'American Idol' crowns season 23 winner: See his inspiring message

Christopher Willard/Disney via Getty Images American Idol has crowned its season 23 winner. Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old PE teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, emerged as the winning singer on Sunday. Roberts said he was still processing his big
2 dead, 19 injured after Mexican Navy sailboat crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, mayor says

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Mexican Navy sailboat with 277 people on board crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen others who were on board in a
'Sesame Street' headed to Netflix for reimagined season 56

HBO Can you tell me how to get, how to get Sesame Street on Netflix? The streaming platform is the new home for the beloved children’s TV show. Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of the Sesame
30 million people brace for more severe weather after deadly tornado outbreak

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Around 30 million people from Texas to Illinois are bracing for another day of potentially destructive storms following a tornado outbreak that slammed communities across the Heartland to the East Coast. Since Thursday, at
How Juan Lavista Ferres is Challenging World Problems with AI

Lavista heads Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab. We caught up with him in our latest issue.
See Village Theatre’s Take on Alice Walker’s ‘The Color Purple’

The show will be in Issaquah from May 27–June 29 and Everett from July 5–27.
Family of Hamas hostage Edan Alexander recall dramatic Gaza release

Israeli Defense Forces / IDF / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Edan Alexander — the American-Israeli hostage freed from Gaza last week — was “weak and exhausted” upon his dramatic release, his mother Yael told ABC
'Strongest in the broken places': Joe and Jill Biden say thanks amid cancer diagnosis

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Joe and Jill Biden said on Monday they were thankful for the “love and support” they’ve received since the former president’s office announced his cancer diagnosis on Sunday. “Cancer touches us all,”
Transgender service members say they face 'heartbreaking' decision amid Trump ban: Leave military or get kicked out

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When three service members sued the Trump administration in March over its transgender military ban, they hoped to continue to serve their country while their cases moved forward in federal court. However,
Stocks slide after Moody's downgrades US debt

Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stocks slumped at the open of trading on Monday after a downgrade of U.S. credit triggered a spike in debt yields that threatened to raise borrowing costs throughout the nation’s economy.