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CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday unveiled a $1.15 billion deficit for 2026, an unsurprising but still formidable hurdle heading into his third budget.

Having taken a 2026 property tax hike — which faced long ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Tom Emmer is calling for Minnesota to repeal its transgender refuge law following the deadly Annunciation Catholic Church shooting.

The recent comments from Emmer, the No. 3 Republican in the U.S. ...Read more

SAN JOSE — Disgraced former city councilmember Omar Torres was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday after his April conviction for sexually abusing a younger relative in the 1990s, a shocking revelation that surfaced ...Read more

After decades of debauchery and an untold number of conceptions, revelers at Burning Man celebrated a rare birth at Black Rock City in Nevada on Wednesday morning, after a festivalgoer unexpectedly went into labor on the ...Read more

Georgia agriculture officials are warning farmers to be on the lookout for an invasive pest that is spreading rapidly in the state, posing a threat to cotton and other major crops.

The two-spot cotton leafhopper (Amrasca ...Read more

DENVER — Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued a defiant statement Friday in response to what he called the Trump administration’s “anti-trans agenda,” but stopped short of saying whether the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are urging its chairman to delay a hearing scheduled for next week for a Federal Reserve Board nominee following President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a Fed ...Read more

Sabrina Carpenter doesn't care what "Tommy from Arkansas" thinks about her artistic choices.

In an interview with "CBS Mornings" on Friday, the "Espresso" singer talked about her reaction to the controversy behind the ...Read more

Top royal reporters are shrugging off a report that Prince Harry will finally enjoy some face time with King Charles when he visits the U.K. on Sept 8 for a charity event, saying that the monarch is reluctant to be part of...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Backed by a hefty list of prominent endorsers, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis has officially kicked off her bid for a southeast L.A. County congressional seat, should new district maps be ...Read more

The Shapiro administration is allocating state resources to preserve specialized supports for LGBTQ callers that were removed from a national suicide and crisis hotline in July.

With the 988 hotline used by millions of ...Read more

NEW YORK — A pro-Palestinian protester splattered red paint across the Greenwich Village home of the New York Times executive editor early Friday, police said.

The red paint was found on the front steps, walls, sidewalk...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is making calls to legislators and has his team planning for a potential special session on gun legislation, a senior administration official says.

“It’s time to take serious ...Read more

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid feels "happy" for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.

The loved-up couple recently announced their engagement, and Andy - who coaches Travis at the Chiefs - has now voiced his support ...Read more

Brooks Nader found it tough to relive the "demise" of her relationship with Gleb Savchenko.

The 28-year-old model's break-up from Gleb features on her new reality TV show, Love Thy Nader, and Brooks has admitted that she ...Read more

Sabrina Carpenter is "pretty transparent" in her approach to relationships.

The 26-year-old singer thinks her former romantic partners actually feel "pretty flattered" whenever she writes and releases a song about them.

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Cracker Barrel has quietly deleted a Pride page and removed references to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging employee resource groups from its website.

The changes, first reported by CNN, follow a highly ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked Congress to claw back nearly $5 billion in already-approved foreign aid spending, a proposal timed to take advantage of the looming end of the fiscal year and allowing him to cut...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The federal public defender’s office in Los Angeles filed a motion Friday to disqualify acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, arguing that President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as the top federal ...Read more

Dr. Rana Alissa hears it daily in the clinic.

“It’s better for my kid to get the virus than get the vaccine.”

“The more you [doctors] vaccinate, the more money you get.”

“I did not vaccinate any of my kids, ...Read more