Two people are dead after a chemical leak at plant in La Porte, Texas

A Wisconsin judge is set to announce whether he will invoke a rarely used process to charge a police officer in the 2016 slaying of a Black man who was sitting in a parked car

Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 28, the 209th day of 2021. There are 156 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 28, 1976, an earthquake devastated northern China, killing at least 242,000 people, according to an official estimate. On this date: In 1540, King Henry VIII’s chief minister, Thomas […]

An Israeli woman has donated a kidney that ended up going to a 3-year-old boy from the Gaza Strip

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has urged younger people to cooperate with measures to bring down the high number of infections and get vaccinated, saying their activities are key to slowing the surge during the Olympics

Police say a truck struck a group of laborers sleeping under a parked bus on the side of a highway in northern India, killing at least 18 people and injuring 24

"Elementary" star Lucy Liu recalls getting into a verbal argument with "Saturday Night Live" alum Bill Murray.

"Toxic" singer Britney Spears took to Instagram to show off her painting, which she said she did because she was "feeling overwhelmed."

"Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar" actress Reba McEntire jumped on a viral TikTok trend featuring her song, "I'm a Survivor," which was the theme song of her sitcom, "Reba."

Hayato Sakamoto hit a game-ending, bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to rally host Japan for a 4-3 victory over the Dominican Republic in the Olympic baseball opener

Abraham Toro homered for Seattle against the team that traded him across the diamond during batting practice, but the Houston Astros held off a ninth-inning rally to beat the Mariners 8-6

Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 36th home run, one of the few highlights for the Los Angeles Angels in a 12-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies