PALO ALTO — On Friday an Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was injured in a hit-and-run on campus in what is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol as a hate crime. Shortly before 2 p.m., the Arab student was crossing the street near the student residences at the …

MINNEAPOLIS — A groundbreaking comedy featuring Native American voices is debuting at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis this Saturday. “For the People” is the first Native-created play to hit the Guthrie Theater’s big stage in its 60-year history. It’s set in the Minneapolis Native community on Franklin Avenue, also known as …

The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix’s once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video streaming that has transformed entertainment. The DVD service that has been steadily shrinking in the …

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — New analysis revealed in court Wednesday appears to link the accused Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect to one of the victims in the case. Rex Heuermann‘s cheek swab was the subject of a court appearance. The 60-year-old walked in with his wrists cuffed behind him, showing a …

Legendary rock band Aerosmith kicked off its long-awaited “Peace Out” farewell tour in Philadelphia on Saturday. Aerosmith took the stage at the Wells Fargo Center, where they were joined by special guests The Black Crowes.  The band played crowd-favorites such as “Back in the Saddle” and “Janie’s Got a Gun,” …

Twenty percent of women report mistreatment during pregnancy and delivery care, according to new survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The CDC’s Vital Signs report, published Tuesday, analyzed data from more than 2,400 respondents using the Porter Novelli View Moms survey administered April 24-30 of this …

UPDATE: Denver International Airport ax-wielding pilot case settled A United Airlines pilot has been charged in a bizarre ax attack earlier this month in which he savaged a parking arm at a Denver International Airport employee parking lot, causing an estimated $700 in damage. Police say the pilot, Kenneth Henderson …

Traveler verification program Clear allowed a passenger traveling with ammunition to breeze through its passenger authentication system last year, according to a Bloomberg report.  The passenger was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration and later found to also be traveling under a false identity, according to the report, which suggests the …

Police have completed their search of Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann’s Long Island home, said Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney in a news conference Tuesday afternoon.  Tierney said police found “approximately 279 weapons” in the “cluttered” residence, including “quite a few long guns” and 92 handgun permits. …

Seasoned travelers who know how to get the biggest bang for their air mileage sometimes use a hack known has “hidden city ticketing” to save money on airfare. Also called “skiplagging,” the practice involves buying multi-stop airline tickets with layovers in a desired destination, then ditching the second flight.  Savvy …