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A 21-year-old man was killed and seven other people were injured when a vehicle crashed through a guardrail and plowed into a crowd at a mud racing event in Texas, officials said Monday.

Her dad made his final child support payment in the form of 80,000 pennies dumped on their lawn.

While demand for COVID-19 shots in the U.S. has dropped off dramatically, the need for more vaccines around the world remains critical.

The justices on Monday put off a decision about whether they will hear an appeal claiming that Harvard discriminates against Asian American applicants, in a case that could have nationwide repercussions.

The Supreme Court is leaving in place the convictions of two men who as members of a white supremacist group participated in a white nationalist rally in Virginia in 2017 that turned violent.

His family said he was out on the river with his dad and siblings when several fell into the river.

Police say the unidentified woman driver would not comply as they attempted to pull the vehicle over several times.

The dog nearly died from snake bites to his tongue and lip. He needed four doses of antivenin.

Educators are also bracing for many students to be less prepared than usual due to lower preschool attendance rates.

The children's mother faces charges of attempted murder, assault and reckless endangerment.

The finalists also also included a whippet, a French bulldog, an old English sheepdog, a German shorthaired pointer, a Samoyed and a West Highland white terrier.

Authorities say a man has died from injuries he suffered during a mass shooting on a crowded downtown Austin street, which left more than a dozen other people injured.

The 95-year-old monarch greeted the Bidens in the castle’s quadrangle, where she waited beneath a covered dais that shielded her from the sun.

Ned Beatty, indelible character actor whose accomplished film career was launched by “Deliverance,” has died at 83.

New COVID-19 cases are declining across the most of the country, even in some states with vaccine-hesitant populations. But almost all states bucking that trend have lower-than-average vaccination rates.

Israel’s parliament has narrowly voted in favor of a new coalition government, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic 12-year rule.

Novak Djokovic came all the way back after dropping the first two sets to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final Sunday for his 19th Grand Slam title.

The leaders of the world’s richest countries have pledged more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, endorsed a global minimum tax on multinational corporations and agreed they will work together to challenge China’s “non-market economic practices."

President Joe Biden on Sunday said the United States had restored its presence on the world stage.

A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by employees of a Houston hospital system over its requirement that all of its staff be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Christian Eriksen remained in stable condition in a Copenhagen hospital Sunday and “sent his greetings to his teammates” as he recovers from his collapse during a European Championship game, the Danish soccer federation said.

Police say it was concerning that the device was left in the middle of the street, where a person or vehicle could have detonated it.

It was the first time in 15 months that the number of security screenings has surpassed 2 million in a single day.

The school principal says the system helped students enjoy "a close to normal" prom, and details of the plan were provided well in advance.

Three more finalists will be selected Sunday night, when they all face off for best in show.

Many hoped that a spike in U.S. shootings and homicides last year was an aberration perhaps caused by pandemic-related stress amid a rise in gun ownership and debate over policing.

The club located south of downtown Orlando has been turned into an interim memorial lined with photos of the victims and rainbow-colored flowers.

Police in Texas say 13 people were injured in a shooting early Saturday in Austin.

Delta passengers and crew subdue an off-duty flight attendant on an Atlanta-bound flight.

President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.