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Courtney Hamby and her husband spend close to $6,000 per year for their daughter Ellie’s cheer and tumbling classes, competition fees and uniforms.

That doesn’t include their travel expenses for multiple out-of-town ...Read more

The nation’s death rate may have fallen to a historic low last year as many of the killers of young people such as drug overdoses, gun homicides and traffic accidents continued receding in 2025, according to new federal ...Read more

Police and aid crews responded to a shooting with “multiple” victims Sunday evening at Seattle Center, according to authorities.

A barrage of gunshots could be heard around 6 p.m. at Seattle Center, which was hosting ...Read more

A mass shooting left two people dead and at least five wounded Sunday evening at Seattle Center, according to authorities.

A barrage of gunshots could be heard around 6 p.m. at Seattle Center, which was hosting thousands ...Read more

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister denounced calls for denuclearization, describing the country’s nuclear weapons as its “ultimate shield,” state media reported, as Ukraine warned that more North Korean ...Read more

While sipping on pints of beer and eating soft pretzels at Guilford Hall Brewery, more than 100 people eagerly listened as professor Whitney Marris outlined new research in psychedelic medicine and how the drugs can be ...Read more

U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said the Department of Justice isn’t targeting Massachusetts by sending election monitors to two Bay State cities in September.

“This is not a news story, for anyone to suggest that ...Read more

Lightning sparked a number of wildfires over the weekend, prompting Idaho law enforcement to tell parts of Owyhee County to be prepared to evacuate.

The Scorp Fire was first reported at 2:40 p.m. Saturday, about five ...Read more

The U.S. paused an almost two-week run of strikes against Iran for a second night while the Islamic Republic signaled it was refraining from any retaliatory attacks and held talks with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz.

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Back-to-back heat waves across the U.S. are straining electricity grids serving millions of households and businesses amid a surge in demand from data centers that require around-the-clock power.

Call it a new normal for...Read more

A new California law aims to help families bring their loved ones’ remains home by providing judges with clearer standards for requests to move human remains from cemetery plots.

Assembly Bill 2331, authored by ...Read more

Foster children will now have more support when they age out of the foster care system after a new law was signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that prevents the state from keeping children's full federal benefits to pay for ...Read more

Measles cases in California in 2026 have already more than doubled the total for all of 2025, state health officials reported.

In California, there have been 52 confirmed cases of measles in 2026, the California ...Read more

A Twin Cities biotech entrepreneur has given away nearly twice the amount of money he had pledged to donate to help Minnesotans pay their rent after the federal immigration crackdown left families struggling to afford ...Read more

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the Supreme Court's most influential member prior to his retirement, has watched quietly for eight years as a new conservative majority took charge.

He was troubled by partisan gerrymandering, ...Read more

Germans were left in shock and mourning on Sunday after what authorities called an Islamist terror attack on one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ events.

Hundreds of people flocked on Sunday evening to the Tiergarten, the ...Read more

Every election season, Maryland political campaigns blanket voters with paper mailers, plastic yard signs and campaign literature. After the votes are counted, much of that material becomes trash — waste that few ...Read more