Geno Auriemma takes aim at the NCAA over the women's double-regional format in March Madness

UConn coach Geno Auriemma criticized the tournament’s double‑regional format, saying it hurts the teams and the sport’s growth.

Arizona and Illinois advance to Final Four after long droughts

Arizona is headed back to the Final Four for the first time in 25 years after the top-seeded Wildcats got 20 points from freshman Koa Peat to beat Purdue 79-64 in the NCAA Tournam ...

Looking to limit birthright citizenship, Trump turns to an 1884 ruling against a Native American

Defending birthright citizenship changes, the Trump administration is citing an 1884 Supreme Court case about voting rights for a Native American man.

DHS funding lapse is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history

The funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security became Sunday the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history.

Buzzer sounds nonstop for about 7 minutes, causing delay in Iowa-Illinois March Madness game

A buzzer malfunction caused a delay of about 10 minutes in the NCAA Tournament's South Region final between Iowa and Illinois on Saturday night.

Clones of Stumpy, Washington D.C.'s beloved cherry blossom tree, have flowered for the first time

Clones of the scraggly, beloved cherry blossom tree felled two years ago in the nation’s capital have flowered for the first time this spring, reaching what federal officials described Wednesday as a ...

Bridgeport firefighter is dead after Stratford shooting

A Bridgeport firefighter has died after a shooting in Stratford, according to Bridgeport officials. The firefighter was identified as Terrence Cramer. “Chief Edwards and the Bridgeport Fire Department ...

Bank of America agrees to pay $72.5 million to settle Epstein survivors suit

Bank of America has agreed to pay $72.5 million to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation who allege the bank enabled and profited from his crimes.

What to know about Trump's order to pay TSA officers and its impact on airport security lines

Trump's executive order on Friday instructed the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA officers immediately, although it's unclear when the impact of that move will start to be felt at airports.

7-year-old on giving up ‘Hamilton' for Lent: ‘I'm never doing it again'

Recently, 7-year-old Stevie Ryan wrote this Weekend News update: “For Lent, I gave up listening to ‘Hamilton’ songs. It’s hard. I’m never doing it again.” ...

Meet the Artemis crew in NASA's first astronaut mission to the moon in more than a half-century

The Americans who blazed the trail to the moon more than half a century ago were white men chosen for their military test pilot experience. This first Artemis crew includes a woman, a person of color ...

Russia took satellite images of U.S. airbase in days before Iranian attack, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NBC News it would be a "mistake" if American-made missile interceptors bound for Ukraine were diverted to Gulf countries being attacked by Iran.