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State leaders are breathing a sigh of relief that the Trump administration’s threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided.

But experts say there’s still confusion about President Donald ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — In what might have been unheard of just two years ago, the Democrat in Bucks County’s key congressional race does not mention abortion or reproductive rights by name on his campaign website.

Instead, ...Read more

CHICAGO — Starting next year, Illinois will have new safeguards in place to prevent parents from being wrongly accused of child abuse or neglect when their children visit a doctor or hospital emergency room for ...Read more

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The ancient statues of the deities Heket and Beset, too heavy to move, were used for target practice. The 4,000-year-old skeletal remains from the bio-archaeology lab? Scattered or scorched. The gold ...Read more

In Minnesota, an elementary schooler has gone without surgery to treat a rare, life-threatening neck infection that isn’t responding to antibiotics.

Another young child can’t use their hearing aids because the family ...Read more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — The eighth-generation Lexus ES is one of the oldest models in the lineup of Toyota Motor Corp.’s luxury brand. For 2026, the sedan adopts one of the newest innovations in the industry: the multi-...Read more

Labor unions understand artificial intelligence isn't going anywhere.

The battle for them thus becomes ensuring that their members have a seat at the table to determine how that technology is implemented in their ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jeff Bezos got hit with a notice for about $244,000 in overdue L.A. County taxes and fees on his luxury jet.

A private aircraft that, according to flight tracking database JetSpy, is linked to Rihanna ...Read more

The little Los Angeles shop was a destination for Hello Kitty fans for decades when it decided to dive into a massive new wave of e-commerce — peddling its products live on TikTok.

The first floor of the JapanLA store ...Read more

CARNATION, Washington — Far from the refrigerated meat sections of Seattle's grocery stores, two dozen beef cattle relaxed in the afternoon drizzle falling on Carnation Farms' grassy fields.

Livestock manager Alex ...Read more

Women on parole report higher rates of housing instability, poor health and serious mental health and substance use disorders than men on parole and women who weren’t on parole, according to a new analysis from the ...Read more

By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever had health insurance, owing partly to his work over the years to pass, defend, and expand the Affordable Care Act.

It’s an achievement ...Read more

John Mulaney is in line to lead the cast of the upcoming movie reboot of Get Smart.

The 44-year-old comic is set to play the bright-but-incompetent Agent Maxwell Smart in Warner Bros.' take on the spy spoof, which is ...Read more

Andrew Garfield isn't worried about the "chaos" and confusion surrounding The Uprising's links to Robin Hood.

Last month, the period action drama seemed to have been retitled The Uprising: The Rise of Robin Hood, but it ...Read more

Busy Philipps' latest tests have confirmed there is "no sign" of a brain tumor anymore.

The Dawson's Creek actress revealed in August she had been diagnosed with a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, a rare slow-growing tumor, and...Read more

Tyrese Gibson has been cleared of all charges, almost a year after his dogs allegedly killed his neighbor's canine.

The Fast and Furious actor was charged with one count of cruelty to animals in October 2025, as well as a...Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow felt "extra shame" that her relationship with Brad Pitt ended.

The 53-year-old actress met her former fiancé in 1994 on the set of Se7en and they got engaged in 1996, but she was "so bummed" when they ...Read more

Dolly Parton's death doesn't "feel real" to her family.

The country music legend passed away on 26 August following a brief battle with cancer, and her niece, Heidi Parton, is having a hard time accepting she has gone for...Read more

The Trump administration’s proposal to crack down on voting by mail in federal elections – articulated in a March 2026 executive order – faces its toughest legal test so far, as the Supreme Court decides whether ...Read more

Rising costs for health insurance premiums offered to Starbucks workers are sparking tension.

With the fiscal year set to kick off for the Seattle-based coffee giant next month, benefits enrollment recently opened, and ...Read more