Michigan and parts of Wisconsin are in the midst of a historic flooding event in spring 2026. Days of heavy rainfall on top of snow have sent lakes and rivers over their banks and threatened several dams in both states, forcing people to evacuate homes downstream. By April 20, 2026, nearly half of Michigan’s counties were under a state of ...Read more

Washington is buzzing with the possibility that President Donald Trump might name one or more Supreme Court justices before the November midterm elections.

In a conversation with Fox Business TV host Maria Bartiromo on April 15, 2026, Trump discussed the potential retirement of Justice Samuel Alito, 76, the reliably conservative ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices grappled over a president’s power over immigration enforcement Wednesday during oral arguments over a technical challenge to the government’s ability to take away someone’s green card as they enter the country.

Over the course of more than an hour of oral arguments, the justices delved into what ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran are locked in a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz after failing to meet for a fresh round of peace talks, with both sides blocking the waterway to gain leverage during an extended ceasefire.

President Donald Trump said the truce agreed April 7 would stay in place indefinitely while Washington waits for Iran to submit...Read more

A petition signed by prominent media figures, including Dan Rather and Ann Curry, is urging organizers at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner to send a message to President Donald Trump, who plans to attend the annual Washington, D.C., gathering for the first time as the nation’s leader.

“These are not normal times...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. David Scott, a 12-term congressman representing Georgia’s 13th District, has died. He was 80.

Combined with prior stints in the Georgia statehouse, Scott was in public service for over 50 years. He was first elected to the House in 2002 and became the first African American chair of the Agriculture Committee ...Read more

Illinois voters could get a chance this fall to decide whether residents who earn more than $1 million a year should pay more in taxes, as some Democratic lawmakers are trying to convince a supermajority of their colleagues that it will resonate with families squeezed by rising costs.

The millionaire’s tax is one of two proposed ...Read more

NEW YORK — An Earth Day protest outside Trump Tower in Midtown ended in arrests on Wednesday, cops said.

A group of about 35 protestors sat in traffic outside the Fifth Avenue skyscraper near East 56th Street to protest the Trump administration’s environmental policies around 12:50 p.m., according to law enforcement.

Video uploaded by APT ...Read more

A jury in Alameda County, California, on Wednesday delivered a $16 million verdict against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, in a key lawsuit that could have far-reaching consequences for hundreds of people claiming decades of abuse by the church’s priests.

The jury ordered the payout to a former Union City altar boy — now a 61-year-...Read more

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey continues to push for $1,745 in refunds from the Trump administration for every Massachusetts household while urging businesses to apply for their own federal refunds through a new online portal over what she calls Trump’s “illegal tariffs.”

It’s the latest in a series of attempts by Healey to pass the ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The couple at the heart of an embryo mix-up case centering on a Seminole County fertility clinic has identified the genetic parents of their baby girl.

Tiffany Score and Steven Mills of Melbourne said in a statement late Tuesday that the identity of the other couple and other information about their case, which prompted ...Read more

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals slapped down a California law that would have forced immigration agents and other law enforcement officers to display ID while on duty, with a ruling Wednesday finding that the measure “attempts to directly regulate” the federal government.

“(The law) purports to override the federal government’s power ...Read more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The all-ages 9:30 p.m. curfew will be in effect in the Oceanfront resort area Friday night despite a council member’s desire to cancel it and pending lawsuits against Virginia Beach.

Mayor Bobby Dyer said the imminent threat curfew remains “status quo,” following a closed meeting among council members Tuesday night...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenager who singer D4vd is charged with killing, died of multiple penetrating injuries before someone amputated her legs, arms and two of her fingers, the Los Angeles County medical examiner revealed Wednesday.

Details of the 14-year-old’s gruesome death had been hidden from public view for months...Read more

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said Tuesday that the Trump administration will require every state within 30 days to turn in a plan to revalidate the health care providers that participate in their Medicaid programs.

The Trump administration has pledged to root out what it calls rampant...Read more

NEW YORK — New York City Council member Chi Ossé was arrested alongside several others Wednesday morning while protesting an attempted eviction in Brooklyn amid an ongoing dispute over the property.

Ossé had been protesting the removal of Bed-Stuy resident Carmella Charrington, who’s been locked in a fight over the home’s deed, as city ...Read more

BOSTON — Two Boston city councilors are questioning the priorities of Mayor Michelle Wu's administration after the Fire Prevention Unit disclosed that it can no longer distribute plastic hats to children at fire houses due to budget cuts.

The Boston Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Education Unit, which educates K-12 students about fire ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Liljenquist can go to St. Paul again.

St. Paul Parks and Recreation Director Andy Rodriguez lifted a ban against the TikTok influencer on Wednesday. It is effective immediately.

The move reverses a 180-day order banning Liljenquist from all city parks after officials received accusations that Liljenquist harassed homeless ...Read more