Regional News

6:46 PM on Wednesday, September 16

The creator of a Texas-based investment company has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for running a Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say bilked dozens of people, including Kansas City football star Travis Kelce

11:53 AM on Wednesday, September 16

Ryan Lasko, a minor league prospect with the Athletics who was paralyzed in an outfield collision more than two months ago, has been released from an in-patient rehabilitation hospital

9:30 AM on Wednesday, September 16

Tickle Me Elmo, Bingo and the playground slide are among the finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame this year

5:03 AM on Wednesday, September 16

A major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979

9:33 PM on Tuesday, September 15

A prominent animal rights group says it plans to meet with a top fashion trade executive who was filmed restraining two protesters at a New York runway show

6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 15

Dolly Parton’s megawatt smile and big wavy locks are gracing cornfields across the U.S. and in Canada this fall

3:52 PM on Tuesday, September 15

Texas quarterback Arch Manning has apologized for publicly joking about an AI-altered video that depicted Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe in the moments after Texas’ big win over Ohio State

1:15 PM on Tuesday, September 15

Four supporting acts have quit Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was removed for his pro-Palestinian comments onstage

1:14 PM on Tuesday, September 15

Five professional sports leagues and their players associations have aligned forces to ask for protections for players and staff who face threats and harassment from sports bettors

12:02 AM on Tuesday, September 15

As the new school year kicks in, the debate around student AI use is raging

5:04 PM on Monday, September 14

Macklemore says he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour following pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage earlier this month at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium

2:15 PM on Monday, September 14

Democratic-led states and cities are challenging a federal rule they say gives President Donald Trump’s administration broad discretion to deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps and other public benefits

1:17 PM on Monday, September 14

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing Columbia University, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group

12:30 PM on Monday, September 14

Fashion designer Bob Mackie has died at 87

8:28 AM on Monday, September 14

Bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease have been found in a Yankee Stadium cooling tower in New York City

6:05 AM on Monday, September 14

Emily St. John Mandel has written enough novels to form a world unto herself — the Mandelverse

3:54 PM on Sunday, September 13

President Donald Trump says he'll look into requests from families of Sept. 11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago

3:42 PM on Sunday, September 13

Flash flooding brought on by heavy rains has prompted road closures, water rescues and commuter rail problems across the tristate area

10:49 AM on Sunday, September 13

Alexander Zverev won his second major championship and kept American men without a Grand Slam title since 2003, beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday in the U.S. Open final

12:17 PM on Saturday, September 12

Elena Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of women’s tennis by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday