U.S. & World

A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her confined to her bed for several years, died by euthanasia, becoming the first person in the country to obtain the right to die with medical assistance.

An Arizona judge has declared a mistrial in the case of rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Hospitalized women are less likely to die or be readmitted to the hospital if they are treated by female doctors, a study published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine found. 

Police say a Minnesota state senator and former broadcast meteorologist has been arrested in the northwestern city of Detroit Lakes.

Columbia University canceled in-person classes and police arrested dozens of students at Yale University as tensions over Israel’s war with Hamas continue to grow on U.S. college campuses.

Lawyers presented dueling narratives Monday as jurors got their first glimpse into the prosecution accusing Trump of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to squelch negative stories about him during his 2016 presidential campaign.

He’s been able to avoid major diseases and has a fit mind and body. “I’ve been very, very, very lucky in my lifetime,” he says.

A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face, temporarily blinding both of them.

A suburban Indianapolis school has become the first in the state of Indiana to announce plans to move to a four-day school week.

Applebee’s is kicking off its partnership with the NFL on draft week with a special deal for free wings.

Out of air and pinned by an alligator to the bottom of the Cooper River in South Carolina, Will Georgitis decided his only chance to survive might be to lose his arm.

The final letter that George Mallory wrote to his wife before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago has been digitalized.

One of the country’s leading artist residency programs, MacDowell, has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Yoko Ono.