Students face felony charges for 'fart spray' that evacuated Texas high school

Montgomery County, Texas ( Ktrk ) -- Two teens have been charged for their alleged roles in a prank that evacuated

Man with paralysis walks naturally after brain, spine implants

(cnn) — New research reveals how a medical device helped one man with paralysis walk naturally again, more than a

'Romeo & Juliet' stars' lawsuit over 1968 film's teen nude scene tossed

A Los Angeles County judge says she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of the 1968 film "Romeo and Juliet" filed over a nude scene shot when they were in their mid-teens.

House votes to cancel Biden student debt relief; Rep. Burgess Owens co-sponsors resolution

The House on Wednesday passed a resolution to cancel the Biden administration's student debt relief plan. The vote fell largely along party lines, with two Democrats joining all the Republicans who were present.

Biden, McCarthy appear near 2-year deal on US debt ceiling as default looms

President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy are closing in on a deal that would raise the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling for two years while capping spending on most items, a U.S. official told Reuters.

Supreme Court rules against EPA in challenge by Idaho couple

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday put another dent in the regulatory reach of the Environmental Protection Agency, ruling in favor of an Idaho couple.

Supreme Court rules in favor of 94-year-old woman who got nothing when county took her condo

A unanimous Supreme Court has given a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill.

Parents can weigh in on release of evidence in Nashville mass shooting, judge rules

Parents of students at Nashville's Covenant School can intervene in a consolidated lawsuit asking that documents and records related to the March 27 mass shooting be released, a Tennessee judge ruled.

George Floyd death anniversary: Reckoning with police violence in limbo

The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response, seemed like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing.

DEA's failure to punish distributor blamed in opioid crisis raises revolving door questions

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation's largest drug distributors to keep shipping addictive painkillers for nearly four years despite a judge's recommendation to strip its license for turning a blind eye to thousands of suspicious opioid orders.

Capitol rioter photographed propping feet on desk in Pelosi's office sentenced to over 4 years

An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison.

Gabby Petito’s parents get ‘burn after reading’ letter from Brian Laundrie’s parents

(cnn) — Gabby Petito’s parents now have a copy of a letter Brian Laundrie’s mother wrote to her son, which included

Former Utah state Sen. Derek Kitchen picked for job with Biden administration

Salt Lake City — Former Utah state Sen. Derek Kitchen has been appointed by the Biden administration to help coordinate