3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (545+ words) A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect. McKenna West filed the…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (884+ words) They spent the first night denouncing Democrats as extremists before Trump capped Wednesday with a speech saying the choice this election is “very, very simple” and making the outlandish promise of $5,000 to each American adult, if his party wins. Such…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (171+ words) Toronto Star Death toll rises to 16 in landslides in southeastern China Edmonton Oilers lose support of superfan ‘Mama Stanley’ after Formenton signing Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to ‘Hog Trail Murders’ in woods Associated Press journalists…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (558+ words) Trump has said he wanted to channel the kind of political extravaganza that each party holds every four years to formally nominate a presidential candidate and showcase their vision for the country. There’s even going to be a huge drop…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (442+ words) This is the first significant spending in a premier general election contest by MAGA, Inc., and reflects how a once-safe Republican seat in Texas may be viable for Democrats with the candidacy of James Talarico, a 37-year-old state representative. Texas…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (772+ words) Parents pushing back against technology in the classroom have so far directed their anger toward major corporations like Google and Curriculum Associates, the company behind the widely used i-Ready platform. But the “techlash” took a turn last week when seven…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (364+ words) Christian Castro, an agent for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is charged in Minnesota with assault and falsely reporting a crime in the Jan. 14 wounding of 24-year-old Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. Minnesota authorities have been seeking to have him extradited since his…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (411+ words) President Donald Trump is pictured during the playing of the national anthem at the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool) As if there was any doubt, Republicans…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (320+ words) A second witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent has been ordered released from custody after more than a month in detention. Daniel Tirado Pantoja was one of three passengers riding in a work van…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (575+ words) This image taken from video shows plumes of smoke rising from active wildfires Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in Reno, Nevada. (Tim Walton via AP) A wildfire that exploded in size in a matter of hours ripped through wide swaths of ranchland in…...