2 missing after large North Carolina fire
A fire chief says at least two people are missing after a huge fire at a construction site in Charlotte, North Carolina. (May 18)
Amazing new photos of Titanic include first full-size digital scan of the shipwreck
Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic wreck, showing the entire relic in unprecedented detail and clarity.
Virginia student walks across graduation stage after shooting left him paralyzed: Watch
A Virginia student watched his high school graduation ceremony from a hospital bed after a shooting left him paralyzed. Seven years later, he walked across the stage to receive his…
Native Americans protest planned condo in Miami
Protesters marched against the construction of a luxury condo on the site of an ancient Native American settlement in Miami. (May 18) (AP video: Daniel Kozin)
Mastodon bones discovered by Michigan drainage crew go on display in museum
Bones belonging to a juvenile mastodon that roamed Michigan 13,000 years ago are now on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, after workers unearthed it by chance last year.…
AP Top Stories May 18 P
Here’s the latest for Thursday, May 18: Girl from Panama dies in US border patrol custody; Rescue crews search flooded Italian towns; Man charged in death of Cash App founder…
ACLU plans to sue Texas over ban on certain medical treatments for transgender kids
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and LGBTQ+ rights organizations announced plans Thursday to file a lawsuit against the state of Texas over Senate Bill 14, which would ban…
Debt ceiling negotiators rush for weekend deal
Negotiators from the White House labored Thursday over the U.S. debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s emissaries at the Capitol, grinding through a second day of head-to-head talks trying…
Push for walkable communities growing across US
With pedestrian deaths in the U.S. at their highest point in four decades, advocates and urban residents across the nation are urging city councils and state lawmakers to break from…
Vatican gendarmes fire on speeding car
A car driven by someone with apparent psychiatric problems rushed through a Vatican gate Thursday and sped past Swiss Guards into a palace courtyard before being apprehended by police, the…