Wowed by the Agility Dogs at the Westminster Show? A Winning Handler Explains How It's Done

A crowd is waiting to see you run a labyrinthine obstacle course you've never done before. You have to complete it with enough focus to avoid wrong turns, enough precision to ensure your foot touches ...

A Sudanese Doctor Recounts His Harrowing Escape From a Darfur City Under Rebel Bombardment

Three months after paramilitary fighters overran the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, a doctor is providing a rare first-person account of the attack ...

ICE Claim That a Man Shattered His Skull Running Into Wall Triggers Tension at a Minnesota Hospital

Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries ...

Takeaways From AP Report on ICE Claims That Immigrant Shattered His Skull Running Into Wall

A Mexican immigrant was taken to a Minneapolis hospital earlier this month after bones in his face and skull were broken while he was in federal custody ...

Catherine O’Hara Was the Best Part of Any Scene

Catherine O’Hara was never afraid to go big. The wild accent as Moira Rose on “Schitt’s Creek.” Delia Deetz’s possessed dance to “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” in “Beetlejuice.” The way she screamed ...

After Mexico Bans Vapes, Cartels Tighten Their Grip on a Booming Market

A recent report by the Mexican nongovernmental organization Defensorxs said the Jalisco New Generation Cartel has “businesses dedicated to repackaging Asian vapes,” while other criminal organizations, ...

Gone Are the Days of the $1 Buffet in Las Vegas. Now $175 Buffets Offer Luxury Dining

History professor and Las Vegas native Michael Green remembers the days of the $1.99 buffet, where he’d pile his plate with fried chicken, corn and desserts. An advertisement for the Old West-themed ...

Starbucks Feels the Heat as More Chains Compete for US Coffee Drinkers

Starbucks’ share of spending at all U.S. coffee shops fell in 2024 and 2025; it now stands at 48%, down from 52% in 2023, according to Technomic, a food industry consulting firm. Dunkin ', a perennial ...

Powerful Storm Threatens East Coast Including Parts Unaccustomed to Heavy Snow

NASHVILLE (AP) — A powerful storm bore down on the East Coast on Saturday, with forecasters warning of howling winds, flooding and heavy snow, including in some Southeast coastal communities more ...

No REAL ID Yet? You Can Still Fly, but It May Cost $45 Without Another Form of Accepted ID

Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification are subject to a new fee starting Sunday ...

Hornets Edge Mavericks 123-121 to Spoil Cooper Flagg's 49-Point Game

Kon Knueppel made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left for a career-high 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-121 on Thursday night, spoiling Duke roommate Cooper Flagg’s ...

Democrats Menefee and Edwards Compete for a House Seat That Will Narrow GOP's Slim Majority

Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are competing Saturday for a vacant U.S. House seat from Houston, a special election that will narrow the GOP's already slim House majority.