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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony looks up from the floor after getting called for a foul in the fourth quarter of game 3 of the NBA Western Conference playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs in Denver on April 28, 2007. Anthony, who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday, May 22, 2023.

Carmelo Anthony announces he is retiring from the NBA after 19 seasons

Anthony was selected third overall in the 2003 NBA draft, months after winning a national championship during his only season at Syracuse University. Anthony is also the NBA's No. 9 all-time scorer.

A nationwide survey by the RAND Corporation found that veterans were less likely than the general population to support extremist groups.

Survey: Surprising to some, veterans are less likely to support extremism

A RAND Corporation survey found that Americans who served in the military support extremist views at rates lower than nonveterans.

Astronaut Peggy Whitson, probably thinking about breaking records or being in space.

She holds the NASA record for time spent in space. This week she headed back

Before this week, Peggy Whitson had spent a cumulative 665 days in space over her career, giving her the NASA record. She's not done yet.

An aerial view of The Pentagon on May 10, 2023. Images that purported to show smoke rising from the headquarters of the U.S. armed forces appear to have been generated by artificial intelligence tools.

Fake viral images of an explosion at the Pentagon were probably created by AI

Authorities quickly confirmed that no explosion had taken place but the faked images spread on Twitter for a short time. The incident briefly sent the stock market lower.

Senator Dan Stec announces introduction of bill to prohibit SUNY dorms from being used to house migrants

Legislation introduced to prevent use of SUNY dorms to house migrants

State Senator Dan Stec is sponsoring legislation that would prohibit dorms at State University of New York campuses from being used to house migrants.

In March 2023, five women and two doctors sued the state of Texas over its abortion bans, saying they were putting patients at risk. Eight additional plaintiffs have joined the lawsuit as of May 22.

More women sue Texas saying the state's anti-abortion laws harmed them

More women who say they were put in danger by Texas' abortion bans are joining a lawsuit that seek to force the state to clarify medical exceptions in the laws.

Daniel Penny is walked out of the New York Police Department 5th Precinct on May 12 after he surrendered to authorities after being charged with second degree manslaughter in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely.

Daniel Penny says he felt no shame after the NYC subway death of Jordan Neely

Daniel Penny broke his silence this weekend — insisting that the confrontation between him and Neely "had nothing to do with race," and he was "not a white supremacist."

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, before a news conference asking President Joe Biden for more help coping with the migrant crisis by waiving a six month waiting period to apply for employment

Up to 80,000 migrants are coming to New York. State leaders ask Biden to waive work restrictions

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, faced with an influx of up to 80,000 migrants, are asking President Joe Biden to waive a rule that says they have to wait six months before they can apply for and get a job.

The CPSC commissioned new stock photos showing Americans with disabilities using a variety of home safety devices, including portable generators.

People with disabilities aren't often seen in stock photos. The CPSC is changing that

The Consumer Product Safety Commission took photos of people with disabilities using home safety devices like flashlights and smoke alarms — then put them in the public domain for anyone to use.

These Afghan women and children were among dozens of families staying in hotels near the Baltimore/Washington International Airport in Maryland.

Thousands of Afghan refugees are still living in hotels while they wait for housing

Six months after the Kabul airlift, the last Afghan refugees have left temporary camps at military bases in the U.S. But many families are still living in hotels while they wait for permanent housing.

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