The Congressional Budget Office estimates an increase of 10.9 million people without health insurance under President Donald Trump’s big bill, including 1.4 million who are in the country without legal […]
New Mexico appeals court rejects lawsuit against oil and gas regulators
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico appeals court rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation’s No. 2 oil-producing state failed to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and […]
Canadian wildfire smoke causes ‘very unhealthy’ conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe
MINNEAPOLIS — Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were […]
Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 16-24-29-36-45, Mega Ball: 13, Megaplier: The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game […]
FBI discovers cache of guns, armor and Nazi paraphernalia while raiding home
SEATTLE — Law enforcement discovered a cache of weaponry and armor, including a machine gun and grenade launchers, along with Nazi paraphernalia during a raid of a home in Washington […]
Arrest made in shooting that left 1 dead around North Carolina house party
HICKORY, N.C. — A 20-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on an attempted murder charge in connection with a weekend shooting around a house party in North Carolina that led to […]
LA County will pay $2.7M to teen attacked in ‘gladiator fights’ at detention facility
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County on Monday agreed to pay $2.7 million to a teenager who was attacked by at least six other young people at a juvenile detention […]
Five countries win seats on the UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS — Five countries won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday in uncontested elections and will start serving two-year terms in January on the U.N.’s most […]
Two boat operators charged in wakeboarding girl’s death in South Florida
Misdemeanor charges have filed against the man who was operating the boat that fatally struck a 15-year-old girl off a South Florida beach last year, as well as the man […]
Connecticut town’s schools are investigated for transgender athlete policies
A school system in Connecticut that’s at the center of an ongoing legal fight over allowing transgender student athletes to participate in competitive girls’ sports is being investigated by the […]