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BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health raised the risk level for West Nile Virus, or WNV, to high in many communities, urging residents to protect against the mosquito-borne disease.

“WNV findings in ...Read more

DENVER — More evacuation orders rolled out across Colorado’s Western Slope on Wednesday as five active wildfires burn across hundreds of square miles.

Colorado’s largest wildfire reached the Garfield County line on ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump warned he would impose “very severe consequences” if Russian leader Vladimir Putin didn’t agree to a ceasefire agreement later this week, following a call with European leaders ahead of ...Read more

Months of anti-government rallies in Serbia lapsed into violence again as supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic clashed with his opponents in three of the Balkan country’s biggest cities.

The rival groups hurled ...Read more

Mayor Adams vetoed two City Council bills late Wednesday that would boost minimum wages for grocery delivery workers to more than $20 an hour — a move that came after his top aide, Randy Mastro, launched an internal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been granted an extension after failing to fully divest all his assets in compliance with an ethics agreement, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg.

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LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, said Wednesday that she's concerned about a potential state government shutdown this fall and that it's irresponsible to delay budget ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Attorney General James Uthmeier said Wednesday that his office is reclassifying concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine products as a Schedule 1 drug in an effort to remove the product from stores in Florida.

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The more than $700 million in assets the United States says it has confiscated from Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro includes multiple luxury properties in Florida, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday.

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Tropical Storm Erin on Wednesday continued to push west through the Atlantic with a forecast to become the season’s first hurricane, growing to major hurricane strength by Friday, according to the National Hurricane ...Read more

Thousands of DACA recipients in California who are no longer eligible for the Affordable Care Act coverage are urged to take action before losing health care access at the end of the month.

Last summer, the Biden ...Read more

The share of Americans who drink alcohol has fallen to a record low, according to a new Gallup poll.

At the same time, a record-high share of Americans believe consuming alcohol, even in moderation, is unhealthy.

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Jennifer Aniston has filled her home with crystals to banish negative "nerves" from the mansion.

The Friends actress, 56, opened the doors of her Los Angeles home to Vanity Fair, declaring it a sanctuary from the ...Read more

Robert Plant has revealed why he recently turned down an invitation from Tony Iommi to attend Black Sabbath's farewell concert.

The legendary Led Zeppelin singe, 76, was asked to perform at Black Sabbath's "Back to the ...Read more

Mariah Carey says being "freezing" made the making of her iconic All I Want for Christmas video brutal.

The 56-year-old singer reflected on filming the promo for her 1994 festive hit in a new video for Allure, revealing ...Read more

MIAMI — Doral real estate broker George Pino — who piloted the boat that killed a 17-year-old girl when it crashed into a concrete channel marker in Biscayne Bay — pleaded not guilty Wednesday to his new manslaughter...Read more

A union representing workers at Boeing Co.’s St. Louis-area defense factories urged U.S. lawmakers from Missouri to intervene and nudge the planemaker to reach a deal.

The IAM Union, which represents 3,200 workers ...Read more

MIAMI — The fate of Alligator Alcatraz is now in the hands of a Miami federal judge who over the last four months sanctioned Florida’s Republican attorney general and blocked police from enforcing a new state ...Read more

More than two weeks after being denied entry to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Baltimore, members of the Maryland congressional delegation said Wednesday that, based on the limited information ...Read more

Ecolab is spending $1.8 billion for a high-tech business that purifies water for data centers and semiconductor operations.

The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company’s deal is for Montreal-based Ovivo Inc.’s electronics ...Read more