Dominica establishing world's first sperm whale reserve
Hundreds of sperm whales live off of Dominica year-round. The small Caribbean island is taking steps to protect the whales with a new reserve.
Can horse racing be reformed?
A horse doping investigation led to the conviction of more than two dozen people. A new national watchdog is in place, but some still wonder whether racing can be reformed.
Dissident Masih Alinejad believes Iran will come after her again
Masih Alinejad has already been the target of two plots, allegedly backed by Iran. She has said that unless the Biden administration's policies on Iran change, her life will continue to be in danger.
Ukrainian investigators protect heritage as Russia targets cultural legacy
Ukrainians say Russian forces have deliberately destroyed and pillaged churches, museums, libraries, and monuments throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
16 busted in Gambino family Mafia crackdown in U.S. and Italy
Federal prosecutors in New York announced the arrests of 10 men allegedly connected with the Gambino crime family. Six others were arrested in Italy as part of the operation.
Man exonerated on Philadelphia murder charge 17 years after arrest
David Sparks was 16 when he was picked up for violating a Philadelphia curfew for teens. He was later wrongfully convicted in a deadly shooting.
Man allegedly shoots 3 teen girls inside relative's stolen car
A man allegedly shot two 14-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl after he found them inside his relative's stolen car in Syracuse.
4 charged in theft of 18-karat gold toilet
Four men have been charged over the 2019 theft of a gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill's birthplace.
Social Security recipients struggle to pay back agency after overpayments
The Social Security Administration is trying to recoup billions in overpayments, telling retirees and disabled workers to pay up over miscalculated benefits.
Scientists are learning from monkeys that miraculously survived Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria in 2017 changed the landscape of Cayo Santiago, an island home to roughly 1,800 rhesus macaques. Researchers now study the ways the monkeys have adapted to the changed environment.
Why it may be better to skip raking your leaves
Leaving leaves on your lawn can help your garden and the environment.
Likely human skull found in Halloween section of Florida thrift store
An anthropologist shopping at a store in North Fort Myers on Saturday spotted what officials determined was probably a human skull.
Tyson recalls nearly 30,000 pounds of dino chicken nuggets
Dino nuggets from Tyson foods may have metal pieces in the chicken, according to a recall alert.
Why dozens of birds are being renamed in the U.S. and Canada
The American Ornithological Society is changing dozens of bird names in the U.S. and Canada as part of an initiative to move away from names "deemed offensive and exclusionary."
Two-thirds of buyers would get a haunted house, Zillow survey finds
Just over two-thirds of prospective home buyers would purchase a haunted house under certain conditions, a new survey found.