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Salif Keita Gives His Blessing And Takes A Final Bow With 'Un Autre Blanc'

Salif Keita is among the best African singers of the past century. But, after some 25 albums over a 40-year career, Keita says he's retiring from recording.

A man panhandles in the median strip on a street in Portland, Maine, in 2017. A federal judge in Arkansas ruled Tuesday that a law forbidding panhandlers to physically interact with people in cars is unconstitutional.

Judge Throws Out Panhandling Law, Says Physical Interaction Is Free Speech

A federal court threw out the law enacted in Hot Springs, Ark., that applied to someone approaching a vehicle. The judge ruled that the law violated the First Amendment's protection on free speech.

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner, shown in March 1986, died Monday at the age of 69. Despite a well-regarded 22-year career, he was best-known for an infamous gaffe in the 1986 World Series.

Former Red Sox 1st Baseman Bill Buckner Dies At 69

The former All-Star spent 22 years in the major leagues, but his career was overshadowed by a fateful mistake in the 1986 World Series.

Attorneys for Chelsea Manning — Moira Meltzer-Cohen, left, and Christopher Leibig — speak after she was taken into custody after refusing to answer questions from a federal grand jury investigating the release of documents to WikiLeaks.

Chelsea Manning Is Jailed After Refusing To Testify About WikiLeaks

Former Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is back in official custody, jailed over her refusal to testify before a grand jury in a case involving Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.

Saudi Arabian women's rights activist Loujain Alhathloul appeared in court with several other women for the first time since her arrest and detention in May 2018.

Saudi Women's Rights Activists Appear In Riyadh Court

Defying international calls for the activists' release, a Saudi Arabian court began legal proceedings on Wednesday for Loujain Alhathloul and several other women.

A banner at the Mount Carmel West campus in Columbus on Jan. 30, 2019.

Mount Carmel Announces New Leadership, Places More Employees On Leave

Mount Carmel Health System announced that it reported 48 hospital employees to relevant nursing and pharmacy boards, and appointed new interim leadership…

Some cats can be trained to do the same things dogs can do.

All Right. Some Cats Do Fetch

Even though they might not be as eager to please as dogs, cats can learn to fetch. And some even enjoy the game.

The USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast of Japan on June 17, 2017. The $1.8 billion destroyer, manned by a 300-member crew, had been steaming on a secret mission to the South China Sea when it was struck by a cargo ship more than three times its size. Seven sailors died.

Navy Drops Criminal Charges Against Officers In USS Fitzgerald Collision Case

The decision ends a legal battle in which the Navy blamed Cmdr. Bryce Benson and Lt. Natalie Combs for what it called an "avoidable" accident. The move is likely to end their naval careers.

Ohio Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike DeWine reviews his prepared comments ahead of a primary election night event, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio.

Abortion In Ohio: What Happens Now The 'Heartbeat Bill' Is Law?

It’s taken eight years and many hours of testimony, but the six-week abortion ban known as the “Heartbeat Bill” has been signed into law.About 24 hours…

View of the Forks of the American River, three miles above Alta. (Alfred A. Hart Photographs, ca. 1862-1869 from the Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries)

Telling 'The Epic Story Of The Chinese Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad'

Now 150 years after the two halves of the first transcontinental railroad were united, the Chinese workers who did some of the most difficult work get their due.

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