U.S. & World

Steelers first-round draft pick Derrick Harmon’s mother, Tiffany Saine, died late Thursday night shortly after Pittsburgh selected him at No. 21.

Wealthy adventurers and bucket listers rub shoulders with scientists looking to gather data as funding vanishes under the Trump administration. 

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon asked Trump administration officials to reconsider travel policies, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup.

The family of Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez was rescued after being kidnapped from their home, police authorities reported on Friday.

The body of a missing Princeton University student whom officials had been searching for since last weekend was found at a nearby lake, according to the school.

Scott Peterson said in a declaration seeking to overturn his murder conviction that he had “absolutely nothing to do with the disappearance and deaths of my wife and son.”

A Texas mother who officials say took alcoholic Jell-O shots to her child’s elementary school Christmas party has been arrested.

Rob Holland, a famed aerobatic pilot who wowed airshow crowds and championship judges with tight spirals, meticulous loops and inventive sequences in the sky, has died in a plane crash. He was 50.

A judge in Milwaukee is accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. The case immediately became a high-profile confrontation between the Trump administration and judiciary over the Republican administration’s immigration policies.

President Donald Trump can’t stop contradicting himself on his own tariff plans.

World leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei, are converging on Rome for Saturday’s funeral.

The 81-year-old Sister Genevieve Jeanningros had a close, four-decade-long friendship with the late pope.

“It’s like somebody flipped a light switch on,” said one attorney whose client had a visa termination suddenly reversed.