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The century-old University of the Arts announced its shutdown with seven days’ notice, sparking lawsuits and protests. Here’s what to know.

“We would like to offer you the option of submitting a photo of the beloved culprit,” posted the Middleton Public Library in Middleton, Wis.

Kaine’s bill says presidents should make competence, rather than political donations, the main qualification for ambassadors.

World War II veteran Bob Persichitti died last week on his way from his Upstate New York home to Normandy, where he was to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

Rex Heuermann was charged Thursday in the deaths of Sandra Costilla, 28, and Jessica Taylor, 20.

A Venezuelan family reached the U.S. border with Mexico just as Biden’s new restrictions on asylum took effect. They decided to try and get in anyway.

The two-year-old’s family was feeding the giraffes at a Texas wildlife center when one of them accidentally grabbed the girl instead of the food.

The alleged bribe came as a bombshell revelation in an ongoing trial over a massive pandemic fraud case tied to Minnesota-based nonprofits.

Ruben Garcia founded Annunciation House to shelter the neediest immigrants — the undocumented. Texas officials say his work encourages illegal migration.

Yareni Rios-Gonzalez was handcuffed inside a police vehicle in Colorado in 2022 when a train struck the car, causing her to suffer serious injuries.

Four died at Waupun Correctional Institution, the state’s oldest active prison, where conditions have long been under scrutiny. The warden, who had tried to abruptly retire, was arrested.

A North Dakota family loved to go fossil hunting. When they found a dinosaur bone, they had no idea it was a scientifically valuable juvenile T. rex.

The display commemorating the 2018 mass killing in a Pittsburgh synagogue comes against the backdrop of rising hate crimes tied to the war in Gaza.

Neighbors described a loud boom that sounded like a tree fell, and an orange glow was visible on surveillance video.

A tourism board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave initial approval to the Disney expansion.

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, said he wants to be able to answer his critics and speak about the trial as he campaigns.

Travis County DA José Garza said Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of Daniel Perry, who killed Garrett Foster at a Black Lives Matter rally, was “contrary to the law.”

“It’s hilarious that he now has a doctoral degree — but he really deserves it.” said Ali Impomeni, a student at Vermont State University.