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RICHMOND, Va. — The General Assembly met briefly Thursday for a special session, but they left without a budget deal in place.

“No white smoke,” Senate Finance and Appropriations Chair Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, ...Read more

NEW YORK — In the oil market, volatility recently spiked to levels not seen since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Commodities and stocks globally have whipsawed in response to every twist and turn in the Iran war: A ...Read more

BAISARIYEH, Lebanon — The coffin of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil floated above the crowd, draped in the red, white and green of the Lebanese flag, with Khalil's press vest and helmet balanced on top.

Khalil, a ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — It started out as a well-planned law-enforcement operation that culminated in the successful take-down of an illicit drug laboratory deep in the mountains of Mexico’s northern Chihuahua state.

But last ...Read more

When a couple marry in a church, synagogue or mosque, the ceremony does more than sanctify a union. Often, it binds two families to an institution.

For centuries, marriage and child-rearing have been among the ...Read more

The recent publication of confidential Supreme Court memoranda by The New York Times has brought to light a pivotal moment in the court’s history. “The birth of the Supreme Court’s shadow docket has long been a ...Read more

Large parts of the southeastern U.S. are in the midst of an exceptional drought, and it is fueling dozens of wildfires in Florida and Georgia.

One of those wildfires, in southeastern Georgia’s Brantley County,...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said an apology from Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming does not go far enough after she shared a video featuring an AI-generated image attacking Mayor ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Seeking to strengthen the state’s gun laws in an election year, the state House of Representatives voted this week for a controversial bill to ban new pistols that can be easily converted to fire like...Read more

DETROIT — The water level must drop more than 9 inches before emergency operations at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex are halted, state officials said Thursday.

"As of 8:30 a.m., 9.12 inches of water must recede ...Read more

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law on Earth Day that blocks local governments from enacting policies to track how their emissions contribute to climate change.

“Floridians should not be forced to pay for radical...Read more

The United States’ new top diplomat in Venezuela arrived in Caracas on Thursday, taking over at a pivotal moment in Washington’s push to stabilize and reshape the South American nation following the dramatic capture of...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — For those unable to make it to this year’s Stagecoach Country Music Festival, Amazon Music has you covered.

The livestream will feature two channels covering not only headliners, but also ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s top prosecutor on Thursday accused state lawmakers of effectively defying the courts, as a window narrows for the legislature to respond to a landmark ruling that struck down mandatory ...Read more

DETROIT — A judge sided against Sanford-area residents pursuing a lawsuit against the state of Michigan, determining they didn't prove the state was liable for damages caused by the 2020 Edenville and Sanford Dam ...Read more

Bay Area federal lawmakers marked Earth Day by introducing a bill Wednesday aimed at mitigating rampant whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay — an alarming statistic that has reached its highest level in 25 years.

The ...Read more

Texas falls short compared to other states when providing high-quality pre-K to 3- and 4-year-old students, according to a national report.

The 2025 State of Preschool Yearbook shows Texas only met two out of 10 standards...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Move over, Real Housewives, the Mormon Wives are headed to Orange County.

Hulu, which created the reality TV series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” announced Wednesday that it will launch a ...Read more

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that public officials can conceal public business by conducting it on their private devices.

Ruling 4-to-2, the state’s highest court said the Kentucky Open Records Act does not...Read more

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is planning to lay off 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, in May, as it seeks to cut costs to better prepare to do more with artificial intelligence.

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