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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The most recent campaign finance filings of those seeking the Democratic nomination for South Carolina governor show the dichotomy that developed in the race.

One candidate is relying mostly on small ...Read more

MIAMI — Florida lawmakers, expressing outrage at the “atrocious” and “unconscionable” treatment of elderly people, vowed to reform the state’s adult protection program in the wake of a Miami Herald ...Read more

For more than three decades, Cilia Flores operated in the shadows of Venezuela’s revolution, a discreet but decisive force who helped build, consolidate and ultimately defend one of Latin America’s most enduring ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — President Donald Trump touted his signature tax cuts at a Las Vegas roundtable discussion Thursday, declaring that the U.S. economy was “booming.”

The president was flanked by local workers who thanked ...Read more

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday that “May 1 is happening,” signaling his support for the nationwide day of protest as the Chicago Teachers Union continues to urge the school district to cancel classes ...Read more

DETROIT — Entire neighborhoods along the Black Lake in northern Michigan have been submerged amid ongoing flooding that may worsen in the coming days.

Drone footage taken along the river shoreline Thursday shows dozens ...Read more

The acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will leave the agency at the end of May after a tumultuous year managing President Donald Trump’s mass arrest and deportation campaign.

Todd Lyons has been the...Read more

DETROIT — Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield and Police Chief Todd Bettison on Thursday unveiled a six-point "community safety plan" that stresses working with the community and employing strategies to reduce accidental gun ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — An increase in deaths of seabirds along California’s coastline, including San Diego, is believed to be from starvation that many believe is linked to a persistent ocean heat wave.

SeaWorld San Diego said ...Read more

WASHINGTON — At a hearing Thursday, leading House appropriators from both parties condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent firing of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George.

Members of the House Armed Services ...Read more

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced renewed calls from opposition leaders to quit after revelations that his former envoy to the U.S. failed security vetting and was still allowed to take up the post.

The...Read more

The U.S. government is preparing to make a version of Anthropic PBC’s powerful new artificial intelligence model available to major federal agencies amid concerns that the tool could sharply increase cybersecurity risk, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A decade ago, Los Angeles County was facing serious economic and social challenges, but residents felt "generally lukewarm" about their quality of life.

But lukewarm turned out to be L.A.'s high point.

As...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A statewide ban on students using cellphones in school could come as early as next summer under newly proposed legislation.

The bipartisan bill, AB 1644, introduced this week, would require all TK-12 ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York parents and advocates descended on City Hall Thursday to plead with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to break with his schools chancellor and impose a two-year moratorium on artificial intelligence in the ...Read more

SEATTLE — Only a fraction of Washington law enforcement officers have completed de-escalation and mental-health training mandated by state law and intended to reduce the use of force and improve public interactions with ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Singer D4vd was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder in connection with the case of a girl whose decomposing body was discovered inside his Tesla in Hollywood.

David Anthony Burke, 21, was taken into ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials urged U.S. oil producers to boost output, driving home a message to the industry that’s become more urgent amid the war in Iran.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Trump administration has cried uncle in its bid to keep funding from the Second Avenue Subway.

In documents filed Thursday with the Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. — where the MTA is ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Some North Carolina school districts are canceling classes on May 1 because they say so many teachers are planning to take May Day off to participate in a mass protest in Raleigh.

The North Carolina ...Read more