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Scholar and progressive activist Cornel West announced Monday he is running for president next year as a third-party candidate, saying he wants to empower people who have been “pushed to the margins.” In a Twitter video, West said he will run as a member of The People’s Party. He criticized both major political parties and their standard bearers, P...

A scuba diver in Oklahoma discovered a live tear gas grenade at the bottom of a lake.

A former FBI agent who took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Russia and the former Soviet Union in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history has died in prison.

Journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the U.S. walked off the job Monday to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at Gannett, the country’s biggest newspaper chain. The mostly one-day strike coincided with Gannett’s annual shareholder meeting, during which the company’s board was duly elected despite t...

The USPS said over 5,300 mail carriers were attacked by dogs last year. See which cities and states had the most attacks.

The Supreme Court says it will hear a case in which a man tried to trademark a phrase mocking former President Donald Trump as “too small.” The Justice Department is supporting President Joe Biden’s once and possibly future rival in urging the court to deny a trademark for the suggestive phrase “Trump too small” that a California man wants to......

Apple announced its mixed-reality headset on Monday during its developer conference. The Vision Pro is its first major new product since 2014.

The last time UPS workers walked off the job more than two decades ago, it crippled the shipping company. An emboldened union is threatening to do the same and this time the disruption would be far greater.

Buckingham Palace says Princess Eugenie has given birth to a baby boy.

Thousands of Microsoft Outlook users reported issues with accessing and using the email platform Monday morning.

One of the residents injured in an apartment building collapse has sued the city of Davenport and the building’s current and former owners, alleging they knew that conditions were deteriorating and failed to warn residents of the risk.

The man who describes himself as “a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order,” has spent months laying groundwork for his run.

Apple unveiled its Vision Pro headset and announced iOS 17 for iPhone, new Macs and more at WWDC 2023. Tune in to our live blog.