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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan officials fired football coach Sherrone Moore after an internal review found an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. The school retained a law firm that will continue and e…
Lewiston, Idaho. Emergency responders reported a U-Haul truck exploded in an Old Navy parking lot Saturday morning, killing one person and damaging nearby businesses including Old Navy and the Courtyard Marriott. Authori…
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican health care bill Friday as enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire at year-end. The Senate failed to advance competing measures last week, le…
Richmond, Va. — Lottery officials reported multiple multimillion-dollar prizes this week as the Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.1 billion for the Monday, Dec. 15 drawing. Saturday's Dec. 13 drawing produced …
Washington, President Trump signed an executive order this week directing federal agencies to centralize regulation of artificial intelligence and to challenge state AI laws deemed onerous. The order instructs the Justic…
STEWARTVILLE, Minn. The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office said a student wrestler was critically injured after a shooting in the school parking lot early Friday, Dec. 12, as the team prepared to board a bus for a meet. Dep…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multiple North Carolina businesses removed Sycamore Brewing products this week after authorities arrested co-owner Justin Tawse Brigham, 44, on Dec. 10 following a 911 call reporting an adult inside a 1…
Providence, Rhode Island — Authorities detained a person of interest Sunday in connection with a shooting at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others during Saturday final exams, then released th…
Providence, R.I. A gunman opened fire Saturday in the engineering building at Brown University during final exams, killing two people and critically wounding eight, city officials said on Saturday evening. Police searche…
Palmyra, Syria — Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed on Dec. 13 when a lone ISIS gunman opened fire on a joint U.S.-Syrian patrol before being engaged and killed, U.S. Central Command said. Thre…
MONROE, Wash. — On Saturday, arctic air swept south from Canada into parts of the northern United States, while Pacific Northwest communities confronted catastrophic flooding that forced thousands to evacuate. Emergency …
Agawam, Massachusetts — Local volunteers and organizations placed thousands of wreaths at cemeteries nationwide this Saturday, participating in Wreaths Across America ceremonies to remember fallen service members, honor …
New York, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the 91st Heisman Trophy Saturday night in New York after receiving the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards the previous evening. The redshirt junior completed 71.5% of his …
Boston — A federal court on Thursday ordered restoration of FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program, ruling the administration unlawfully terminated its funding. Judge Richard Stearns sided…
Little Rock, Arkansas—The Arkansas Educational Television Commission voted this week to disaffiliate from PBS, effective July 1, 2026, citing roughly $2.5 million annual PBS membership dues and an equivalent loss in fede…
TRENTON, New Jersey. Governor Phil Murphy declared state of emergency this Thursday after a service interruption at a propane distribution facility in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania disrupted deliveries and threatened winter …
United States. Forecasters warn an incoming Arctic front will plunge temperatures across multiple states beginning Sunday, bringing snow, winds, and wind chills through Monday. National Weather Service offices and local …
United States lawyers for 19–20 state coalitions filed lawsuits this week alleging the Trump administration unlawfully imposed a $100,000 fee on new H‑1B visa petitions. The complaints, filed in federal courts including …
Berlin — U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders this weekend to discuss progress on a peace plan, the White House and news reports said. Germany w…
Washington, US — Friday, House lawmakers introduced a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration that authorized tariffs up to 50 percent on imports from India. Representatives Debora…
United States. A fast-moving winter storm tracked east from Montana this week, bringing heavy snow to parts of the Plains and northern Midwest before spreading into the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, Chicago region and Mid-At…
BRASILIA/WASHINGTON, The United States lifted sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday, rescinding July Global Magnitsky designations and related measures affecting his wife and a family…
Atlanta, The U.S. Department of Justice sued Fulton County on Friday, seeking copies of used and void 2020 ballots, ballot stubs, absentee signature envelopes and digital files, saying county officials refused requests t…
Chicago — Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday officially allowing terminally ill Illinois adults to obtain prescribed life-ending medication, making Illinois the 12th U.S. jurisdiction to authorize medical a…
Boston, US. California and 19 states filed suit on Friday to block President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, alleging the fee exceeds statutory authority and bypasses required rulemaking. Plaintiffs argue …