
Philly's top federal prosecutor, David Metcalf, confirmed by US Senate
PHILADELPHIA — The Trump administration’s pick to lead Philadelphia’s U.S. attorney’s office was confirmed by the ... Read More
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Massachusetts federal funding cuts total $3.7 billion over multiple fiscal years, Gov. Healey says
President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans’ federal funding cuts have sliced roughly $3.7 billion away from Massachusetts and impacted at least four different fiscal years, a sum that is likely to reshape ...Read more
Lawsuit challenges new Michigan marijuana tax, would upend roads deal
LANSING, Mich. — An industry group that represents cannabis businesses in Michigan filed a lawsuit Tuesday afternoon, challenging a state law that was signed hours earlier to impose a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana.
The...Read more
Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to 'dementia' and obsessive fixations
CHICAGO — In a scathing critique of President Donald Trump, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday accused the Republican president of deploying National Guard troops to the Democratic cities of Chicago and Portland based ...Read more
J&J must pay record $966 million in talc baby powder cancer case
Johnson & Johnson was told by a California jury to pay $966 million to the family of a deceased woman who blamed her cancer on life-long use of the company’s baby powder in the largest verdict for a single user in the 15...Read more
Why did Tesla's discounts disappoint consumers and investors?
Tesla investors and consumers were disappointed after the company unveiled its long-awaited, less expensive versions of the Model 3 and Model Y.
Intended to help Tesla reach a broader customer base and shed its reputation...Read more
2 years after Hamas-led attack, an Israeli town struggles to rebuild
BEERI, Israel — Little has changed in the house of Miri Gad Messika's parents from two years ago, when Hamas-led militants blitzed into this tiny community less than three miles from Gaza's eastern edge, killing more ...Read more
Hilaria Baldwin denies being a 'nepo wife'
Hilaria Baldwin has denied being a "nepo wife".
The influencer, 41, made the statement while insisting her actor husband Alec Baldwin, 67, did not help her secure a place on the new season of Dancing with the Stars.
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck 'have found a new balance in relationship since finalising divorce'
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are said to have found a new balance in their relationship since finalising their divorce earlier this year.
The singer, 56, filed for divorce from actor Ben, 53, in August 2024 on what ...Read more
Nicole Kidman makes her return to social media to mark Paris Fashion Week
Nicole Kidman has made her return to social media to mark Paris Fashion Week.
Sharing photos from the Chanel runway show, the 58-year-old's move comes shortly after her separation from Keith Urban, 57.
The Practical ...Read more
Massachusetts Legislature considers plan to install Narcan at all MBTA stations
BOSTON — The Bay State is considering a proposal to make doses of the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan available at all MBTA stations, with one state senator saying the life-saving drug should be “as common as fire...Read more
Boston Mayor Wu to headline 'No Kings' protest amid sanctuary battle with feds
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is set to headline a “No Kings” protest on Oct. 18, roughly a month after the city was sued by the Trump administration over its sanctuary policies that the feds see as thwarting their ...Read more
Sensitive police files to be opened up for watchdogs under new law signed by Newsom
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that will allow police oversight officials investigating misconduct to access confidential law enforcement personnel records, a change that watchdogs have argued will ...Read more
Federal agents held him in a hospital for 37 days, at times shackled to his bed, without charging him
LOS ANGELES — For more than a month, federal immigration officials surveilled Bayron Rovidio Marin in a hospital bed at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where he lay recuperating from serious injuries to his leg after an ...Read more
LA County launches investigation into historic sex abuse settlement
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County launched an investigation Tuesday to determine whether a record $4 billion sex abuse settlement approved this year may be tainted.
County supervisors unanimously approved a motion to ...Read more
Trump halts Venezuela talks as US considers cartel targets on land
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has called off U.S. diplomatic engagement with Venezuela, people familiar with the move said, a decision that favors Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s more hard-line approach and may ...Read more
Florida bill would require universities to rename streets in honor of Charlie Kirk
Some Florida universities may need to rename certain streets after Charlie Kirk or risk losing state funding, if a state lawmaker gets his way.
Republican Rep. Kevin Steele of Dade City filed a bill Tuesday that would ...Read more
Gov. Newsom signs bill that targets antisemitism and other discrimination in schools
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that sets up a state Office for Civil Rights to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination in California schools.
Assembly Bill 715 was among the most hotly ...Read more
White House celebrates Rosie O'Donnell applying for Irish citizenship
Rosie O’Donnell isn’t the only one happy she’s seeking citizenship in another country; staffers at President Donald Trump’s White House are also counting their lucky charms.
The Emmy Award-winning comedienne, who ...Read more
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom approves school bias bills despite educators' free speech fears
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills Tuesday to address antisemitism and other forms of discrimination on public school campuses in California.
AB 715 would establish a state-level Office of ...Read more
Police: Casualty total from Annunciation mass shooting rises after new victims accounted for
Minneapolis police said Tuesday that several more children were wounded than initially reported during the fatal mass shooting in late August at Annunciation Catholic Church.
Police Sgt. Garrett Parten, the department’s...Read more
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