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Police forensic experts investigate a crime scene where a man stabbed 19 people, including children in Kawasaki on May 28. Two people, including a child, are reportedly dead.

2 Killed, At Least 17 Injured In Japan Mass Stabbing

A knife-wielding man attacked a group of elementary school children as they were boarding a bus around 7:45 a.m. local time in the city of Kawasaki, according to news reports.

Sen. Kamala Harris will hold a distinct advantage in the 2020 California primary: she's run and won three statewide elections, and has high name recognition among voters in the state. Harris launched her presidential campaign in Oakland on Jan. 27.

California, Rich In Delegates, Takes On New Importance For Crowded Democratic Field

Fourteen presidential candidates will descend on San Francisco this weekend, underscoring California's new role as a key early primary state.

An abortion-rights supporter argues with an anti-abortion-rights protester in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 21 during demonstrations in defense of abortion rights.

Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Provision Mandating Fetal Burial Or Cremation

The court did not take up the part of the law that banned abortions because of fetal abnormality or race or sex of the fetus, which a lower court had knocked down in addition to the burial provision.

Lonnie G. Bunch III speaks during the 2016 dedication of the National Museum of African History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Bunch, the museum's founding director, will be taking over as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in mid-June.

Lonnie Bunch III Set To Become Smithsonian Institution's 1st Black Secretary

Bunch, the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, will assume the mantle of leadership — and in so doing, make history at the 173-year-old organization

Jakob Dylan performing songs featured in the <em>Echo in the Canyon </em>documentary.

'Echo In The Canyon' Celebrates The Exchange Of Ideas That Has Reverberated Over Time

Jakob Dylan, Cat Power and Jade Castrinos perform songs from the new music documentary and concert film Echo In The Canyon.

The Louvre was closed on Monday as security and reception staff went on strike over what they say are deteriorating working conditions as the museum draws record crowds. Here, visitors queue outside the Louvre in July 2015.

'The Louvre Is Suffocating': Museum Closed As Workers Strike, Citing Overcrowding

Staff at the Paris museum went on strike Monday, citing deteriorating conditions for tourists and staff amid record-setting attendance. It's unclear whether the galleries will re-open Wednesday.

The black mamba is a large venomous snake found in Africa. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 138,000 people die from a snakebite each year.

Snakebites And Kissing Bugs Among Surprise Items On World Health Agenda

Unpredictable moments involved the cost of drugs, the fight against snakebites and kissing bugs ... and reproductive rights.

Texas Secretary of State David Whitley resigned on the last day of the state Legislature's session as part of the fallout from an unsuccessful effort to remove alleged noncitizens from the state's voter rolls.

Texas Voting Chief Who Led Botched Voter Purge Resigns

Secretary of State David Whitley was behind an effort to remove alleged noncitizens from the state's voter rolls. He resigned Monday as the Texas Legislature's session came to a close.

Michigan State University has named Samuel Stanley Jr. as its 21st president.

After Tumult Over Nassar Scandal, Michigan State University Gets A New President

Two former presidents of MSU have resigned since January 2018. Each were caught up in the trial and sentencing of former university sports doctor Larry Nassar, who sexually abused his female patients.

Georgia Stops Voting by Felons Using Broadest Reading of Law

Leon Brown is trusted enough to drive a tractor-trailer inside one of the nation's busiest seaports more than six years after being released from prison.…

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