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The partial government shutdown is on track to become the longest in history as the Senate headed home for the weekend Thursday with no funding deal in sight.

The lack of action on a stopgap spending measure means the 30-...Read more

BOSTON — A bill sitting on Maura Healey’s desk would mandate that reports on spending within Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system be published regularly to the public, but there’s no indication whether the ...Read more

A measles outbreak in parts of Utah and Arizona not far from Las Vegas has grown to over 130 cases, according to public health officials in both states.

David Heaton, a public information officer for the Southwest Utah ...Read more

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said a prolonged government shutdown would likely snarl travel during the busy holiday period, as the administration seeks to ramp up pressure on Democrats over the funding standoff.

Vance’s...Read more

A$AP Rocky loves balancing fatherhood with his music career.

The rapper, 37, has three children - daughter Rocki, six weeks, and sons RZA, three, and Riot, two -- with his partner Rihanna, 37 and describing being a dad as...Read more

Kate McKinnon's goal is to be able to "survive the apocalypse for four days".

The Saturday Night Live star, 41, has swapped city life for a self-sufficient existence on a "homestead", and made the admission about her aim ...Read more

Alicia Silverstone no longer knows what became of the iconic wardrobe she wore as Cher Horowitz in the 1995 teen comedy Clueless.

The 49-year-old actress, who starred in the much-loved comedy - which became a touchstone ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s call to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing prompted quick condemnation from some Nevada congressional Democrats.

It’s unclear exactly what directive Trump gave in a Wednesday post on his ...Read more

China’s commitment to buy at least 87 million tons of U.S. soybeans through the next several years provides long-sought relief to farmers, while at the same time highlighting the limitations of America’s reliance on ...Read more

The death toll from Hurricane Melissa in Haiti continued to climb Thursday, with authorities saying that at least 30 people are now dead and 20 others are missing.

The biggest toll occurred in the country’s gang-ridden ...Read more

SpaceX defended its progress developing a lander that will put Americans back on the moon, following remarks by NASA's administrator that the agency will reopen the program to other bidders.

In a lengthy blog post ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump said he didn’t discuss approving sales of Nvidia Corp.’s Blackwell chips to China with his counterpart Xi Jinping, dampening speculation that Washington will allow exports of the powerful AI...Read more

BOSTON — Massachusetts will send an additional $4 million in emergency food assistance to food banks as SNAP cuts off this weekend amid the ongoing government shutdown, Gov. Maura Healey announced.

But the governor will...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to cancel a Biden-era land-use plan that had boosted environmental protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, a region that has drawn new interest from ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Nicky Stacy started the Hazel Green Food Project in Wolfe County, and now helps feed people from 35 counties, some of the poorest in the nation.

Thirty-one percent of people in Wolfe County receive ...Read more

Sean “Diddy” Combs arrived at New Jersey’s FCI Fort Dix to begin serving his prison sentence on Thursday.

The facility is where the 55-year-old music mogul is expected to serve the remainder of his four-year term ...Read more

LANSING, Mich.— In a set of emergency moves Thursday, Michigan's elected leaders attempted to direct state tax dollars toward helping about 1.4 million residents cope with the loss of food assistance Saturday because of ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Scripps Research in La Jolla announced a new clinical trial Thursday that will assess the effectiveness of using drugs approved for diabetes treatment and weight loss to treat long COVID-19, the debilitating ...Read more

ANTIOCH, Calif. — Amid nationwide fears over federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity during Halloween, Bay Area cities assured the public that everyone will be protected, emphasizing that all are welcome.

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Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to resume peace talks and maintain a ceasefire after mediation efforts by Turkey and Qatar, bolstering hopes the agreement reached between the neighboring countries two weeks ago will hold ...Read more