Peter Max, pop artist known for his colorful psychedelic style, dies at 88
Peter Max, the pop artist and hippie icon who helped define the vibrant psychedelic style of the 1960s and whose work ... Read More
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Byron Donalds says hotel taxes should be used for infrastructure
ORLANDO, Fla. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds said Thursday he supports broadening the uses of hotel taxes in Florida, specifically to allow the levy on room nights and short-term rental stays to be ...Read more
US Customs and Border agent convicted of raping, robbing sex workers in Chicago-area hotel rooms
CHICAGO — Veteran U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent Luis Uribe tried to tell a federal jury this week that he was raised to respect women, that “no means no” and “stop means stop.”
“I’ve never raped ...Read more
California newsrooms await grants, Newsom's decision on tax credits
California’s beleaguered news industry — which has seen its advertising decline steadily over the past 20 years due to competition from online giants like Google and Meta, resulting in layoffs, smaller newsrooms and ...Read more
Former Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl dies at 84
Former Sen. Jon Kyl, once a key player in Arizona politics and a powerful voice in Republican leadership, has died at the age of 84.
His family announced his death on Thursday of complications from an unspecified ...Read more
Woman who plowed her SUV into a Metro bus in LA, killing 2, was high at the time, prosecutors say
LOS ANGELES — The 36-year-old woman charged with murder in a violent, high-speed crash that killed two people in Chatsworth on Tuesday was under the influence of drugs and had narcotics in the car when she drove the ...Read more
Pennsylvania is asking CDC for more emergency aid, but only if measles deaths are reported
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania is seeking more emergency aid from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to respond to the state’s largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years, but only if the federal agency ...Read more
Minnesota's 18th measles case of 2026 emerges near Wisconsin hotspot
Minnesota’s streak of almost six months without a new measles case ended this week when an infection was confirmed in an unvaccinated adult in one of the state’s least-vaccinated counties.
The state’s 18th measles ...Read more
NYC braces for multiple daily protests as world leaders arrive for UN General Assembly
NEW YORK — As New York braces for multiple daily protests around this year’s United Nations General Assembly, NYPD officers will flood midtown Manhattan to protect the public and controversial world leaders scheduled ...Read more
Iran war pushes diesel – the economy’s lifeblood – to record high prices, with no relief on the horizon
Diesel fuel prices in the U.S. continue to break all-time records, hitting $6.28 a gallon as a national average on Sept. 14, 2026, and they aren’t likely to come down anytime soon. Because diesel is the fuel for ...Read more
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky's baby name and sex revealed
Lady Gaga and her fiance Michael Polansky's baby is a girl.
On September 11, it was reported that the 40-year-old pop megastar and the 42-year-old entrepreneur have secretly welcomed their first child together.
And now a...Read more
King Charles 'giddily elated' after Princess Diana's death, Charles Spencer's memoir claims
Charles Spencer has claimed King Charles "sounded giddily elated - like a lottery winner" during a phone call immediately after Princess Diana's death.
The 9th Earl Spencer, 62, wrote the shock allegation in his memoir, ...Read more
Officials called Alligator Alcatraz's 'box' a hoax. Detainees called it torture
MIAMI — At a state-run detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, immigrant detainees had different names for the roughly 4 feet by 4 feet cages in which officers left men shackled for hours in the Florida ...Read more
Family of Bryan Kohberger wants to see him earn murder trial in new legal push
BOISE, Idaho — The family of Bryan Kohberger, the man who pleaded guilty to killing four University of Idaho students but now claims he’s innocent, says they back his legal effort to withdraw his plea in favor of a ...Read more
Democratic AG candidate in Florida blames Uthmeier for Alligator Alcatraz; calls for investigation
MIAMI — José Javier Rodríguez, the Democratic candidate for Florida attorney general, is demanding an investigation into the now-closed detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz following a federal watchdog report...Read more
NC lobbyists agree to civil fine in deal to drop charge over bourbon tour
Three lobbyists whose clients helped cover expenses for state lawmakers attending a bourbon tour each agreed to pay a $1,000 civil fine on Thursday and avoid the possibility of a misdemeanor criminal conviction.
Attorneys...Read more
Miami Republican congresswoman's new campaign ad slams Trump on immigration
MIAMI — Miami Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar chastised President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda and warned him against listening to his advisers in a new campaign ad released Thursday — just seven weeks...Read more
More UC students are failing intro math courses as regents weigh reinstating SAT
The University of California regents opened their first sustained public discussion Wednesday about whether to reinstate the SAT requirement in admissions, as math grades continue to slide, dueling opinions surfaced, and ...Read more
Grace Reiter joins the cast of 'Saturday Night Live'
MINNEAPOLIS — “Saturday Night Live” is adding another Midwesterner.
Grace Reiter, who grew up in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, will join the cast when it returns for its 52nd season on Sept. 26.
The other newcomer ...Read more
Walmart store brand frozen food recalled nationwide after listeria found
Two lots of Walmart store brand frozen pasta have been recalled after testing by the Departments of Agriculture in Florida and Washington state found listeria.
New York City’s Gias Foods issued the recall of Bettergoods...Read more
Trump revokes Obama-era order that served as framework for Chesapeake Bay restoration
BALTIMORE — President Donald Trump issued an executive order this week revoking an order that has mandated states and municipalities to contribute to improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay for 17 years, claiming the ...Read more
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