Kobe Bryant's widow was awarded $16 million US as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, their 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced detailed plans to deliver on a campaign promise to provide $10,000 US in student loan debt cancellation for millions of Americans — and up to $10,000 more for those with the greatest financial need.
Afghan women's rights activists opened a library in Kabul on Wednesday, hoping to provide an oasis for women increasingly cut off from education and public life under the ruling Taliban.
A severe drought in Texas has offered a rare sighting of some ancient dinosaur tracks preserved in stone for about 113 million years.
