U.S. & World

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.

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.

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.

The U.S. Department of Education recently said that it will soon transfer some student loan borrowers to different servicers. Here’s what you need to know.

SKIMS issued a recall of about 1,200 children’s pajama sets after discovering the sets failed to meet the flammability regulations.

TSA officials said they found snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants at Miami International Airport.

Airbnb just announced a handful of exciting new stays ahead of the summer.

An Attleboro, Massachusetts, woman has hit the jackpot — not once, but twice — playing the Massachusetts State Lottery.

Six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths on March 26 when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns. Five bodies have now been recovered, but one worker, Jose Mynor Lopez, has not been found.