U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi have met with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in Memphis. The meeting comes as about a dozen federal law enforcement agencies ordered by …
Citing the 9/11 attacks and other threats, a U.S. judge has blocked the federal government from cutting $34 million in funding to protect New York's transportation system from terrorist attacks. …
A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it is shutting down its primary care operations because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers. President …
A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored. PEN America’s “Banned in the USA,” released Wednesday, tracks over 6,800 instances of …
Shares are mixed in Asia, with Chinese markets closed for a weeklong holiday. Markets appeared to be taking a potential shutdown of the U.S. government in stride. China's central bank said it plans …
Detainees arriving at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades are given color-coded uniforms and segregated based on criminal history and flight risk. That is according to a …
A massive brick chimney on a New York City apartment building has collapsed after an explosion, sending debris plummeting to the ground. This happened Wednesday in the Bronx when officials were …
It’s been eight years since Daniel Day-Lewis announced his retirement from acting and said he wanted to “explore the world in a different way.” But the big-screen absence of the actor many …
Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Wednesday morning with no immediate signs of the government shutdown that is triggering the furlough of about …
It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. The company confirmed it would discontinue the service on Tuesday, September 30th, citing routine evaluations of its offerings. …
Washington Post journalist Lally Weymouth has died at the age of 82. Weymouth was the daughter of the late Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham and forged her own journalistic career …
At DePaul University, a Catholic school in Chicago, students have created a covert contraceptive delivery network called “the womb service.” The group has continued after the university banned …
An appeals court in Qatar has overturned the conviction of Remy Rowhani, leader of the country’s small Baha’i community. That's according to an international Baha’i organization monitoring the …
Part of a high-rise apartment building in New York City has collapsed, leaving a corner of the building in a pile of rubble. The city’s fire department said it had no immediate reports of injuries. …
The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada. The Department of Energy will take a 5% …
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants came to Florida in recent years as immigration surged under former President Joe Biden. In Orlando, immigrants settled throughout the …
Five unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks have collapsed into the ocean. Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda rumbled in the Atlantic on Tuesday, causing the damage. The National Park …
Electronic Arts, the video game maker of “Madden NFL,” “The Sims,” and other popular titles, is being acquired and taken private for about $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever …
An active shooter hoax that plunged New Jersey’s largest military base into lockdown was prompted by a civilian employee who wanted to “trauma bond” with her colleagues. That's according to …
Domestic goats are reaching new heights on Vermont's ski slopes. Magic Mountain in southern Vermont used goats to clear its slopes of vegetation last year, and Jay Peak, near the Canadian border, is …