U.S. charges dozens in college admissions fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors in Boston filed charges on Tuesday against dozens of people, including athletic coaches at Georgetown University and the University of Southern California, saying they were part of a nationwide admissions cheating and recruitment sc…
Blizzard threatens U.S. central plains with two feet of snow
A late-winter storm this week could dump up to two feet (60 cm) of snow in the U.S. central Plains states, potentially snarling travel and bringing flooding to the Upper Midwest, U.S. forecasters said on Tuesday.
Lead Iditarod sledder quits race when his dogs won’t mush
Stuck on ice with dogs that refused to mush, lead Iditarod sledder Nicolas Petit dropped from the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race late Monday.
Cycling-U.S. Olympic medalist Kelly Catlin dies at age 23
Olympian Kelly Catlin, who helped the United States win the women’s pursuit team silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games, has died, USA Cycling said on Sunday. The three-time world champion was 23.
U.S. minorities consume less but suffer more from pollution: study
U.S. air pollution is disproportionately caused by white consumers, while African-Americans and Hispanics are burdened most by the emissions, a peer-reviewed study showed on Monday.
MMA fighter McGregor arrested in Florida after fan’s phone smashed
Conor McGregor was arrested in Miami Beach on Monday after a fan said the Irish mixed martial arts fighter smashed his phone and walked off with the shattered remains, police records show.
Conor McGregor arrested in Florida for breaking fan’s phone
Conor McGregor was arrested in Miami Beach on Monday after a fan said the Irish mixed martial arts fighter smashed his phone and then walked off with the shattered remains, police records show.
Senators ask U.S. border agency about reported tracking of journalists
Two senior U.S. senators asked U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday to provide information on a report that the agency inappropriately tracked seven American journalists covering the migrant caravan from Central America last year.
Coast Guard officer pleads not guilty to weapon and drug charges
A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling weapons and plotting to attack Democratic politicians and TV journalists pleaded not guilty to weapon and drug charges on Monday in a federal courtroom in Maryland.
Jacobs Technology wins $785 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
Jacobs Technology Inc, a unit of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc, has been awarded a $785 million U.S. defense contract for instructors, the Pentagon said on Monday.
