MINNEAPOLIS — The scent wafting from food trucks and the groove of music booming from a DJ booth guided the way to George Floyd Square, where people came from near and far Monday to remember an event that shook Minneapolis and sent shockwaves around the world.

Dancers performed in front of the statue of a fist that has come to symbolize all ...Read more

Soon, your “speedy delivery” might feature a familiar face on the postage stamp.

The 2018 Mister Rogers stamp is returning due to popular demand, the United States Postal Service announced Sunday.

The stamp of the beloved children’s television personality and Latrobe native was one of 25 up for potential reissue in USPS’s “Stamp ...Read more

President Donald Trump has signed an emergency declaration for the Garden Grove toxic tank emergency — allowing local authorities to receive federal disaster assistance as Orange County fire officials work to contain the crisis.

The move came after the Orange County Fire Authority announced early Monday that the risk of a major explosion had ...Read more

NEW YORK — A high-ranking NYPD officer was involved in an off-duty shooting incident in suburban Rockland County, police officials confirmed Sunday.

Assistant Chief Benjamin Gurley was involved in a confrontation with a man in Haverstraw, N.Y., Sunday night, according to police sources. The town is about 30 miles north of the Bronx.

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Mexico will serve as the Iranian national team’s World Cup base after U.S. authorities refused to let the players stay overnight on its soil amid ongoing military tensions.

Mexico agreed to host the team after a FIFA representative approached authorities about the possibility, President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters on Monday.

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California voters will soon choose the state’s next schools chief. But by the time the winner takes office, the job may no longer control the state Department of Education.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed shifting the department’s executive and administrative duties to a new education commissioner appointed by the governor and confirmed by ...Read more

The United Nations offered a grim update this month on the worsening violence in Haiti: At least 390 people were killed in intense gang fighting in the Cité Soleil and Croix-des-Bouquets areas of the capital between March 6 and May 16.

Some victims were hit by bullets inside their homes or while fleeing violence. Others were deliberately ...Read more

As Muslims gather for the annual pilgrimage of Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, they will circle around the “Kaaba,” a black cube draped in gold-embroidered cloth. A ceremonial textile – known as the “kiswah” – covers the Kaaba, around which Muslims will walk seven times in a ritual known as “tawāf.” It is the central act of the...Read more

Thanks to the Walt Disney Company, Pocahontas may be the most famous Native American who lived in the 17th century. The animated film version of her early life included her speaking with a willow tree, befriending animals, singing about “the colors of the wind,” and being caught up in an ill-fated romance with Captain John Smith.

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In 10 minutes, volunteers collected nearly 700 nurdles at Rotary Park in Carlsbad earlier this month. Nurdles are tiny, pre-production plastic pellets about the size of a lentil or a fish egg, and they’re a problem.

“They are the raw material used to manufacture virtually every plastic product in existence. We’re talking water bottles, ...Read more

From California Rock, 1,100 feet above Yosemite Valley, the crown jewel of America's beloved national parks spreads out beneath you.

The jaw-dropping north face of 8,800-foot Half Dome towers to the east. The silky green ribbon of the Merced River meanders through the valley floor below, astonishingly lush during the spring snow melt. Even cars...Read more