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Black bear shot and killed by Montana man in his living room after break-in

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana couple got a late-night wakeup call from a barking dog alerting them that a black bear had broken into their living room before the man shot and killed the animal with a handgun.

A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in several states

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MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Hospitals and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted their computer systems, forcing some emergency rooms to shut down and ambulances to be diverted.

Thousands overwhelm New York’s Union Square for streamer giveaway, tossing chairs and pounding cars

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NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd of thousands that packed Manhattan’s Union Square for a popular livestreamer’s hyped giveaway got out of hand Friday afternoon, with some clambering on vehicles, hurling chairs and throwing punches, leaving police struggling to rein in the chaos.

Mega Millions players spurned again as jackpot climbs to $1.55 billion

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Another Mega Millions drawing, another night without a jackpot winner.

A Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the...

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SPATA, Greece (AP) — At first sight, Tiembe studies his frozen breakfast with hesitation: Chunks of red meat and bone packed in a foot-long block of ice.

Family of man who died in bedbug-infested cell in Georgia jail reaches settlement with...

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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Fulton County has reached a settlement with the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in the county jail’s psychiatric wing, the family’s lawyers said Thursday.

Judge’s decision could force change in Michigan’s handling of newborn blood samples

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DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan must return or destroy dried blood samples from nine newborns or get approval from parents to keep them, according to the latest scathing opinion from a federal judge who found parts of a routine testing program unconstitutional.

After 27 years, authorities identify woman whose remains were found along Gilgo Beach parkway

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HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) — A woman whose remains were among discoveries that became known as the Gilgo Beach killings has been identified after 27 years, authorities said Friday.

Kremlin critic Navalny convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in prison

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MELEKHOVO, Russia (AP) — A Russian court convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism and sentenced him to 19 years in prison on Friday. Navalny is already serving a nine-year term on a variety of charges that he says were politically motivated.

Ohio K-9 officer is charged with murder in the death of a 20-year-old Black...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former K-9 officer has been indicted in Ohio on murder charges in the death of a Black man who was lying on his bed when he was shot by police trying to serve a warrant.