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Former Rep. Gerry Studds, the first openly gay man elected to Congress, dies at 69. He retired in 1997. Studds was censured by the House in 1983 after admitting an affair with a 17-year-old former page, but won re-election.

The double-digit tuition hikes of recent years have slowed, though tuition is still rising faster than the inflation rate in some places, according to the College Board. The group has released its new report on tuition increases at U.S. public and private universities.

Josh Wolf has spent more than two months in prison for refusing to turn over to federal prosecutors unedited video he shot of a protest. Prosecutors say the footage could help produce witnesses to a crime. Wolf says he's a journalist who shouldn't be forced to turn over material.

Two months after hundreds of tons of toxic waste were dumped in and around the West African city of Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, the putrid stench and poisonous fumes have faded. But the international scandal has not.

Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech."

Threads is billed as a text-based version of Meta's photo-sharing app Instagram that the company says provides "a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations."

The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help.

When Russia launches an airstrike on Kyiv, the first line of defense is parked in a hayfield well outside the city. The protection consists of two soldiers, a Humvee and a Stinger missile.

The pop duo Wham! was only around for four years, but its songs have lasted decades. Chris Smith's Netflix documentary tells its history from the viewpoints of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.

Munich's main synagogue was one of the first to be destroyed in Nazi Germany, under Hitler's orders. No one knew what had become of the rubble — until construction workers made a discovery last week.