Neil Young and Snoop Dogg joined Willie Nelson on stage for a 90th birthday concert
17,000 fans turned up to the Hollywood Bowl for a concert by Willie Nelson and his famous friends. Owen Wilson, Helen Mirren, Ethan Hawke and Jennifer Garner all did the introductions.
30 years ago, one decision altered the course of our connected world
On April 30, 1993, the World Wide Web was released into the public domain. It revolutionized the internet and allowed users to create websites filled with graphics, audio and hyperlinks.
We asked, you answered: What's your secret to staying optimistic in gloomy times?
From watching the sun rise — yeah, it's a cliche but it works! — to dancing to techno music to doing good for others to just plain smiling, readers share what gives them optimism in times of trouble.
The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it's only getting worse
Study after study shows women seen as overweight or obese often earn less at the workplace, an unfair bias that's been hard to reverse. However, men don't seem to face that penalty.
A forgotten peace petition started after WWI has resurfaced and is inspiring hope
A women's petition for peace written after World War I was signed by nearly three-quarters of all the women in Wales. It was then forgotten for nearly a century.
5 people, including an 8-year-old, were killed in a shooting at a Texas home
Deputies were responding to a harassment complaint in Cleveland, Texas, when they discovered four people killed and several others injured, police say. The shooter used an AR-15 style rifle.
Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills after massacre
The new laws are aimed at quelling rising suicides and youth violence, preventing mass shootings and opening avenues for gun violence victims to sue the long-protected firearm industry.
Comic Roy Wood Jr. taps into America's psyche on 'The Daily Show'
Wood Jr. will host the White House Correspondents' dinner April 29. In 2018, he explained how the years he spent performing in comedy clubs in the South and Midwest prepared him for The Daily Show.
Hard times are here for news sites and social media. Is this the end of Web 2.0?
A steep decline in advertising is forcing an historic shakeup in digital news and social media, and leading some to imagine navigating the internet without the likes of Google or Facebook.
Freight train derails in Wisconsin, plunging 2 containers into the Mississippi River
A train carrying lithium-ion batteries, paint and oxygen containers — which can pose a threat to the environment — went off the tracks on Thursday. There's no risk currently, the rail operator says.
Despite mass layoffs, there are still lots of jobs out there. Here's where
Mass layoffs have dominated the headlines as huge companies shed hundreds and thousands of workers. But the economy is still adding jobs – 236,000 last month alone.
Missile and drone strikes across Ukraine claim at least 15 lives
An apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Uman has been hit after a series of airstrikes across the country on Friday. The attack is the deadliest hit on a Ukrainian apartment since January.
Sudan's rival generals share a troubled past: genocide in Darfur
Two generals are currently battling for control of Sudan's capital Khartoum. In the early 2000s, both played key roles in the government's brutal crackdown in Darfur, which was ruled a genocide.
San Francisco is repealing its boycott of anti-LGBT states
San Francisco repealed a boycott that prohibits staff from visiting and city departments from contracting with companies headquartered in states including Texas, Florida and Ohio.
Ukrainian journalist's death leads to investigation and criticism
Bogdan Bitik was shot while on the Antonivka bridge in Kherson. He was working with an Italian journalist who was also shot but survived. Ukraine has launched a war crimes investigation.
How can people spot fake images created by artificial intelligence?
Tech companies are in a race to roll out AI chatbots and other tools. As technology gets better at faking reality, there are big questions over how to regulate it.
An Army fort named after Robert E. Lee will now honor 2 pioneering Black officers
Fort Lee, named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, is being redesignated to honor Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams. Each helped pave the way for a more inclusive military.
Eli Lilly releases more data for new obesity drug, moving toward fast-track approval
There's already a huge demand for existing weight-loss drugs, so the new medication is highly anticipated. Obesity affects an estimated 650 million adults globally.
These California police officers have created a scandal. They sent racist texts
For years Black and brown people have complained about racism, corruption and abuse by the Antioch, Calif., police. Now a racist text message scandal implicates almost half of the department.
She was pregnant and had to find $15,000 overnight to save her twins
Doctors rushed a pregnant woman to a surgeon who charged thousands upfront just to see her. The case reveals a gap in medical billing protections for those with rare, specialized conditions.
2,000 'near threatened' white rhinos are up for auction
On Wednesday, John Hume, owner of the Platinum Rhino Project, launched an auction to sell off the 2,000-strong herd in an online sale that's starting at $10 million.
As U.S. life expectancy falls, experts say incarceration has serious health impacts. The U.S. has one of the highest rates of people in prison or jail in the developed world.