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PHILADELPHIA — A secret, sweeping five-year probe of the Philadelphia School District’s compliance with federal asbestos regulations entered a new phase Thursday as the school board signed off on a deferred prosecution...Read more

President Donald Trump indicated that he might be preparing to ease his “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, potentially undercutting a central policy dating to his first term and provoking consternation among ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams formally launched his mayoral campaign Thursday with a sharp attack on presumptive Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani as the incumbent deals with strong headwinds ranging from the...Read more

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy this week vetoed two bipartisan bills, extending the list of legislation that he has quietly nixed during his tenure.

One vetoed bill would have allowed the only state-operated high school in ...Read more

BOSTON — A Massachusetts state lawmaker has been missing in action and out of contact since being federally indicted on fraud charges in April, prompting his entire district to call for his resignation.

Yarmouth has ...Read more

Retired New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a former nurse whose experience with tragedy propelled her to become one of Congress’ most prominent gun control advocates, has died at the age of 81.

The news was first reported ...Read more

“Stygian” means having the characteristics of death, but the word kept a lawmaker alive in a spelling competition Wednesday night.

Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr., D-Va., got it correct to move on to the final round of the ...Read more

Christopher McDonald thinks Travis Kelce is a "good actor".

The 70-year-old film star appears alongside Travis, 35, in Happy Gilmore 2, and Christopher has admitted to being impressed by Travis' acting skills.

Speaking ...Read more

Brian Wilson died of "respiratory arrest".

The Beach Boys co-founder passed away on June 11, aged 82, and his cause of death has now been revealed.

Wilson's death certificate confirms that he died of "respiratory arrest"...Read more

Heidi Montag's music success has given her a renewed sense of "hope".

The 38-year-old star released her Heidiwood album in May, after her home was destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year, and Heidi admits...Read more

NEW YORK — Negotiations on this year’s New York City government budget are coming down to the wire — with several sticking points remaining as talks turned tense Thursday between City Council Democrats and Mayor Eric...Read more

DENVER — The crashed remains of a helicopter that disappeared Wednesday after departing from a Colorado airport were discovered early Thursday morning on the Western Slope, according to investigators.

Search parties ...Read more

MIAMI — The Florida National Guard is deploying roughly 100 soldiers next week to help secure Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention center deep in the Everglades that is expected to open July 1.

Troops will help ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A classified briefing divided Democratic senators on Thursday, with some saying the briefing didn’t change their opinion on the strike and others describing it as a constructive meeting.

But most agreed:...Read more

The U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to scrap Minnesota’s policy making undocumented students eligible for college tuition benefits is the latest in the Trump Administration’s broader attack against ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Residents and local officials in the San Gabrlel Valley gathered together Wednesday night for a candlight vigil to support those affected by the recent wave of federal immigration sweeps across Southern ...Read more

Kentucky’s Legislature didn’t take up a state budget during this year’s short, 30-day session that ended March 28, but the Republican-controlled House and Senate still advanced the party’s priorities.

Lawmakers ...Read more

State lawmakers left Raleigh on Thursday without taking action on Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes of three immigration and gun bills.

Republicans in the House and Senate spent this week trying to conclude as much business as ...Read more

A 6-year-old boy with leukemia could not make it to his doctor’s appointment because U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested him, his 9-year-old sister and mother a week earlier in Los Angeles ...Read more

With less than five months to go before Miami residents were scheduled to head to the polls to vote on a new mayor and city commissioners, the city of Miami has postponed the upcoming November election to 2026 in a move ...Read more