New Jersey has become the first state to enact legislation charging large employers with significant numbers of workers on Medicaid, establishing a controversial new funding mechanism that state officials say will help address a mounting crisis in public health spending.…
Nearly a decade after a devastating hurricane destroyed Puerto Rico’s electrical system, a federal audit released Wednesday reveals that the island remains stranded in its recovery effort, with approximately $14 billion in obligated federal funds for power grid reconstruction sitting…
After weeks of speculation, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding plans in New York City are now being widely reported as a real, highly secured weekend event centered on Madison Square Garden, with preparations unfolding in Midtown Manhattan. According to…
Tensions are rising inside the White House and among Washington event planners over a dramatic Independence Day schedule built around President Trump’s “Freedom 250” celebration on the National Mall, with officials now warning that the fireworks may not begin until…
Federal prosecutors in Chicago are conducting an expansive review of more than 1,000 grand jury presentations stretching back nearly two decades, following the collapse of a high-profile case against immigration protesters due to serious prosecutorial misconduct revelations. U.S. Attorney Andrew…
Former NBA guard Malik Beasley pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he manipulated his performance during games with the Milwaukee Bucks to enrich sports bettors and help pay off millions of dollars in gambling debts. The 29-year-old appeared…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that it had confirmed at least 48 cases of West Nile virus with 38 of them severe as of June 30, marking the earliest and worst start to the season in…
An independent autopsy of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, who was fatally shot by a Senatobia, Mississippi police officer on June 14 during a shoplifting call at a local Walmart, has been completed and its findings released today, intensifying questions about the…
Anyone with a fear of heights might want to avert their eyes, because one couple took on the Empire State Building in a way most people would never dream of. A pair of daredevil climbers identified by ABC7 as Angela…
An 11-year-old boy in Ontario died after being exposed to rabies from a bat, even though there were no obvious signs that he had been bitten. The case, documented in the Canadian Medical Association Journal in late June 2026, has…
— A devastating fire tore through the Econo Lodge in Wooster Township early Wednesday morning, claiming the lives of three people who were trapped in a single room as flames spread rapidly through the building. First responders arrived at the…
Sons of Anarchy viewers were stunned when Taylor Sheridan’s time on the series came to an unexpected end after just two seasons. The FX drama, which aired from 2008 until 2014, featured Sheridan as David Hale, the deputy chief of…
Iran have left a second handwritten message at the World Cup after their group-stage campaign ended in elimination, with the team again using the note to thank their hosts and question the treatment they received during the tournament. The message…
Rep. Maxwell Frost, a Florida Democrat first elected to Congress in 2022 at age 25, sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought urging an investigation into the growing “rent now, pay later” industry. Frost’s request…
The International Olympic Committee has rejected a formal request from Denmark’s parliament to grant separate Olympic team status to Greenland and the Faroe Islands, maintaining its longstanding policy that only independent states recognized by the international community can compete as…
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary this Independence Day, one of the nation’s most cherished traditions faces unprecedented challenges. Fireworks and wildfires are colliding in dramatic fashion across the country, forcing officials in multiple states to take dramatic action and…