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Multiple performances have been canceled over safety concerns, amid unrest prompted by the acquittal of a former police officer charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a black man.

The legislation would prohibit California law enforcement officers from communicating with federal immigration enforcement agencies, with some exceptions.

Police in the U.K. said they arrested an 18-year-old man in southeast England on Saturday morning. Late Saturday night, they arrested a 21-year-old man in London.

A day after they needed a final-out double to reach extra innings against Kansas City and get their 22nd win, Cleveland finally fell. The 4-3 loss is the Indians' first in more than three weeks.

The administration wanted to use crime-fighting grants as incentives to gain the cooperation of local officials in battling illegal immigration.

"It is time to stop ignoring these issues in tech," says one plaintiff. They are seeking class-action status to sue on behalf of all women employed by Google in California over the past four years.

The annual awards for research "that makes you laugh, then think" also singled out scientists who determined that having contact with a crocodile influences a person's willingness to gamble.

"No one promised a rose garden, and this surely is not one," Judge Timothy Wilson wrote in his ruling on the 2011 killing. Prosecutors had accused Jason Stockley of planting a gun.

Of the names announced by the National Book Foundation, four will take home the literary prize in November. Jesmyn Ward, Jennifer Egan and Frank Bidart number among the longlists' familiar faces.

No coastal watches or warnings are in effect for Jose, but the storm is expected to bring high surf and life-threatening rip currents along portions of the U.S. East Coast in the coming days.

The NASA probe that has spent the past 13 years making countless discoveries about the ringed planet and its moons was taken out of orbit and sent plunging into Saturn's atmosphere.

The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School announced Wednesday that Manning would be one of its visiting fellows, but less than two days later, the school's dean withdrew the invitation.

Police have confirmed that the explosion that hit the Parsons Green station during the morning rush hour is being treated as a terrorist incident.

In their 21-game winning streak, Cleveland had never trailed entering the ninth inning, but were down 2-1 Thursday night against Kansas City. They won 3-2 in the 10th inning to keep the streak alive.

South Korean and Japanese officials say the latest missile flew over Hokkaido and fell into the ocean, and the South Korean military conducted a live-fire ballistic missile drill in response.

In the U.S. and British territories, residents tell of winds that could rattle your bones — and of an aftermath like a "war zone." Here are portraits of the devastation, in the survivors' own words.

The unrelated incidents in California and North Carolina killed one soldier and left several service members hospitalized. Five Marines were in critical condition.

Snow leopards are no longer on the verge of extinction, a new assessment found. However, the situation is looking dire for five species of ash trees, now listed as "critically endangered."

A neurobiologist noticed something strange whenever he tried to fish out electric eels in his lab using a net with a metal rim and handle. So he decided to roll up his sleeves and investigate.

The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills never lost power — but a transformer that drove its air conditioning unit was knocked out, leaving residents vulnerable to the heat and humidity.

Zapad 2017 involves thousands of Russian and Belorussian troops, tanks and planes, making neighboring Ukraine and the NATO Baltic states jittery.

With his strong chin, manicured hair and steely glare, Vincent could bring an air of menace to almost any atmosphere.

After denying a deal earlier, Trump said he and Democratic leaders were "working on a plan" to protect DREAMers but later created confusion over whether his hoped-for border wall would be part of it.

Shkreli, convicted of securities fraud, will await sentencing in jail after a federal judge called him an "ongoing risk to the community."

The suspect is reported to be a young student described by a friend as "nice and funny and weird."

The decision to award the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games simultaneously is a first for the International Olympic Committee and the result of a trying bidding process.

The disease has killed at least 15 people and infected nearly 400 in the city, and it is hitting the homeless population the hardest.

Police in Hollywood, Fla., confirmed they are investigating the deaths. The facility may have been without air conditioning following the storm, according to multiple news reports.

The Myanmar leader has garnered international opprobrium for her handling of what the United Nations and watchdog groups say appears to be a genocide against the country's Muslim minority.

Nearly 3.8 million customers lack electricity in Florida Wednesday, along with hundreds of thousands more in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.