Do metals found in tampons pose a health risk? A new FDA study provides an answer
A new study from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detected heavy metals, including lead and arsenic, in popular ... Read More
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Khamenei's funeral concluded amid renewed US, Iran fighting
Iran concluded the funeral of its slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was assassinated in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes and amid renewed fighting with the U.S.
Khamenei was laid to rest ...Read more
Maryland redistricting proposal sparks questions over political motives
BALTIMORE — Maryland lawmakers will return to Annapolis next month to consider a constitutional amendment that could change how the state redraws its congressional districts, reviving a debate over whether the proposal ...Read more
Not everyone is leaving California -- new commercial battery maker sets up shop in Sacramento
The lithium-ion batteries that supply much of today’s clean energy come with some infamous drawbacks, from fire risk to reliance on foreign mining.
Alternatives have been slow to get off the ground.
But California ...Read more
Newsom signs bill to boost special ed spending as Sacramento schools struggle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Thursday that includes a $2.4 billion increase for special education programs in California schools, calling the budget a step toward improving services for ...Read more
LA Unified School District faces 'severe' signs of insolvency; county warns it could take control of budget
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District faces “severe” indications that it will be insolvent by November 2027 — falling $231 million into the red and unable to make payroll — county analysts have ...Read more
Maryland man sentenced for attempting to join ISIS, plotting US attack
BALTIMORE — A Hanover man received a 15-year sentence with lifetime supervised release Wednesday in the U.S. District Court of Maryland for attempting to join the terrorist group ISIS before police arrested him at BWI ...Read more
Eric Trump's Bitcoin bet erases $600 million from family fortune
American Bitcoin Corp. was built around a simple idea: that owning and mining Bitcoin would be enough to mint money.
Instead, the company co-founded by Eric Trump is mired in a deep downturn. As Bitcoin sank into a bear ...Read more
Meghan Markle accused of being 'MIA' during Prince Harry's difficult week in the UK
Even though Prince Harry was denied rooms at Buckingham Palace during his visit to London this week, and he suffered a catastrophic court defeat in his lawsuit against the Daily Mail, his “team” were desperately ...Read more
Jaime King answers questions on Taylor Swift friendship status after wedding absence
NEW YORK — Jaime King has addressed speculation swirling around her relationship with Taylor Swift after her absence from the pop star’s gala wedding to Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce.
Hundreds of celebrities ...Read more
Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward using wheelchair but will 'keep rocking'
Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward shared with fans that he’s been using a wheelchair to get around as of late — but that he’s not going to let it stop him from doing what he does best.
“I’ve reached a place where ...Read more
Luke Wilson is a new dad, reportedly welcomes first baby with Kendall Yates
LOS ANGELES — Luke Wilson has reportedly welcomed his first child with girlfriend Kendall Yates.
The new parents were spotted with their baby at a Tuesday press event for Wilson's upcoming Netflix series, "The Hawk," ...Read more
Boise to see first triple-digit temperatures of 2026. How long will the 100s last?
BOISE, Idaho — Already melting in the warm weather? Boise is about to get even hotter.
High temperatures in Idaho’s capital city are expected to hit triple digits for the first time in 2026, likely on Friday.
“High...Read more
'It looked like an apocalypse': Miami rescuers describe their efforts in Venezuela
On the evening of June 26, city of Miami Assistant Fire Chiefs Christopher Diaz and Gerardo Rodriguez received a call. Within four hours, they and 77 other Miami-based first responders were ready to deploy to Venezuela, ...Read more
Review: 'Little House on the Prairie' stays true to the spirit of the novel, if less so its letter
"Little House on the Prairie" is the third television adaptation to bear the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder's 1935 autobiographical novel of life on the Kansas plains in 1869 to 1870. The first, the Michael Landon television...Read more
'Total Eclipse of the Heart' and 4 other essential Bonnie Tyler songs
LOS ANGELES — Bonnie Tyler was never afraid to go bigger. The raspy-voiced Welsh singer, who died Wednesday at 75, was best known to pop fans — and to karaoke enthusiasts — for her smash 1983 single "Total Eclipse of...Read more
Chicago FBI boss forced into early retirement, skips lunch with US Attorney Boutros
CHICAGO — Shortly after Douglas DePodesta became head of the FBI’s storied Chicago bureau, he told the Tribune he would love to call it a career in his adopted hometown when he hit the mandatory retirement age in a few...Read more
Venezuela quake death toll reaches 3,811 two weeks after disaster
Two weeks after Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes, the country is entering a new and increasingly painful phase of the disaster. While hopes of finding additional survivors have all but vanished, tens of thousands...Read more
Bonnie Tyler dies at 75: A look back at 10 of the singer's greatest songs
Bonnie Tyler will be widely remembered for one song.
And for very good reasons, given that the tune in question — “Total Eclipse of the Heart” — stands as one of the greatest and certainly most memorable power ...Read more
Judge says US Attorney Andrew Boutros violated her order in Tren de Aragua case, but issues no sanctions
CHICAGO — A contrite U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros told a federal magistrate judge Thursday he was confident that a murder and kidnapping case involving the Tren de Aragua gang would have been unsealed by the time he ...Read more
Review: The titanically misguided live-action remake of 'Moana' is missing the heart in its ocean
You know a movie is adrift when you spend the running time admiring the grooming. As in the animated 2016 "Moana," a Polynesian teenager (Catherine Laga'aia) sets sail to save her starving people by returning a heart stone...Read more
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