Kimberly Bailey, owner of The Butter End Cakery in Los Angeles, loves taking wedding cake orders from LGBTQ clients because their design requests are often more creative than straight couples.

About 1,000 flights were canceled or delayed in Dallas on Sunday night and more than 80,000 homes and businesses left without power early Monday, after a line of thunderstorms rolled across a northeastern swath of Texas before heading east.

A brother and sister tightrope act crossed Times Square on a high wire 25 floors above the New York landmark on Sunday night.

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Sunday faced growing fallout over a fatal police shooting in South Bend, an incident that has exposed simmering racial tensions in the Indiana city where he is mayor and which is complicating his presidential ambitions.

Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers were due to make their closing arguments on Monday in the trial of an Illinois man accused of kidnapping and killing a Chinese graduate student two years ago.

A member of an armed group known for stopping migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border has been arrested after authorities charged him with impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol agent, according to court documents.

New Hampshire authorities on Sunday named the seven people killed two days earlier when a pickup truck crashed into members of a motorcycle club for U.S. Marine veterans.

The alkylation unit involved in a massive fire on Friday at Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc's oil refinery has been completely destroyed, which will hamper the supply of gasoline from the U.S. East Coast's largest refinery, sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

The U.S. Supreme Court, approaching the end of its current term, is due to issue rulings in the coming days in major cases including the Trump administration's bid to add a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 census and efforts by voters to curb the partisan manipulation of electoral district boundaries.

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) south-southwest of the small community of Petrolia in northern California on Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The hack targeted computers running rocket and missile launchers, sources tell US media outlets.

Michael Phuong Minh Nguyen is sentenced to 12 years in jail after a trial that lasted just half a day.

Republicans from Oregon have been missing since walking out over a climate change law on Thursday.

Her steamy bestselling novels feature young, beautiful heroines meeting rich, handsome men.

Tiffani Adams says she has experienced "re-occurring night terrors" since the incident.

Lax security at a Nasa lab let a hacker lurk on the agency's network for almost a year, says report.

The LA rapper was shot dead in March aged 33.

The country is the largest importer of shark fins outside of Asia, bringing in 148,000 kg in 2018.

No-one survived the crash of the twin-engine light aircraft , officials say.

Computers for Riviera Beach have been locked up for more than three weeks following the attack.

The debates on Wednesday and Thursday nights may represent the best — and for some, the only — opportunity to stand out in an enormous primary field.

A group of wealthy Americans, some with inheritances and some with self-made fortunes, are calling for a tax on the net worth of people like them.

The fatal shooting last week of a black man by a South Bend police officer has tested Mr. Buttigieg’s leadership at a critical time for his campaign.

Istanbul voters’ rebuke of the nation’s strongman leader speaks to broader dismay over the economic disaster he oversaw.

The scale of the defeat for his party’s candidate was much larger than in the March election, which was canceled, reflecting anger among voters.

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The public response of Western politicians has been largely cautious, sometimes confused. But some analysts also praised Mr. Trump’s restraint.

Opposition from Asian lawmakers and a billionaire’s lobbying push helped block Bill de Blasio’s plan to desegregate New York’s specialized schools.

Popular novels, technical tomes and self-published books are pirated and sold on Amazon. That may actually be helping the company extend its grip on the book business.

The goal of automation has always been efficiency. What if artificial intelligence sees humanity itself as the thing to be optimized?

Google continues to celebrate the 2019 Women's World Cup with a new Doodle paying homage to Spain on day 17 of the sporting event.

The scientific legacy of the Apollo program, including the first manned mission to the moon, is considerable. But there's a lot lunar scientists still aren't sure of -- questions unanswered and models in need of tweaks.

On June 24, 1948, Soviet forces blockaded the western zones of Berlin, setting the stage for the Berlin airlift to support the 2 million people of the city.

Actor Mindy Kaling turns 40 and guitarist Jeff Beck turns 75, among the famous birthdays for June 24.

Cardi B, Lil Baby and Snoop Dogg were the big winners Sunday night during the 2019 BET Awards that saw artist Mary J. Blige and the late rapper Nipsey Hussle honored.

Kim Coates shared a selfie of him with Mark Boone Junior and some of their former "Sons of Anarchy" co-stars this weekend.

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded veteran forward Patrick Marleau to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Inside the 19th annual BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 23, 2019.

Nominees and entertainers arrive for the 19th annual BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 23, 2019.

