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Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer will likely be the next U.S. ambassador to Belize.

Bauer, who served under Gov. Mark Sanford, was appointed by President Donald Trump’s administration Tuesday. The nomination ...Read more

A Florida state college’s plan to build a data center near Lake Okeechobee has stoked fierce pushback from residents and an about-face from the DeSantis administration, which granted $1.5 million in state funds to the ...Read more

Michigan and parts of Wisconsin are in the midst of a historic flooding event in spring 2026. Days of heavy rainfall on top of snow have sent lakes and rivers over their banks and threatened several dams in both states,...Read more

Washington is buzzing with the possibility that President Donald Trump might name one or more Supreme Court justices before the November midterm elections.

In a conversation with Fox Business TV host Maria ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices grappled over a president’s power over immigration enforcement Wednesday during oral arguments over a technical challenge to the government’s ability to take away someone’s green...Read more

The U.S. and Iran are locked in a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz after failing to meet for a fresh round of peace talks, with both sides blocking the waterway to gain leverage during an extended ceasefire.

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LOS ANGELES — Dave Mason, a founding member of the British psychedelic rock band Traffic who wrote some of their best-known songs including "Feelin' Alright?" and "Hole in My Shoe," has died. He was 79.

The singer and ...Read more

A petition signed by prominent media figures, including Dan Rather and Ann Curry, is urging organizers at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner to send a message to President Donald Trump, who plans...Read more

WASHINGTON — Five weeks ago, Senate Republicans said they were bracing for an extended fight as they kicked off debate on their marquee election overhaul bill. Now, they have quietly set aside what’s known as the SAVE ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. David Scott, a 12-term congressman representing Georgia’s 13th District, has died. He was 80.

Combined with prior stints in the Georgia statehouse, Scott was in public service for over 50 ...Read more

Illinois voters could get a chance this fall to decide whether residents who earn more than $1 million a year should pay more in taxes, as some Democratic lawmakers are trying to convince a supermajority of their ...Read more

Operation Metro Surge led to an estimated $600 million loss in revenue to businesses in St. Paul and Minneapolis, according to a new filing in a lawsuit against the federal government.

The lawsuit says St. Paul and ...Read more

Marimar Martínez stood in front of members of Congress and took off her purple blazer, rolling up her sleeves to point to the spot where a bullet pierced her arm. She then pulled up her pant leg to show the scar left by ...Read more

NEW YORK — An Earth Day protest outside Trump Tower in Midtown ended in arrests on Wednesday, cops said.

A group of about 35 protestors sat in traffic outside the Fifth Avenue skyscraper near East 56th Street to protest...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The prediction market platform Kalshi caught a Minnesota politician who traded on the outcome of his own election, the platform said Wednesday.

Kalshi’s surveillance team was alerted that a candidate in ...Read more

A jury in Alameda County, California, on Wednesday delivered a $16 million verdict against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, in a key lawsuit that could have far-reaching consequences for hundreds of people claiming ...Read more

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey continues to push for $1,745 in refunds from the Trump administration for every Massachusetts household while urging businesses to apply for their own federal refunds through a new online ...Read more

"This Is a Gardening Show" is a gardening show hosted by Zach Galifianakis, who is not kidding when he says (and says again) that "the future is agrarian." (Or, more critically, "the only future is agrarian.") Premiering ...Read more

A former female staffer who worked for Beast Industries, the media venture behind the popular YouTube channel MrBeast, is suing the company, alleging she was sexually harassed and fired shortly after she returned from ...Read more

The 7-month-old daughter of singer Rihanna shares the cover of W magazine’s Pop Issue with her famous mom.

Rocki Irish is the daughter of the the “Diamonds” singer and rapper ASAP Rocky, who’s one of several ...Read more