BALTIMORE — Years after immigrating to the U.S. and settling in the Baltimore area, Maria del Carmen Castellón was working toward a new chapter of her family’s American dream, hoping […]
Fire destroys 105-year-old post office on Standing Rock Reservation
SELFRIDGE, N.D. — A fire destroyed the 105-year-old post office in Selfridge, North Dakota, early Monday. State and federal authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, KFYR-TV reported. Five […]
Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida challenge
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 […]