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If a U.S. president was just itching to militarize the streets of a politically unfriendly American city like some blustery third-world despot, how would he go about it?

First, he might start with a pretense that verges ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The calls came swiftly and from all across the political spectrum after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

“We need every political figure, we need everyone who has a platform, to say this loudly and ...Read more

ABILENE, Kan. — In the small town of Abilene, Kansas — population, 7,000 — there is no lack of signs of devotion in this Republican community to President Donald J. Trump.

They can be found in the countless Trump ...Read more

Dolly Parton's sister has asked fans to pray for the country music legend.

The 9 to 5 hitmaker postponed her scheduled Las Vegas residency last week as she informed fans that she requires a "few procedures" to deal with "...Read more

Donald Trump has criticised the decision to make Bad Bunny next year's Super Bowl halftime show performer.

The Puerto Rican superstar - who has spoken out against the US President's immigration crackdown - will headline ...Read more

Louis Tomlinson has described Liam Payne's death as "unjust and frustrating".

The 33-year-old singer has reflected on the death of his late One Direction bandmate - who died age 31 on October 16, 2024 when he fell from a ...Read more

Seth Rogen has been "banned" from hosting the Primetime Emmy Awards.

The 43-year-old actor - whose show The Studio made history with 13 prizes at this year's ceremony, the most ever awarded to a comedy - hasn't hosted the...Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have increased the salaries of California firefighters, to put their compensation closer to what local municipalities pay their own firefighters, for the same reason he has axed ...Read more

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground delay at O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday due to staffing issues as a federal government shutdown nears the end of its first week.

Delays at O’Hare, which ...Read more

After sweeping store closures around the country last month, Starbucks will lay off 369 employees in Washington, according to a state filing.

A notice filed with Washington state's Employment Security Department on Friday...Read more

The city of Los Angeles said it would appeal a recent court order that prevents LAPD officers from targeting members of the press with crowd control weapons.

The notice of appeal filed Tuesday comes less than a month ...Read more

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Cole County judge on Tuesday approved revised language for a ballot question asking voters to restrict abortion in Missouri, putting a legal case over the issue on track for an appeal to a higher ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Trump administration’s pick to lead Philadelphia’s U.S. attorney’s office was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, capping an extended confirmation process that nonetheless lacked much of the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Saul Zabar, the iconic New York City market owner, whose name was synonymous with fine food and smoked fish, died Tuesday. He was 97.

Zabar had been hospitalized with a brain bleed, his daughter Ann told The ...Read more

Low-income students and students of color are about twice as likely to attend schools with substandard conditions in Massachusetts, according to a new education report by MassINC and the Worcester Regional Research Bureau ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul said he plans to cosponsor a measure that would prevent the Trump administration from conducting military strikes against suspected drug boats, adding to his condemnation of recent deadly ...Read more

Oct. 7—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowing implementation of a 2024 hazardous air pollution rule that imposed new emission control and monitoring requirements on facilities like U.S. Steel's Clairton ...Read more

President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans’ federal funding cuts have sliced roughly $3.7 billion away from Massachusetts and impacted at least four different fiscal years, a sum that is likely to reshape ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — An industry group that represents cannabis businesses in Michigan filed a lawsuit Tuesday afternoon, challenging a state law that was signed hours earlier to impose a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana.

The...Read more

CHICAGO — In a scathing critique of President Donald Trump, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday accused the Republican president of deploying National Guard troops to the Democratic cities of Chicago and Portland based ...Read more