Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin – this is the future in a warming world
Michigan and parts of Wisconsin are in the midst of a historic flooding event in spring 2026. Days of heavy rainfall on... Read More
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Petition urges journalists to 'send a message' to Trump at White House Correspondents' Dinner
A petition signed by prominent media figures, including Dan Rather and Ann Curry, is urging organizers at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner to send a message to President Donald Trump, who plans...Read more
Future for voter ID bill unclear in Senate
WASHINGTON — Five weeks ago, Senate Republicans said they were bracing for an extended fight as they kicked off debate on their marquee election overhaul bill. Now, they have quietly set aside what’s known as the SAVE ...Read more
Georgia Rep. David Scott dies at 80
WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. David Scott, a 12-term congressman representing Georgia’s 13th District, has died. He was 80.
Combined with prior stints in the Georgia statehouse, Scott was in public service for over 50 ...Read more
Illinois Democrats trying to get 'millionaire tax' and redistricting amendment questions on fall ballot
Illinois voters could get a chance this fall to decide whether residents who earn more than $1 million a year should pay more in taxes, as some Democratic lawmakers are trying to convince a supermajority of their ...Read more
Updated lawsuit: Metro Surge cost St. Paul, Minneapolis businesses $600M
Operation Metro Surge led to an estimated $600 million loss in revenue to businesses in St. Paul and Minneapolis, according to a new filing in a lawsuit against the federal government.
The lawsuit says St. Paul and ...Read more
'Like I was disposable to him': Marimar Martínez testifies at congressional committee hearing about Border Patrol shooting
Marimar Martínez stood in front of members of Congress and took off her purple blazer, rolling up her sleeves to point to the spot where a bullet pierced her arm. She then pulled up her pant leg to show the scar left by ...Read more
Activists arrested during Earth Day protest outside Trump Tower in Midtown
NEW YORK — An Earth Day protest outside Trump Tower in Midtown ended in arrests on Wednesday, cops said.
A group of about 35 protestors sat in traffic outside the Fifth Avenue skyscraper near East 56th Street to protest...Read more
Minnesota 2nd Congressional District candidate caught betting on outcome of his election
MINNEAPOLIS — The prediction market platform Kalshi caught a Minnesota politician who traded on the outcome of his own election, the platform said Wednesday.
Kalshi’s surveillance team was alerted that a candidate in ...Read more
Jury delivers $16 million verdict against Oakland Diocese in bellwether sex abuse case
A jury in Alameda County, California, on Wednesday delivered a $16 million verdict against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, in a key lawsuit that could have far-reaching consequences for hundreds of people claiming ...Read more
Gov. Maura Healey renews call for federal refunds for Massachusetts residents over Trump's 'illegal tariffs'
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey continues to push for $1,745 in refunds from the Trump administration for every Massachusetts household while urging businesses to apply for their own federal refunds through a new online ...Read more
Review: Zach Galifianakis' charming 'This Is a Gardening Show' gives you food for thought
"This Is a Gardening Show" is a gardening show hosted by Zach Galifianakis, who is not kidding when he says (and says again) that "the future is agrarian." (Or, more critically, "the only future is agrarian.") Premiering ...Read more
MrBeast sued over claims of sexual harassment, firing a new mom
A former female staffer who worked for Beast Industries, the media venture behind the popular YouTube channel MrBeast, is suing the company, alleging she was sexually harassed and fired shortly after she returned from ...Read more
Rihanna -- and her baby daughter, Rocki -- rock the cover of W's 'Pop Issue'
The 7-month-old daughter of singer Rihanna shares the cover of W magazine’s Pop Issue with her famous mom.
Rocki Irish is the daughter of the the “Diamonds” singer and rapper ASAP Rocky, who’s one of several ...Read more
John F. Kennedy Jr. was reportedly planning a daytime talk show: 'The next Oprah'
While it’s long been assumed that John F. Kennedy Jr. harbored ambitions to follow in his father’s footsteps and run for political office, a new report, quoting a former TV executive, reveals that he actually wanted to...Read more
Embryo mix-up: Central Florida couple confirms ID of baby's genetic parents
ORLANDO, Fla. — The couple at the heart of an embryo mix-up case centering on a Seminole County fertility clinic has identified the genetic parents of their baby girl.
Tiffany Score and Steven Mills of Melbourne said in...Read more
Virginia election map win gives Democrats edge in battle for House in critical midterms
Democrats grabbed a massive win in the battle for control of the House of Representatives with a narrow but clear victory in a Virginia referendum that will likely allow them to flip four Republican-held seats ahead the ...Read more
Law requiring ICE agents to show identification struck down by 9th Circuit
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals slapped down a California law that would have forced immigration agents and other law enforcement officers to display ID while on duty, with a ruling Wednesday finding that the measure “...Read more
All-ages curfew in place for Friday night at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront: 'It's one and done'
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The all-ages 9:30 p.m. curfew will be in effect in the Oceanfront resort area Friday night despite a council member’s desire to cancel it and pending lawsuits against Virginia Beach.
Mayor Bobby ...Read more
D4vd murder case: Teen girl suffered multiple stab wounds, LA County medical examiner says
LOS ANGELES — Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenager who singer D4vd is charged with killing, died of multiple penetrating injuries before someone amputated her legs, arms and two of her fingers, the Los Angeles County ...Read more
In Medicaid fraud crackdown, feds now looking to audit all 50 states
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said Tuesday that the Trump administration will require every state within 30 days to turn in a plan to revalidate the health care ...Read more
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