Billionaire says he'll pay off student loans of entire college graduating class, estimated at $40M

Billionaire technology investor shocks 2019 graduating class at Morehouse College, announcing at their commencement that he will pay off their students loans worth up to $40 million

In this wildly popular game, you kill a journalist: 'Make him famous in a different way'

The mission is called "Breaking News." It's the seventh mission in the game, and it comes after you've upgraded your sniper rifle to shoot at a distance of nearly 1,000 feet with accuracy.

Alaska man given Coast Guard medal 20 years after girl's rescue

Alaska man receives US Coast Guard's second-highest civilian honor for saving girl from drowning when they were both children more than 20 years ago

Texas church opens new sanctuary 18 months after massacre

A South Texas church where a gunman in 2017 opened fire and killed more than two dozen congregants will unveil a new sanctuary and memorial room honoring the victims

Long gasoline lines form in oil-rich Venezuela

U.S. oil sanctions on Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long lines for fuel in the South American nation's second-largest city, Maracaibo

U.S.: Iran military could misidentify airliners amid Washington-Tehran tension

US warns commercial airliners over Persian Gulf they risk being targeted by 'miscalculation or misidentification' by the Iranian military

Misconduct report: Sailors created ‘rape list’ of female crew members aboard Navy submarine

A new probe reveals that Navy submarine sailors compiled a list of female crew members that ranked them according to their attractiveness level.

Police ID teen tackled after bringing gun to Oregon school

Police have released the identity of an 18-year-old student who was tackled after reportedly bringing a gun into classroom at a Portland, Oregon, high school

Jury awards $3M to African American strippers in discrimination case

A Mississippi jury is awarding a total of more than $3 million to five African American strippers after a federal judge found the women worked under worse conditions than their white colleagues

Attorney: Abused clients were Ohio State football players

An attorney preparing a lawsuit against Ohio State University on behalf of more than 50 former athletes who claim they were sexually abused by a team physician says most of those clients were football players from the school's storied program

Ex-Oregon football star stops gunman at Oregon school

A former University of Oregon football star who now works as a coach stopped an armed gunman at a Portland, Oregon high school before anyone was injured

Border crisis of migrants reaching into nation's interior

The ongoing, record-high influx of migrant families crossing into the United States along its southern border has strained U.S. Border Patrol resources so far beyond capacity that, for the first time, the Trump administration's border crisis is...

Missouri's GOP-led Legislature passes 8-week abortion ban

Missouri's Republican-led Legislature has passed a sweeping bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy, and Republican Gov. Mike Parson is expected to sign it

Ohio State team doctor abused 177 students -- and officials knew

An investigative report says a now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students over nearly two decades, and university officials knew what he was doing and did little to stop him

MGM might pay $800 million in Las Vegas shooting settlement

Casino giant MGM Resorts is telling federal regulators it might pay up to $800 million to settle liability lawsuits stemming from the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas -- the deadliest in modern U.S. history

Coming soon to SAT: 'Adversity score' offering snapshot of challenges students face

Colleges that use it will see the number on a template called an "environmental context dashboard," which also includes data on Advanced Placement participation and SAT scores at the applicant's high school.

Mediation in Norway aims to resolve Venezuela crisis

Diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving Venezuela's crisis are accelerating with the government and opposition sending envoys to talks in Norway

Saudis blame Iran for drone attack amid calls for U.S. strikes

Saudi Arabia blames Tehran for drone attack by Yemen's rebels that knocked out key oil pipeline, as newspaper close to palace calls for "surgical" U.S. strikes on Iran