The owner of a Massachusetts assisted-living facility that was the site of a fatal fire and an inspection company have sued each other over who is at fault for failure to address a faulty sprinkler …
Gov. Ron DeSantis has labeled the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a "foreign terrorist organization." Leaders of CAIR's Florida chapter announced on Tuesday that they plan to file a …
Mark Allen Geralds is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Geralds was convicted of stabbing Tressa Pettibone to death during a home invasion robbery more than 30 years ago. He was …
Illinois has a new law shielding immigrants from federal enforcement near courthouses, hospitals, university campuses, and day cares. Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed the law on Tuesday, and it …
The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from an agreement with Houston to curb illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods. The move is part of the Trump administration's dismantling of …
A Georgia Senate leader is resigning from the state legislature to focus on his Republican campaign for lieutenant governor. Republican state Sen. John Kennedy, a Macon lawyer, has served as Senate …
A private company is offering South Carolina's state-owned utility $2.7 billion to complete two abandoned nuclear plants. The deal between utility Santee Cooper and Brookfield Asset Management is far …
More people are turning to GoFundMe for help with basic needs such as housing and food. The crowdfunding platform's annual report, released Tuesday, shows a 20% increase in fundraisers for …
Asian shares are mostly lower after U.S. stocks pulled away from their record heights. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices slipped. On Monday, the S&P 500 slipped 0.3% for its second loss in 11 …
Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is running for governor of New York. Blakeman announced his candidacy on Tuesday. His entrance into the race kicks off what is expected to be a …
A federal judge has allowed a Tufts University student from Turkey to resume research and teaching while she challenges her arrest and detention by the Trump administration. Rümeysa Öztürk, a PhD …
Israel’s military took journalists into Rafah this week. Troops seized the city at Gaza’s southernmost point last year and largely flattened it. The trip came as the 2-month-old ceasefire reaches …
A federal judge in New York has granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking case, citing a new …
The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet. The scientists in the new report say climate change, …
Federal judge grants Justice Department’s request to unseal records from Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2021 sex trafficking case.
The holiday season comes with a lot of pollution from materials, manufacturing, processing, packaging, shipping and wrapping. Millions of pounds of wrapping paper go into landfills annually. Plus, …
It's time for the Geminid meteor shower, one of the strongest of the year. The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December. The fireballs tend to be yellow in color and can be …
Dominican court orders new trial for Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco after he was convicted of sexually abusing a minor.
Stowe Mountain Rescue in Vermont has noticed a troubling trend among skiers. Influenced by social media, inexperienced skiers are venturing out of bounds, getting lost and needing rescue. The team …
A new conservation plan would preserve pristine desert vistas beside the longtime home of 20th century painter Georgia O’Keeffe and ensure visitors continued access to a spiritual retreat, along …