Memorial Day 2022: Here's a look at what's open and closed

Are banks open today? The U.S. federal holiday means some government services are closed, while many grocery stores remain open.

Japan, US conduct fighter jet flight after China drill, North Korea missile firing

Japan’s military says Japanese and U.S. forces conducted a joint fighter jet flight over the Sea of Japan, in an apparent response to a Russia-China joint bomber flight while U.S. President Joe Biden was in Tokyo.

Texas school shooting: NRA speakers call for better school security, mental health approach

One by one, speakers took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state. And one by one, they insisted that changing U.S. gun laws or further restricting access to firearms was not the answer.

Dyson is developing robots that do household chores

On Wednesday, Dyson announced it is hiring people in the robotics field to help develop robots capable of doing various household chores and other tasks.

Gov. Abbott says he was ‘misled' about response to Texas school shooting

Authorities say officers waited in the hallway of a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman.

Housekeepers struggle as US hotels ditch daily room cleaning

Many hotels across the United States have done away with daily housekeeping service, making what was already one of the toughest jobs in the hospitality industry even more grueling.

Bipartisan group of senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws

Here’s a look at the gun control proposals under consideration — and others that are not — following the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting.

Patricia Krenwinkel: Parole recommended for Charles Manson follower

Patricia Krenwinkel, now 74, was previously denied parole 14 times after the slayings of pregnant actor Sharon Tate and four other people in 1969.

Biden will travel to Uvalde to honor victims of mass school shooting

The White House said the Bidens would “grieve with the community that lost 21 lives in the horrific” shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Harold Billow, last known survivor of WWII POW massacre, dies at 99

Family and friends are remembering a Pennsylvania man who was the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre that occurred during the Battle of the Bulge.

Texas school shooter walked through apparently unlocked door, police say

The gunman did not initially encounter any law enforcement officers when he entered Robb Elementary School and opened fire, killing 19 children and two teachers.

Ray Liotta, ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ star, dies at 67

Ray Liotta, best known for his roles in “Goodfellas” and “Field of Dreams,” had been shooting a movie in the Dominican Republic, according to his publicist.

BTS to meet with Biden at White House to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes

BTS will visit the White House on May 31, which is the final day of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.