Reality TV personality Duane "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Chapman is asking for prayers for his wife Beth, who is in a medically induced coma.

Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” has debuted to record-breaking opening weekends all over the world – but not in China, where it was soundly beaten by a nearly 20-year-old Japanese anime classic, Ghibli Studios’ “Spirited Away.” While “Toy Story 4” made film history in territories around the world with the largest-ever three-day opening for […] […]

Keeley Hawes will star as a detective attempting to bring a group of killers to justice in the wake of a so-called honor-killing in “Honour.” The two-part drama is based on the real-life case of Banaz Mahmod, a young Londoner murdered by her own family for falling in love with the wrong man. It is […]

Love Nature has greenlit “Stormborn,” a wildlife series about animals living in the wildlands of countries on the edge of the North Atlantic. The three-parter will bow on Love Nature’s 4K linear channel and streaming service and then play on Arte in France and Germany, BBC Scotland and Smithsonian Channel. Love Nature is the natural […]

John Farrar, whose credits include “The Imposter,” has joined U.K. producer and digital content specialist Barcroft Studios. The company has also upped two senior staffers, with Alex Morris elevated to chief creative officer and Caspar Norman to chief operating officer. The new recruit joins Barcroft from Nerd TV, the U.K. shingle he co-founded with Jago […] […]

Rihanna took the Microsoft Theater stage on June 23 to present Mary J. Blige with the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. Hailing the legendary singer for her style and sound, Rihanna also made mention of Blige’s history-making two Oscar nominations in the same year, for best actress and original song for “Mudbound.” Accepting the trophy, Blige […]

The 2019 edition of the BET Awards doubled as a celebration of late rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was killed in March outside of his Marathon clothing store in Los Angeles. In honor of the man affectionately known as “Nip,” the carpet was colored blue. “The marathon continues” was a common refrain on the carpet (as […]

The 2019 BET Awards kicked off with a performance by Cardi B, who came into the night leading with 7 nominations and, not surprisingly, picked up the award for album of the year for her “Invasion of Privacy.” Other top nominees included Drake with 5, and Beyonce, Travis Scott and J. Cole, each with four. […]

Film specialist streaming platform Mubi is to launch in Southeast Asia. The service kicks off with operation in Malaysia, and has plans to quickly launch in another half-dozen territories in the fast-developing region. Mubi will retain its highly curated approach of offering one new film title per day and retaining each for just 30 days. […]

A who’s who of black entertainment and tech filled the Beverly Hilton Hotel ballroom on June 22 for the 4th annual Culture Creators Innovators and Leaders Awards brunch. Honorees included Byron Allen, who received the Icon Award; actress and executive producer Marsai Martin, who was named Innovator of the Year; and Quality Control Music founders […]

In less than a month, Norah O’Donnell will start delivering the headlines at “CBS Evening News” – and, most likely, start generating a few of her own. CBS News plans to launch a re-tooled “CBS Evening News” anchored by O’Donnell on July 15th, part of the network’s ambitious plans to overhaul its morning and evening […]

After days of violent thunderstorms brought hundreds of incidents of wind damage to the central and southeastern United States, the threat for severe weather will finally shift farther north by the middle of this week.

After days of deadly severe thunderstorms brought widespread damage across the southeastern and central United States, the threat for flooding and violent thunderstorms will continue across the south-central part of the nation on Monday.

Severe weather cut power to hundreds of people in Missouri and Kansas on Sunday. Southwestern Missouri was one of the hardest-hit locations where multiple water rescues had to be performed.

The northeastern United States will not face another onslaught of downpours despite showers and thunderstorms returning this week, but residents will be cranking up air conditioners more than in recent weeks.

Areas from southwestern North Carolina through South Carolina and eastern Georgia were hit by damaging winds and hail.

Amy Hunter told AccuWeather that the stunning sight in the evening sky only lasted less than 60 seconds - but the unique phenomenon has since left a lasting impression on millions.

Dangerous thunderstorms will continue to threaten portions of the Plains and the Mississippi and Ohio valleys through Sunday. For some communities, this weekend will bring the second or third consecutive round of severe weather.

A rare feat is underway in the eastern Pacific Ocean as the first tropical depression or storm of the season has yet to form. That should change this week.

In the wake of the thunderstorm winds that left widespread damage both Thursday and Friday, severe thunderstorms are once again threatening the southeastern United States.

None of the eleven people aboard a skydiving plane survived when it crashed shortly after takeoff on Friday evening.