claim that Australia was responsible for a dangerous incident between their military aircraft over the Yellow Sea.
In a recent military exercise in the South China Sea, U.S. and Philippine forces sank a mock enemy ship using high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes.
Mexico has begun requiring visas for Peruvians in response to a major influx of migrants from the South American country, according to senior U.S. officials.
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Georgia's Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has signed legislation that makes changes to the battleground state's election laws.
Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Senate has passed legislation for a $3 billion tax cut, in their counterproposal to Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's budget proposal to boost spending by $3 billion.
Ronald Wayne Vaughn Jr. had his conviction vacated in the 2017 shooting death of Gary Somerset after judges deemed instruction of a possible self-defense argument to be insufficient.
Rescue teams have made contact with 11 people buried alive in the rubble of a George, South Africa, apartment building that was under construction when it collapsed.
On the 25th anniversary year of the Columbine High School massacre, CO lawmakers nixed a bill to ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic firearms, but moved forward with other gun control bills.
Two of the three suspects in the June killing of Canadian Sikh separatist leader Singh Nijjar briefly appeared in court for the first time Tuesday morning.
Two people were reported dead Tuesday after an early morning mobile home explosion was heard in Princeton, a town roughly halfway between Minneapolis and St. Cloud.
Three senators and three House members in South Carolina rekindled a debate over a bill that would restrict how topics such as race can be taught in K-12 classrooms of public schools.
Belarus has launched drills using missiles and warplanes that have the ability to carry tactical nuclear weapons, a day after Russia publicly announced plans to conduct similar drills.
After being lit in Ancient Olympia on April 16 and being carried around Greece, the Olympic torch will soon arrive in France aboard a three-mast ship named Belem.
The Wisconsin Legislature's audit committee voted Tuesday in favor of a comprehensive review of the state government's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Former Sheriff Terry Grassaree of Noxubee County, Mississippi, pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the FBI as they probed claims he solicited nude photos from a female inmate.
25-year-old Jaylin Brazier is standing trial for second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Zion Foster, whose body has yet to be found despite an extensive search.
The 68th Eurovision Song Contest is kicking off in the Swedish city of Malmo, with performers representing 37 nations across Europe and beyond competing in the pop extravaganza.
53-year-old Georgia resident Larissa Brady has been identified as the woman who sustained a deadly fall from the stands at Ohio State University's graduation ceremony Sunday.
Giovanni Toti, president of Italy's Liguria region, has been placed under house arrest amid an investigation into allegations he granted political favors for money.
Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, an Ohio doctor who gained notoriety for making false claims about COVID-19 vaccines, had her medical license reinstated after it was suspended.
The U.S. Air Force identified 23-year-old Senior Airman Roger Fortson, who died at his off-base residence following an encounter with a sheriff's deputy.
In southern Brazil, severe flooding has caused extensive damage, leaving 90 people dead and more than 130 missing. A mayor on Tuesday asked residents to ration water.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Maine woman who claimed that school officials encouraged her teen's gender expression without consulting her.
Scientists studying sperm whales have identified the basic elements of their communication system, potentially paving the way for better protection of the mammals.
Russia has defended its veto of a U.N. resolution urging prevention of a space-based nuclear arms race, proposing their own resolution for a ban on space weapons.
The U.S. has brought home 11 of its citizens from camps in northeastern Syria, housing family members of suspected Islamic State militants, officials say.
Togo's president has enacted a new constitution eliminating presidential elections, prompting concerns that he aims to prolong his family's longstanding rule.
Vietnam celebrated the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu that ended French colonial occupation. French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu also attended.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Serbia on the 25th anniversary of NATO's bombing of Belgrade's Chinese Embassy. China and Serbia have grown closer in the succeeding years.
A suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in neighboring Afghanistan, according to Pakistanβs military.
Authorities searched the European Parliament office of the top candidate of the Alternative for Germany party, whose assistant was arrested for spying for China.
A Polish government official says that bugging devices were detected in a room where Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was scheduled to meet with his Cabinet ministers.
European Union countries have approved a $6.45 billion plan to assist Western Balkan states in accelerating reforms and economic growth with the aim of EU membership.
A woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder in an Australian court. She is accused of serving poisonous mushrooms to her ex-husband's family.
