Taylor Swift to become youngest inductee to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Taylor Swift will be the youngest writer ever inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.The 36-year-old ... Read More
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Lawsuits rising in cyclosporiasis outbreak with more likely coming, experts say
DETROIT — Lawsuits are mounting from Michigan's largest outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic illness that causes extreme gastrointestinal issues, as some of those infected seek compensation for what they've endured, ...Read more
Polls closed in South Carolina primary to replace Graham on GOP US Senate ballot
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The polls are closed and the South Carolina politicians and voters will be watching the results Tuesday night to see who will replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as the Republican nominee in ...Read more
Republicans to spend $6 million more to help Mike Rogers' Senate campaign
WASHINGTON — A Senate Republican group said Tuesday it’s adding $6 million this month to the $45 million it was already planning to spend on Michigan’s open U.S. Senate race for a total of $51 million to help GOP ...Read more
Trump weighs call for capital gains tax cuts as midterm boost
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is looking for new policy pledges he can present to voters ahead of the midterm election, according to a top economic aide and a former administration official, including potentially ...Read more
Smear campaign targets Democrat's sexuality in Florida congressional primary
MIAMI — The LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Florida is condemning a false and illegal text campaign unleashed Tuesday by hidden actors intent on smearing a South Florida congressional candidate over his sexuality.
The ...Read more
Juneau's Suicide Basin is full, with glacial outburst flooding expected within days
JUNEAU, Alaska — Suicide Basin, the source of Juneau’s annual glacial outburst floods, was full as of 9 a.m. Tuesday, putting the Mendenhall Valley on standby.
With the basin full, the 2026 flood is expected to occur ...Read more
Trump looks for ways to block Mamdani pied-à-terre tax
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to seek a way to block Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s planned pied-à-terre tax, calling it a “dangerous political experiment” that would backfire by spurring wealthy ...Read more
UC San Diego wins pivotal role in $81 million race to improve health after age 50
SAN DIEGO — The University of California, San Diego is now at the center of a global contest that hopes to unlock quality-of-life gains in the same way that a previous competition revolutionized commercial spaceflight.
...Read more
Florida Chamber trolls New York: Mamdani named Sunshine State's 'Economic Developer of Year'
The Florida Chamber of Commerce has become the latest business booster from the Sunshine State with a message for New York City denizens who have tired of the city’s high cost of living and doing business.
In the center...Read more
Severe storms with up to 99 mph winds sweep Chicago area, downing trees and power lines
CHICAGO — Extreme weather usually doesn’t scare Mary Beth Uretz, but she spent Tuesday morning crying in her Homewood basement, clutching her pets as the storm pounded.
“Psychologically, it’s a lot to deal with,�...Read more
Mayor Mamdani's wife, Rama Duwaji, to travel to Syria and Lebanon without NYPD detail
NEW YORK — Rama Duwaji, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife, will be heading to Syria and Lebanon without an NYPD detail next month as she visits family, city officials said.
“There was a miscommunication,” Mamdani said ...Read more
NY judge orders press overflow room for Luigi Mangione murder trial
NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday said there would be an overflow room open to members of the press and the public at alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione’s upcoming murder trial and that it was “reckless” of ...Read more
Flesh-eating bacteria are devouring limbs in warming waters worldwide − here’s how to protect yourself
Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people in the U.S. and beyond.
Vibrio vulnificus, a type of flesh-eating bacteria...Read more
Federal officer pulls gun in clash with protesters in downtown LA
LOS ANGELES — Local and federal authorities said they are investigating after two federal officers were assaulted and one of them was captured on video brandishing a gun at protesters in downtown Los Angeles over the ...Read more
NYC expands Mamdani-backed program for students in homeless shelters to more schools
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani is acting on a campaign pledge to expand New York City’s whole-of-government response to the urgent crisis of student homelessness — though at fewer schools than he promised.
The ...Read more
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs data center order and pushes City Council for moratorium
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Tuesday directing city departments to intensify scrutiny of new data centers in Chicago — a politically potent move that doesn’t unilaterally impose new ...Read more
North Carolina pastor in ICE custody received little medication before stroke, daughter says
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gabri Johnson and her family had spent 15 days trying to stop the U.S. from deporting her father after ICE agents had taken him into custody outside his house on July 15. They needed a break.
So Johnson ...Read more
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson names new chief financial officer
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed a new chief financial officer Monday, filling one of two vacancies on his fiscal team heading into his fourth budget cycle this fall.
Ashlee Gabrysch, most recently a senior ...Read more
'California's coast is not for sale': State battles Trump plan to limit coastal oversight
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — In a striking demonstration of support, hundreds of fired-up Californians rallied in Santa Monica to speak out against the Trump administration’s attempt to wrest local control over the state’s...Read more
NC Gov. Josh Stein signs budget changes, including taking some of his power away
RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed two bills on Tuesday that make changes to the state budget that only became law last month.
The General Assembly sent Stein six bills before adjourning ...Read more
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