The new Children’s Booker Prize aims to reward quality fiction for kids
LONDON — Britain’s most prestigious literary prize is getting a younger sibling. The Booker Prize Foundation announced Friday…
‘Startled’ judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after violent clashes
CHICAGO — Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, a judge…
LA County declares state of emergency to aid residents hit by immigration raids
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them…
Taliban internet and social media restrictions violate Afghan rights, U.N. experts say
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban’s restrictions on the internet and social media are violating the rights of Afghans, United…
Man charged with sparking the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history will remain jailed
ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal magistrate in Florida on Thursday ordered a man charged in California’s deadly Palisades…
Kids in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’ on top of trains. Can they be stopped?
NEW YORK — Ka’Von Wooden loved trains. The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City’s subway…
LA City Hall evacuated after car crashes into building’s steps and the driver is in police custody
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles’s City Hall was evacuated after a car crashed into the steps of the…
Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technology
TOKYO — U.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, agreed Friday to work…
Air Force-Navy football game is still on despite government shutdown
The Air Force-Navy football game will go on as planned in Annapolis, Maryland, on Saturday, but that doesn’t…
Internet blackout hits Afghanistan as Taliban enforce morality crackdown
ISLAMABAD — An internet blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, with local media reporting a potential nationwide cut of…