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Police officers look at the tree at Sycamore Gap, next to Hadrian's Wall, in Northumberland, England, Thursday on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. One of the UK's most photographed trees was "deliberately" felled in an apparent act of vandalism, authorities said. The 300-year-old tree was made famous when it appeared in Kevin Costner's 1991 film <em>Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves</em>.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested in England over the felling of an iconic tree

Thousands see the tree each year as they walk along Hadrian's Wall, which guarded the Roman Empire's northwestern frontier. It appeared in Kevin Costner's 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.

Shown is the aftermath of a ransacked liquor store in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

72 people are charged in Philadelphia after stores were ransacked last week

Prosecutors said Monday that 67 adults and five juveniles face charges from criminal mischief to conspiracy and felony burglary.

The Tuskegee VA hospital was the first in the country to be led by an all-Black medical team. It became a hub for Black medical professionals to develop their careers.

A century ago, Black WWI vets demanded better care. They got their own VA hospital

This is the centennial of the first Veterans Affairs hospital established to treat Black veterans. It opened in Tuskegee, Ala., after veterans were denied equitable health care after World War I.

Emily Gebel was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2022. After Gebel moved her treatment from Seattle to Alaska, where she lived, she discovered it was priced much higher in her home state.

She received chemo in two states. Why did it cost so much more in Alaska?

A breast cancer patient who received similar treatments in two states saw significant differences in cost, illuminating how care in remote areas can come with a stiffer price tag.

President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with Pacific Islands Forum leaders during the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit in the East Room of the White House on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Washington.

Biden tells Pacific islands leaders he'll act on their warnings about climate change

Biden said his administration is requesting Congress approve $200 million in new assistance for the region, including financing to help the islands prepare for climate and natural hazards.

Security personnel outside the High Commission of Canada in New Delhi. Both India and Canada have expelled a diplomat as part of escalating tensions over the death of a Sikh activist in British Columbia in June.

What to know about the tensions between Canada and India over the killing of a Sikh

Canada says India is linked to the June killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent activist for the creation of a Sikh homeland in India. India considered Nijjar a terrorist but denies involvement.

This image provided by NASA shows astronaut Frank Rubio floating inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world." Rubio now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight. Rubio surpassed the U.S. record of 355 days on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at the International Space Station. He arrived at the outpost last September with two Russians for a routine six months.

A NASA astronaut is back on Earth after a year in space, the longest for an American

Frank Rubio's first mission broke the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight earlier this month. Rubio is a medical doctor and was a lieutenant colonel and Blackhawk helicopter pilot in the Army.

Pedestrians pass a Starbucks in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York on June 13.

Fed-up consumers are increasingly going after food companies for misleading claims

This week a federal judge in Manhattan allowed a case to move forward against Starbucks over claims its fruit-based drinks were lacking fruit.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in the U.S. Capitol Thursday alongside House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York.

As Ukraine's war drags on and a D.C. shutdown looms, Zelenskyy makes his case for aid

In a visit to Washington, the Ukrainian leader faces a small but growing chorus of skepticism at new funding for the war, as $24 billion of aid hangs in limbo ahead of a possible government shutdown.

The famous Sycamore Gap tree along Hadrian's Wall in northern England is seen in June, at top, and the new landscape on Thursday after someone cut the tree down.

Despair flows after England's Sycamore Gap tree is cut down. Could it regrow?

The famous tree in northern England is believed to have been around 200 years old. Efforts are under way to salvage it through regrowth or grafting — or starting over from a new seed.

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