A significant data breach has been disclosed by British officials, impacting thousands of serving British military personnel. The breach occurred in a payroll system.
Five workers have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a multi-story apartment complex under construction in a coastal city in South Africa, according to authorities.
A judge forced the Hawaii attorney general's office to give to lawyers involved in the lawsuits over the August Maui wildfires all interviews and documents collected by the team hired to investigate.
Louisiana Democratic Rep. Delisha Boyd's battle to exempt pregnancies that are the result of incest and rape from the state's strict abortion ban is personal.
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams has been selected to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for 'expanding voting rights and standing up for free and fair elections.'
Nadezhda Kevorkova, a Russian journalist who has worked for both state-funded and independent outlets, has been detained and charged with justifying terrorism.
Lawmakers in Minnesota have launched a debate on legislation to amend the constitution to protect LGBTQ rights and abortion; more than 100 people filled the legislative hearing room.
Fayette Janitorial Service LLC has agreed to pay nearly $650,000 in penalties after an investigation found it employed at least two dozen minors to clean meat processing facilities.
Two construction workers are now confirmed dead and 53 others trapped following the collapse of a multi-story apartment building in George, South Africa.
California reported its first increase in groundwater supplies in years after downpours flooded the state's rivers; groundwater supplies are essential to growing much of the fresh produce in the U.S.
Jordan on Monday stationed two firefighting helicopters in Cyprus, in hopes of assisting the Mediterranean island nation in combating any forest fires that may break out this summer.
Georgia's Attorney General Chris Carr said city officials in Savannah overstepped their authority when they enacted a city ordinance that made it illegal to leave firearms in unlocked vehicles.
Ronald Grayson, the husband of a Connecticut visiting nurse who was found dead in the basement of a halfway house, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his late wife's employer Elara Caring.
John Latham, 63, of Haymarket, Virginia, and Niiben Ayivorh, 73, of Burke, were killed when their small aircraft crashed in densely-forested section of Fluvanna County.
A WI judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance that sought to invalidate the state's new wolf management plan; officials were accused of violating open meetings law.
A leak from a 30,000-gallon liquid nitrogen fertilizer tank has resulted in a roughly 10-mile-long fish kill in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, according to environmental officials.
Long-track tornados and baseball-sized hail are among the threats facing millions in the central U.S.; forecasters have issued a rare high risk warning for southern Kansas and central Oklahoma.
Janet Jackson's upcoming performance at the Smoothie King Center on July 23 has been canceled, and she is now a scheduled headliner at the 2024 Essence Festival of Culture.
Marquis Jermayne Goodman has been sentenced to 80 years in prison after pleading guilty to 2 counts of second-degree murder in the fatal shootings of 2 West Virginia women.
John Swinney, former deputy first minister of Scotland, is expected to become the country's third leader in around a year after taking the helm of the Scottish National Party.
Polish prosecutors launched an investigation Monday into Judge Tomasz Szmydt, who fled to Belarus and made an appeal to be protected by its autocratic government.
Destry Jones, 20, and Damien Hinson, 18, both of Dover, have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman on the Delaware State University campus.
95 men and women have filed a lawsuit alleging decades of child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers; many said they were rewarded or threatened to keep quiet.
A VA judge has approved a prosecutor's request to 'effectively drop for now' charges against 5 sheriff's deputies in connection with the death in 2023 of Irvo Otieno.
After days of heavy rainfall that led to hundreds of rescues, Houston area floodwaters have started to recede and residents have begun to return to their homes to assess damages.
Julia Fox, alongside Law Roach, is a host and judge of 'OMG Fashun,' a new fashion competition show where contestants are challenged to upcycle fashion and reuse materials to create unique looks.
Choreographer Twyla Tharpβs 'How Long Blues' will open the amphitheater on Manhattan's Little Island park on June 6, marking Tharp's first full-length work in 10 years.
Russia announced its military would run drills involving tactical nuclear weapons, which are for use on the battlefield rather than for leveling cities, amid the ongoing Ukraine war.
Researchers have identified a genetic form of late-onset Alzheimerβs disease in people who inherit two copies of the APOE4 gene. The study marks a breakthrough.
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