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A killer whale, measuring more than 20 feet, died after beaching itself in Palm Coast, Fla., on Wednesday, authorities said.

First orca whale to be stranded in southeast U.S. in decades showed signs of illness

A killer whale more than 20 feet long died after beaching itself in Palm Coast, Fla. This is the third known orca to be stranded in the southeastern U.S. and the first since 1956, an official says.

ALA: Number of unique book titles challenged jumped nearly 40% in 2022

The number of reported challenges and attempted bans to books doubled in 2022 according to data released by the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom Monday.

Posters bearing the images of Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity, from left, adorn the front of Fox Corp.'s headquarters in New York City. The stars' panic as viewers fled after the 2020 elections has become a core element of a $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox.

Fox News stands in legal peril. It says defamation loss would harm all media

Could Fox News lose a $1.6 billion lawsuit? Outside media lawyers say the network is in real legal jeopardy if the case goes to trial next month. Fox argues a loss would hurt other news outlets too.

A South Florida man shot at two Instacart delivery workers who mistakenly drove to the wrong address.

A South Florida man shot at 2 Instacart delivery workers who went to the wrong house

Broward County State Attorney Harold F. Pryor called the incident "very disturbing" and said prosecutors would decide whether to file charges after reviewing the case.

The Stanley Cup Final is here. Here's why hockey fans are the real MVPs

Despite not playing hockey, I learned that fan participation is equally important to the game. We have the ability to uplift our team through our energy and engagement.

Edith Kanakaʻole chants in the koa forest of Kīpukapuaulu in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in 1977. She titled the photo "The Growth of Love is the Essence Within the Soul."

Edith Kanaka'ole is the first Hawaiian woman to grace a U.S. quarter

"Aunty Edith," as she was known, helped revive the Hawaiian language, hula and chant.

After being laid off from Meta, Huy Tu has just 90 days to find a new job. If they don't have something lined up by Feb. 6, Tu faces having to leave the country.

This AI expert has 90 days to find a job — or leave the U.S.

Layoffs across the tech sector often leave immigrant workers with a narrow window to either find a new job or leave the country. This is the story of an AI specialist who was laid off from Instagram.

The Rev. Jesse Garza blesses the shrimp fleet in Port Isabel, Texas, on July 12. Half of the vessels will remain tied up during the summer shrimping season because, their owners say, the Gulf shrimping industry is near collapse.

Americans love shrimp. But U.S. shrimpers are barely making ends meet

Many Americans don't realize the cheap, plentiful shrimp they buy in the market and order in restaurants is driving U.S. shrimpers out of business.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a chiefs of mission reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Tuesday. Blinken heads to China on Friday to meet senior officials, his first visit as secretary of state.

Blinken travels to China amid low expectations and global worries of a new cold war

In a first visit to China by a member of President Biden's Cabinet, the secretary of state will seek "open lines of communication" with Beijing but no diplomatic breakthrough is expected.

The Calif. state Senate chamber is in session Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023.

Here’s what California lawmakers passed in 2023

The California Legislature ended its 2023 session Thursday night, wrapping a nine-month period during which state lawmakers debated and passed hundreds of bills. Here's an overview.

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