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A mother’s plans for her 1-year-old’s birthday party are stirring a variety of reactions on TikTok.

Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests.

U.S. agriculture officials say dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus in an effort to track and control the growing outbreak.

Two giants of the sugar-based snack industry are teaming up for a sweetly sour treat.

President Joe Biden has signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that includes assistance for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other allies.

U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a Democratic congressman representing New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District, has died after being hospitalized earlier in April, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday.

The Biden-Harris administration announced a final rule Tuesday that raises the minimum salary threshold to qualify for overtime pay.

Cute crochet patterns on Etsy are sometimes advertised with AI-generated images, Etsy users say, resulting in unhappy customers and 1-star reviews.

“We have had several calls about a noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar,” the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office said. “The sound is cicadas.”

Rescuers were able to save 10 of 11 dolphins that were stranded in shallow water on Cape Cod Tuesday, according to an animal welfare group.

U.S. agriculture officials announced new nutrition standards for school meals that will limit added sugars for the first time.

A New Jersey woman who was near death has received a transplanted pig kidney, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Doctors at NYU Langone Health say 54-year-old Lisa Pisano is recovering well.

Comedian Arj Barker asked a breastfeeding mother and her baby to leave his comedy show at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday night, a decision that has sparked controversy online.