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Stephen Parker had a high school romance with a boy but didn't see himself as gay. His roommate was there for him when he needed it most.

A college student found safety in his housemate in a moment of crisis

While at college, Stephen Parker turned to his housemate while in the throes of a panic attack. The care he received stuck with him for years.

Premiums for Medicare Part D drug coverage could rise next year because subsidies to insurers are set to end.

The Trump administration's move to end subsidies for Medicare drug plans could cost consumers

Federal subsidies that have helped defray insurers' Medicare drug costs will disappear at the end of the year. Millions of beneficiaries could face higher premiums in 2027.

FILE PHOTO: Cars line up in the drive-thru at In-N-Out Burger on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in Baldwin Park, Calif.

Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead, city spokesman says

Police who responded to the shooting found the body of the suspected gunman in an area near the restaurant.

A banner of an image of President Trump is displayed on the facade of the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C., in February 2026.

Alien Terrorist Removal Court holds its first-ever hearing after 30 years

Congress created the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in 1996 to make it easier for the Justice Department to use classified evidence to deport people from U.S. soil.

Glen Hansard, seen here performing in Washington, D.C. in 2016, led the Irish band The Frames and won an Oscar for the song "Falling Slowly" from the film Once.

Glen Hansard, Irish songwriter and 'Once' star, dies at 56

Glen Hansard, the Irish singer who won an Oscar for the musical movie Once and the led the bands The Frames and The Swell Season, died on Wednesday. He died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin.

In this photo made from video released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, smoke billows from passenger ship Mutiara Santosa 2 after it caught fire in the waters off Madura Island, Indonesia.

A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing

An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people has caught fire in waters off Madura island, killing at least five people and leaving 41 others unaccounted for, authorities said

President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2018.

Nicaragua's President Ortega says no more elections, extending his 20-year rule

The announcement effectively canceled Nicaragua's next elections, originally scheduled for November 2027.

Motorcyclists navigate through a road barricaded with concrete blocks set up by supporters of the outlawed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) during a protest demanding greater political rights and the abolition of 12 legislative refugee seats, in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.

Pakistan's ruling party leads in Kashmir vote despite boycott call by banned group

Candidates backed by twice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, the election commission, said Wednesday.

Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill on July 29, 2026.

Blanche's path to confirmation appears clear after winning key Republican's support

A key Republican senator, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, said he would back Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, smoothing the path for his ultimate confirmation by the Senate.

Luigi Mangione appears for a pretrial hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Aug. 11.

Mangione could plead guilty in federal case ahead of N.Y. murder trial

A surprise hearing this Friday in federal court has added to speculation that Luigi Mangione could enter a plea, which could derail a state murder trial.

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