Two Illinois teenagers, on spring break at Copper Mountain Ski Resort in Colorado, were killed Sunday night while sledding down a closed halfpipe, according to the Summit County Sheriff's Office. President Joe Biden marked the Persian New Year on Monday with a White House reception to celebrate Nowruz, paying tribute to Iranian women and girls. Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel Jasmin Moghbeli also spoke at the event. President Joe Biden will award musical artists, actors, writers and more in a ceremony recognizing the recipients of the 2021 National Humanities Medals and the National Medal of Arts at the White House on Tuesday. American aid worker Jeff Woodke, held hostage in West Africa for more than six years, has been released, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed Monday. President Joe Biden signed legislation Monday to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19. A student was killed and another was injured in a shooting outside an Arlington, Texas, high school Monday as students returned from spring break. Six more members of the far-right group the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday for their involvement in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday, blocking a resolution that would have tossed what Republicans called a "woke" Labor Department rule to weigh climate and social factors in investments. A Manhattan District judge ruled Monday that JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank can be sued for profiting from Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking scheme. Already announcing a headcount reduction of some 18,000 jobs this year, online retail giant Amazon said Monday it was trimming another 9,000 from its payrolls, citing an uncertain economic future. The growing emerging fungus Candida auris, which can cause severe infections and death in compromised patients, has now become an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat, according to a report by the CDC. Firefighters in Georgia came to the rescue of a dog that climbed into the engine compartment of a man's vehicle. A family's pet pig is turning heads in his owners' Illinois town after picking up an unusual hobby: skateboarding. French lawmakers have prepared two no-confidence motions against President Emmanuel Macron for Monday after he pushed through legislation to increase the retirement age without a legislative vote. Residents of a Los Angeles neighborhood said they have been flooded with mystery Uber Eats deliveries they did not request. A Virginia man who bought 10 tickets for a recent Powerball drawing ended up winning $150,000 -- twice. A Florida jury Monday found three men guilty in the 2018 killing of local rapper XXXTentacion. "Lord of the Rings" Season 2 adds cast members Ciáran Hinds, Rory Kinnear and Tanya Moodie. A Connecticut man made a trip to New York's Times Square with his girlfriend all the more special by using a billboard to pop the question. Three Republican chairmen of House committees penned a letter to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Monday "demanding" his testimony ahead of any potential indictment of former President Donald Trump. An angler who found a camera in a Colorado river was able to retrieve the photos from the device and discovered it had been underwater for 13 years. "Tori and Lokita," in theaters Friday, elicits empathy for struggling immigrant siblings in Belgium as criminals and the system prey on them. An inquisitive and curious crocodile sneaks up and steals a cooler filled with drinks from a group of nature lovers while they are having a picnic in the Rietspruit Game Reserve in South Africa. |
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