HARRISBURG, Pa. — The brash and chaotic first days of President Donald Trump ‘s Department of Government Efficiency, once led by the world’s richest man Elon Musk, spawned state-level DOGE […]
Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests, and some blame overfishing
GLOUCESTER POINT, Va. — Stepping onto an old wooden duck blind in the middle of the York River, Bryan Watts looks down at a circle of sticks and pine cones […]
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the […]
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 12-23-24-31-56, Mega Ball: 1, Megaplier: The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game […]
Muslim inmate who won US Supreme Court beard case claims retaliatory transfer by Arkansas officials
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Muslim inmate who won a U.S. Supreme Court case upholding his right to grow a beard for religious reasons said in a lawsuit that Arkansas […]
US sanctions Cuban President Díaz-Canel and other officials for human rights violations
HAVANA — The United States government announced Friday it was sanctioning Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other top officials for human rights violations and restricting access to visas on the […]
David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, has died
David Gergen, a veteran of Washington politics and an adviser to four presidents in a career spanning decades in government, academia and media, has died. He was 83. Gergen worked […]
Memorial in flood-ravaged Texas city becomes focal point of community’s grief
KERRVILLE, Texas — A chain-link fence that separates Water Street in the center of Kerrville from the Guadalupe River just a few hundred feet away has become a makeshift memorial, […]
Young Democrats have called for a rebrand. They’re vying to replace the party’s old guard
PHOENIX — Deja Foxx celebrated her April birthday in a way most 25-year-olds don’t. The extra candle meant she was now eligible to represent Arizona in Congress, and Foxx marked […]
Could this Hawaii community be the next Lahaina? Some residents fear a similar wildfire fate
WAIANAE, Hawaii — When there’s enough rain, the mountain-framed expanse of vacant land behind Calvin Endo’s house looks like the lush and verdant landscape that makes tropical Hawaii famous. But […]