WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has returned to his homeland Australia after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets.

The 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination finds his family, and the country, at a moment many would not have imagined in JFK's lifetime.

As authorities continue to investigate a crane collapse that rained thousands of pounds of steel debris onto a busy Manhattan street, the owner and operator of the failed crane are facing scrutiny over past safety failures.

A lawyer for the family of a teenager found dead nearly eight years ago says a second autopsy of the exhumed body is complete.

A mother whose son was found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road eight years ago is opening a private investigation into his death after raising almost $90,000 amid the publicity surrounding the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh.

The official curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies released Wednesday downplays some components that had drawn criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who said the class would be banned in his state.

Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker were locked in a tight race night in Georgia as elections officials continued to count ballots in the state that determined partisan control of the Senate nearly two years ago and could do so again in these midterm elections.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Friday, the Florida Lottery announced the winner of a $1 million top prize ticket sold in Central Florida. Stephen Smith, 43, of Cocoa, claimed a lump-sum payment of $790,000.00 after winning on a THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game. Smith purchased his winning ticket from a 7-Eleven in Melbourne. “The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket,” officials said. The $30 game launched in February and features 155 top prizes of $1,000,000 and over $948 million in cash prizes, lottery officials said.

CNN reported that last year, more than 7,000 people reported injuries related to fireworks around the Fourth of July period, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. Stephen Smith is the owner of Sky King Fireworks in Longwood and said it's been busy ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. ”I just remember it went off and I looked down and could see straight through my hand,” Baker said. It may seem like a lot of fun, but fireworks are dangerous explosives and people need to be extremely cautious when using them.”Another safety risk is hand sanitizer. You’ve probably been using it en masse recently to help curb the spread of COVID-19, but experts say that hand sanitizer and fireworks are an incredibly dangerous mix.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. Before the coronavirus upended the world, West Virginia Gov. The irony is, he could be the comeback kid because of the crisis," said Robert Rupp, a history and political science professor at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Journalists can ask questions through a teleconference call but the governor's office picks the questioners and does not allow follow-ups when answers are vague. Trump won almost 70% of voters in West Virginia in the last presidential election. All I am doing is trying to take care of West Virginia, Justice told reporters recently.