Pop star Madonna sleeps with a purple stuffed octopus
Madonna sleeps with a purple stuffed octopus named Octavia.The 67-year-old pop star was gifted Octavia by her sister ... Read More
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Colorado priest in ill health faces deportation to Uganda as supporters search for help
DENVER — A Colorado priest who has been in the United States for 24 years is on the brink of being deported to Uganda, where his supporters say he could face political persecution from the regime ruling his home country....Read more
Trump has housing bill in limbo as Congress sends it for signing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump refused to commit to signing a major bipartisan housing bill, heightening uncertainty surrounding the fate of the legislation.
Trump told reporters Monday he had yet to decide on the...Read more
Iran ratchets up talk of controlling Hormuz ahead of new talks
A top Iranian official reiterated the country’s determination to maintain control over maritime traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes ahead of fresh negotiations with the U.S. on ending their ...Read more
Judge pushes Luigi Mangione's federal trial to January after stuck elevator delays him to court
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione got stuck in an elevator on the way to his federal court appearance on Monday, where the delays only continued as a judge pushed back his stalking trial to early 2027.
The suspected killer of ...Read more
California kids roasting marshmallows airlifted to burn center after tabletop fireplace jets out flames
LOS ANGELES — A tabletop fireplace that was recalled after it was linked to two deaths in the United States is apparently still injuring consumers, with two children in Southern California rushed to the hospital over the...Read more
Mother searches for missing son the U.S. deported to Venezuela shortly before earthquakes
For five days Oswadeliz Núñez Ramírez has been frantically searching for her son across hospitals in La Guaira and Caracas. He was among 146 migrants deported from the United States who arrived in Venezuela on the very ...Read more
What's a burnover? How wildland firefighters are trained to combat increasingly dangerous conditions
Wildland firefighters use a variety of longstanding safety measures to assess risk while working in increasingly dangerous conditions.
Federal investigators are examining the deaths of three wildland firefighters killed ...Read more
California revives $900 million homelessness program after Newsom reverses course
Nearly $1 billion in state homelessness funding will flow to California cities and counties after Gov. Gavin Newsom shifted his stance on limiting new spending on the state’s centerpiece program for shelters, services ...Read more
Did ChatGPT aid a Florida mass shooting? Student sues tech firm for negligence
In April of last year, Alianna Grant was walking back to her dorm near the student union at Florida State University when she made eye contact with a young man who would fire three bullets into her chest, stomach and ...Read more
Ex-Gov. Hogan calls Maryland GOP gubernatorial nominees 'unelectable,' won't back Cox
BALTIMORE — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan did not commit to supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox, whom he also declined to endorse in 2022, renewing questions about whether Maryland Republicans can ...Read more
SpaceX moonlit launch marks year's midway point as pace slows on Florida's Space Coast
A SpaceX launch Sunday night sent up a Sirius XM satellite under a nearly full moon, capping off the final launch planned from Florida in the first half of the year.
A Falcon 9 rocket on the SiriusXM SXM-11 mission headed...Read more
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes City Council to adopt tenants' rights package
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson added pressure to aldermen Monday as they began to vet his plan to overhaul Chicago renters’ rights with changes like capped move-in fees and a rental registry.
Johnson pitched the plan...Read more
Loggerhead sea turtle releases at Virginia Beach's North End draw applause
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A crowd of North End beachgoers hurried to the water’s edge at 47th Street on Thursday afternoon as an aquarium team released a rehabilitated loggerhead turtle.
Wearing blue shirts and gloves, ...Read more
Money was sought to restore Tampa Bay's coastal habitat. Gov. Ron DeSantis just vetoed it
TAMPA, Fla. — A suite of habitat restoration goals on a federal wildlife refuge offshore Pinellas County promised big benefits for human and animal residents alike:
More eastern oyster reefs to clean Tampa Bay’s water...Read more
Layoffs are 'inevitable' at Temple as school looks to cut $60 million, president says
Temple University has asked its schools, colleges, and administrative units to cut a total of $60 million to help offset a projected deficit for 2026-27.
President John Fry shared the plan in a message to the campus ...Read more
Fujimori narrowly wins Peru presidential vote on her 4th bid
LIMA, Peru — Conservative Keiko Fujimori won Peru’s presidential election by a slim margin in her fourth bid for the highest office in the copper-rich nation.
Fujimori received 50.14% of the vote, according to the ...Read more
San Diego's Qualcomm to buy startup Modular for $3.9 billion in AI push
SAN DIEGO — Qualcomm agreed to acquire AI software startup Modular in an all-stock deal valued at $3.92 billion, the San Diego chipmaker said Wednesday during its Investor Day, as it works to expand beyond smartphone ...Read more
Feds sue Massachusetts for providing reduced college tuition rates, financial aid to 'illegal aliens'
BOSTON — The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Massachusetts over a state law that it says provides in-state college tuition rates and financial aid to “illegal aliens” while denying out-of-state students the same ...Read more
Miami Catholic schools wanted tighter security. DeSantis cut the funding
MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered the ax to a portion of the state budget dedicated to funding security measures in Miami-Dade County Catholic schools — and local Catholic leaders aren’t happy about it.
On Monday,...Read more
San Diego-based Marine lost at sea identified as 21-year-old lance corporal
A San Diego-based Marine lost at sea during training exercises last week was identified by Marine officials Monday as a 21-year-old from Minnesota.
Lance Cpl. Armando Ortiz Canseco went missing early Thursday from the USS...Read more
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