A new Scripps Spelling Bee champion has been crowned. Shrey Parikh won the title after he pulled off a record-settting final lightning-round.
May 29, 2026
Coy Wire reports from the National Spelling Bee, where young competitors show that success comes from discipline, sacrifice and sportsmanship as they chase a national title.
May 29, 2026
Community seeks answers after elderly couple found dead in home
May 30, 2026
Search for missing 8-year-old boy ends in tragedy after body found in Celina pond, officials say
May 30, 2026
AI chip firm Nvidia and Microsoft are expected next week to debut the first Windows PCs that use Nvidia's chips as the main processor, Axios reported on Saturday, citing sources.
May 30, 2026
Four more villagers freed from flooded cave in Laos
May 29, 2026
Some of the world’s last Maoist rebels are in India. Their decades-long rebellion is in its death throes
May 30, 2026
A Kentucky school district secured roughly $27 million in settlements from Meta Platforms and other social media companies over claims they fueled a student
May 30, 2026
Marcia Lucas, the Oscar-winning editor of the original 1977 “Star Wars,” has died at age 80
May 30, 2026
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations
May 30, 2026
What is a blue moon? Everything to know before the upcoming celestial event
May 29, 2026
To travel far on cloudy days, pigeons listen to their gut
May 29, 2026
Kentucky senior celebrated for perfect attendance over 13 years
May 30, 2026
Crews are putting the finishing touches on the Obama Presidential Center ahead of the official public opening in Chicago on Juneteenth
May 29, 2026
Pennsylvania police can cite drivers who pick up their phones, even at red light, beginning June 6
May 30, 2026
UCLA's Karson Gordon has entered the NCAA transfer portal as a track and field athlete with plans to play football
May 29, 2026
The Big 12 is becoming the first Power Four conference to have each of its members sign participation agreements with the College Sports Commission
May 30, 2026
The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district who was arrested last year in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been sentenced to two years in prison
May 29, 2026
The White House is moving to give political appointees more control over federal grants
May 29, 2026
Broadway's biggest night is approaching with the Tony Awards broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on June 7
May 29, 2026
Authorities in Kenya say eight female students have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school, killing 16 children and injuring dozens of others
May 29, 2026
The mummy of a child from the Inca period, discovered frozen in 1905 on a mountain in northwestern Argentina, has been returned to an indigenous
May 29, 2026
Many jails and prisons are dependent on incarcerated labor to keep costs low.
May 29, 2026
A series of racist costume parties at Bowdoin shows the contradiction colleges have to navigate – encouraging open, reasoned debate, while creating a safe campus for all students.
May 29, 2026
Trump set to headline 'Great American State Fair' after artists drop out over ties
Markey wins Massachusetts Democrats’ endorsement as Moulton clears ballot hurdle in Senate race
4 of 5 victims of Virginia bus crash were traveling to a family wedding, relative says
Rescue divers react after trapped villagers free themselves from Laos cave
Rights groups sue over conditions at largest US immigration detention center
US judge orders review of Trump's IRS lawsuit settlement
Amazon employee arrested, charged with stealing hundreds of items from Massachusetts warehouse
Dead gray whale found in water off California coast
Game 7 awaits: Spurs at Thunder on Saturday night to decide Western Conference crown