R. Kelly was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison, following the multiplatinum R&B singer’s conviction for exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.

An almost perfectly mummified baby mammoth was uncovered on June 21 in the Klondike gold fields within Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin Traditional Territory.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dramatically increased the power of states over Native American tribes and undercut its own 2020 ruling that had expanded tribal authority in Oklahoma, handing a victory to Republican officials in that state.

California state government has had a historically hostile relationship with its gun owners, which was further agitated this week when the Attorney General’s office published an online database, leaking the personal information of thousands of California gun owners.

In yet another example of biological males identifying as women and defeating women in sports, a 29-year-old biological male beat a 13-year-old girl in a skateboard competition in New Your City earlier this, sparking controversy in a hot-button topic in the American psyche.

Israel was headed on Wednesday toward its fifth election in less than four years, plunging it deeper into political uncertainty as it grapples with rising living costs amid renewed international efforts to revive a nuclear deal with Iran.

The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday expressed deep concern over North Korea’s missile tests and said they would cooperate more closely to address the threat posed by Pyongyang.