Video shows quick-thinking bystander stop runaway school bus

A bystander's split-second decision saved a school bus driver and the kids on board Monday on the east side of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Zuckerberg makes deal with Meta to help him pay billionaire tax if it passes

Mark Zuckerberg made a deal with Meta's board to help him pay a proposed California tax on billionaires without losing his ownership stake in the company he founded, according to regulatory filings published this week.

Idaho prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty for a mom charged with murder in twins' deaths

An Idaho prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against a woman charged with murder in the deaths of her twin toddlers last year.

Execution staff warned IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt

A court document says Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms before her attempted execution.

Romney invokes Churchill and George Washington in rare second rebuke of Trump's Russia deal

Former Utah Sen. Mitt Romney pushed back against a deal brokered by President Donald Trump freeing a U.S. hostage from Russian custody, warning of the long-term implications.

Trump backs Ramaswamy on ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother

President Donald Trump has urged Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, to keep running a controversial ad. The ad features the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton.

West Virginia investigates environmental groups over 'deceptive' climate change advocacy

West Virginia's Republican attorney general has launched a broad investigation of the state's leading environmental groups, demanding a decade of internal records involving "unfair or deceptive acts" in their fundraising and climate change advocacy.

Mississippi releases video showing fatal shooting of 1-year-old boy by police officer

Mississippi has released video showing the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by a police officer. Kohen Wiley was killed in June when Senatobia police officer Sgt. Hunter Foster fired his gun into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call.

Trump blasts 76ers star LeBron James as 'disgrace' for not standing still during national anthem

President Donald Trump has accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States. This comes after James continued his warmups during the national anthem at a game on Tuesday.

This 'hidden gem' in Arizona just became America's newest national park

President Donald Trump signed a law Tuesday redesignating Arizona's Chiricahua National Monument as America's newest national park, the National Park Service said.

The connection between having in-person friends and problematic social media use

Do you spend too much time on social media? Is it interfering with other parts of your life? New research suggests what could be driving your behavior.

Taco Bell sticks with Pepsi as sister chain switches to Coke

KFC dumped PepsiCo last week, but its sister chain Taco Bell announced Thursday it's keeping the Mountain Dew Baja Blast maker on for another decade.

Violent Arizona storms bring possible tornado, toppled trees and golf ball-size hail

A possible tornado caused significant damage in a central Arizona community, with trees falling onto homes and utility poles knocked down during violent storms overnight into Thursday.

Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11.

30 colleges cut research ties to 'problematic' foreign entities — at the Pentagon's orders

The Pentagon's ongoing involvement with higher education continued with an announcement that 30 universities, at its direction, had cut research connections with "foreign entities of concern."

AI stocks tumble and drag down markets worldwide as oil prices climb

AI stocks are tumbling and dragging stock markets down around the world, as oil prices are rising on renewed fears of a return to war in the Middle East.

Airbnb rule change frees guests from chores involving 'significant effort'

Airbnb has revised its rules to reduce the tasks a host can expect a guest to perform at the end of their stay — and washing dishes has been wiped from the to-do list.

Jobless claims fell to 194,000 last week, lowest since July

Unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy extraordinary job security.