The American Automobile Association (AAA) projects that this Fourth of July holiday week will be the “busiest ever,” breaking records in multiple ways with 70.9 million travelers heading 50 miles or more from home.Due to the rise...
ALTON, Ill. — A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often...
MATTESON, Ill. — Emergency officials ordered an evacuation after a freight train derailed in suburban Chicago on Thursday.The train derailed in the village of Matteson around 10:30 a.m., WGN-TV reported. No injuries have been...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids...
A subcontractor mechanic who worked on Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner alleged he was retaliated against after raising concerns about work he observed on the plane, according to a statement from attorneys representing him as a whistleblower.Richard...
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) — Sea turtles, marine birds and children under 7 will be protected under a new Florida law that bans the intentional release of balloons.The law, signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday,...
West Yellowstone, Mont. (AP) — Dancing, drumming, singing and the retelling of how a Mysterious woman brought a message of reassurance during hard times featured in Native American religious ceremonies Wednesday that commemorated...
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene received flack on Wednesday after she shared interview footage of an Austin-based drag performer declaring women and children need to be protected from “men pretending to be women.” The...
A Chicago woman visiting the Bahamas on a month-long yoga retreat has gone missing on the island. Authorities say 41-year-old Taylor Casey was last seen on June 19 in the Paradise Island area, according to the Royal Bahamas...
DOVER, Del. — A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware won final passage in the state Senate on Tuesday after failing to clear that chamber last week.The measure, which now goes to Democratic Gov. John Carney, passed on...
I live in rural Maine where I co-founded an organization working with teachers around the globe to advance humane Education, a field that prepares people to create a more just and peaceful future. Transforming schools, curricula, and...
George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Tuesday in a Democratic primary in suburban New York that highlighted the party’s deep divisions over the war in Gaza.With the victory, Latimer has ousted...
Empire, Mich. (AP) — A man convicted of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to probation.Andrew Howard was also banned from National Park Service property during the five-year...
Washington — U.S. Olympic athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency to rid their sports of cheaters ahead of next month's Summer Games in Paris, two former gold medalists said Tuesday in prepared testimony before a...
The number of residents still unaccounted for has been shrinking significantly after thousands of people fled their homes as two fast-moving wildfires approached their village in southern New Mexico, Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford said...
Detroit — The city of Detroit is taking steps to ban gas stations from locking people inside the store, a year after a man was fatally shot during an argument with another customer.Police said a clerk's decision to lock the door...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert on Tuesday advising Health care providers and public Health authorities about an elevated risk of dengue fever infections in the U.S.The viral disease, which spreads...
Americans celebrating the Fourth of July next week with loved ones and fireworks should be careful, officials warned, noting an uptick in injuries from fireworks over the past 15 years.A report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...
Digital price labels could be coming to a grocery store near you—if it isn’t there already. The pricing system, which replaces paper stickers with electronic labels that can be changed in real time, is being rolled out in stores...
A plane carrying Julian Assange has landed in Bangkok for refueling enroute to Saipan, a U.S. commonwealth in the Pacific, where the WikiLeaks founder will appear in a federal court on Wednesday following a plea deal with American...
When Hadiyyah Mohamed brought out a Palestinian flag during the first Edinburgh show of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour on June 7, she knew that it was unlikely the megastar would see it or her braided bracelet with the colors of the Palestinian...
