WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It’s official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from […]
Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana’s drinking supply
BATON ROUGE, La. — An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern Louisiana’s drinking water supplies, is once again creeping up the waterway. For the third […]
Harris condemns Trump rhetoric, says voters should make sure he ‘can’t have that microphone again’
PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday decried Republican Donald Trump for inflammatory rhetoric about migrants in Springfield, Ohio and on other topics, saying voters should make sure he […]
California governor signs laws to protect actors against unauthorized use of AI
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off Tuesday on legislation aiming at protecting Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized artificial intelligence that could be used to create digital […]
Rutgers president plans to leave top job at New Jersey’s flagship university
The president of Rutgers University, New Jersey’s flagship institution of higher learning, announced Tuesday that he will step down next year. Jonathan Holloway, 57, who became the university’s first Black […]
Conservative group asks FEC to probe effort to promote spoiler candidates
WASHINGTON — A secretive group that recruited retired and disabled supporters of Donald Trump to run as third-party spoiler candidates in some of the nation’s most competitive congressional districts was […]
Overseas threats hit the Ohio city where Trump and Vance lies slandered Haitians over dogs and cats
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Ohio stationed state police at Springfield schools Tuesday in response to a rash of bomb threats — the vast majority that officials said came from overseas —- […]
A Southern California man pleads not guilty to setting a fire that exploded into a massive wildfire
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — A California man has pleaded not guilty to starting a fire that authorities said ballooned into a massive wildfire and forced the evacuation of thousands of […]
UN considers resolution demanding Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly is considering a Palestinian resolution Tuesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year […]
Kroger and Albertsons prepare to make a final federal court argument for their merger
PORTLAND, Ore. — Kroger and Albertsons were expected to present their closing arguments Tuesday in a U.S. District Court hearing on their proposed merger, which the federal government hopes to […]