ORLANDO, Fla. — Another sloth transferred to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens died Tuesday, marking the third sloth death in the nearly two weeks since the calamitous closure of Sloth World, a planned attraction on International Drive.

Called Dumpling, the adult sloth arrived at the zoo April 24, one of 13 sloths sent to there ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Department of State is suing a technology company that operates a popular AI chatbot, after an investigation found it can impersonate a licensed medical professional in Pennsylvania.

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration filed the suit against Character Technologies, Inc., which owns Character.ai — a chatbot ...Read more

Democratic congressional lawmakers Tuesday overwhelmingly urged the conservative Supreme Court to maintain access to abortion medication as the justices consider whether to put on hold an appeals court ruling that would ban receiving it by mail.

All 47 Democratic senators and 212 Democratic House lawmakers signed a petition calling on the the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court often resembles a feuding family where the same heated arguments go on for years.

The justices disagree over race, religion, abortion, guns and the environment, and more recently, presidential power and LGBTQ+ rights. And while they try to maintain a cordial working relationship, they don't claim to be good ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United States has launched a new military operation to ensure commercial shipping vessels can safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz, deploying scores of warships, fighter jets and drones to counter Iranian efforts that have threatened the narrow waterway that carries a fifth of the world’s oil.

At a news conference ...Read more

The U.S. played down the prospect of a return to active war with Iran after a day of clashes involving ships in the Strait of Hormuz and missile strikes against the United Arab Emirates.

Attacks by Tehran on vessels in the Persian Gulf and the UAE didn’t constitute a breach of a ceasefire, General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...Read more

Rudy Giuliani received his last rites, a Catholic sacrament often administered to the dying, while hospitalized in Florida with pneumonia and placed on a ventilator, his doctor revealed.

“He’s a fighter — the way he was yesterday in such a critical condition, he did have a priest come anoint him,” Dr. Maria Ryan, his primary care ...Read more

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Tuesday insisted the ceasefire with Iran is holding firm despite exchanges of fire between the two nations as they seek to enforce dueling blockades of the strategic Straits of Hormuz.

After a day of attacks by both sides, Hegseth said the skirmishes don’t amount to a resumption of combat and claimed that the ...Read more

Ukraine said it hit a Russian export-oriented refinery and oil-pumping station in Kirishi near the Baltic coast, as Kyiv ramps up attacks ahead of planned Victory Day ceasefires.

Ukrainian drones hit three primary crude processing units overnight at the Kirishi refinery and a fuel tank at the nearby pumping station, which services flows of ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new congressional map signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, which eliminates a Hispanic majority seat and aims to help Republicans keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives, has ignited what will likely be drawn-out court battles over Florida’s new voting boundaries.

Three different groups filed lawsuits in a ...Read more

A proposal by Rep. Johnny Olszewski Jr. to impose term limits on U.S. Supreme Court justices is opening a familiar partisan divide, with the Democrat framing it as a needed fix and a Maryland Republican calling it an overreaction to recent rulings.

Legislation introduced by the freshman Baltimore County lawmaker would establish 18-year term ...Read more

DENVER — State lawmakers killed legislation dubbed the “No Kings Act” on Monday night, as opposition from local government groups tanked a bill that would have allowed Coloradans to sue federal officials who violated their civil rights.

Two Democrats — Sens. Dylan Roberts and Lindsey Daugherty — joined with the Senate Judiciary ...Read more

The U.S. played down the prospect of a return to active war with Iran after a day of clashes involving ships in the Strait of Hormuz and missile strikes against the United Arab Emirates.

Attacks by Tehran on vessels in the Persian Gulf and the UAE didn’t constitute a breach of a ceasefire, General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...Read more

President Donald Trump says Venezuelans are “really happy” as the country undergoes political change, but new polling data suggests a growing disconnect between Washington’s optimism and public sentiment inside Venezuela.

Speaking Monday at a White House event, Trump highlighted what he described as a shift in Venezuela’s social and ...Read more

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rival Mamata Banerjee refused to resign as West Bengal’s chief minister a day after she was defeated by the ruling party in state elections, alleging the polls were manipulated.

“I haven’t lost,” Banerjee told reporters in Kolkata on Tuesday. She alleged irregularities during vote counting on ...Read more

Spring means beautiful flowers, fragrant lilacs – and lots of tree pollen coating cars and setting off sneezing, wheezing and headaches.

As an allergist and immunologist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, I help patients with seasonal allergies and associated allergic diseases manage their conditions, and one question...Read more

The question of which court should hear a case isn’t always as easy as it might seem – and the answer can sometimes make a difference in the potential outcome. For instance, in 2013, the government of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, decided to sue several oil companies for violating a 1978 state law that required a state permit for oil ...Read more

Many people finish the workday not just tired but wired. Their mind keeps racing, their body feels tense, and even in moments that should be restful they feel a lingering sense of urgency. Conversations replay in their mind, unfinished tasks resurface, and their nervous system seems unwilling to power down.

You may recognize this ...Read more

When the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, another crisis quietly grew behind closed doors. Reports from around the globe suggested that violence against women and girls was increasing. Governments, nongovernmental organizations and advocates began referring to the phenomenon as a “shadow pandemic.”

To ...Read more

A 35-year-old Kentucky woman was arrested in late 2025, accused of taking abortion pills that she ordered online.

The gestational age and status of the pregnancy is unknown. But Kentucky, like the majority of Southern states that contain Appalachian counties, has a complete abortion ban.

Mifepristone is a medication approved ...Read more