Montgomery, Alabama — On Saturday, several dozen activists and bus riders traveled from Aiken, South Carolina and Atlanta to Montgomery to retrace the final steps of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march. Participants disembarked on Dexter Avenue near the Alabama Capitol and a stage used by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,...
Washington, United States — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice have run at least 67 million state voter registration records through federal databases ahead of the November midterm elections, according to federal tracking data and agency statements. The nationwide review uses an expanded version of...
United States: Global risk assets declined after a sharp sell-off in sovereign bond markets forced investors to rapidly reassess the interest rate outlook and unwind leveraged positions. The US 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.58%, its highest level in more than a year, while the UK 10-year gilt yield jumped...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Mikala Sposito, a 21-year-old student from Dexter enrolled at Washtenaw Community College, won the USA Weld Trials in Huntsville earlier this year and will be the first woman to represent the United States in welding at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China. Reporters quoted Sposito saying...
Milwaukee, Dayton, Sarasota and Myrtle Beach meteorologists issued forecasts Monday warning of persistent warmth and increasing storm chances across their regions. Stations reported high temperatures in the 80s to 90s and noted late-afternoon and evening thunderstorm potential beginning Monday and into Tuesday, with isolated strong storms possible in parts of...
SILICON VALLEY, California — Meta Platforms is preparing to cut about 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its global workforce, by Wednesday, May 20, 2026, according to multiple reports citing internal sources. The planned redundancies come despite Meta reporting what outlets describe as record financial results for the first quarter...
U.S. health authorities are monitoring 41 people nationwide for possible exposure to the Andes strain of hantavirus following an outbreak linked to the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. All 18 American passengers from the vessel are being held under active observation at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of...
CROW WING COUNTY, Minnesota – A fast-growing wildfire known as the Flanders Fire has burned an estimated 1,500 to 2,500 acres in northern Crow Wing County, forcing urgent evacuations and road closures and drawing a large multi-agency response. The blaze was first reported to dispatchers at about 12:40 p.m. on...
Seattle: On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the Seattle Sounders 2-0 at Lumen Field, ending Seattle's 22-match home unbeaten streak. Gabriel Pec scored and assisted, JT Marcinkowski recorded a clean sheet, and Matheus Nascimento added a stoppage-time goal, with Greg Vanney coaching the Galaxy to the road victory. Seattle's...
HARRISBURG, Pa. Officials and lawmakers in at least six states — Arizona, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania — are contesting utility rate increase requests as electricity bills rise amid growing demand tied to developments in artificial intelligence this year. Attorneys general, governors and state regulators have initiated...
