The Democratic Party’s coalition headed into the 2026 midterms is as broad as it’s been in years. That seems likely to help them pick up dozens of seats in Congress and win majorities back from Republicans in either or both chambers.

One notable and attention-getting portion of that coalition is a group of progressive political ...Read more

Imagine you’re getting out of the shower one morning and you notice a mole on your thigh that you’ve never seen before. It’s reddish brown, bumpy and surprisingly large. Is it a benign mole, or is it melanoma?

A slew of new artificial intelligence tools claim they can help you figure it out. Some are smartphone apps that anyone ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It's never too late to go back to school. But after years of deferred admission, can a new generation of students at Hillman College score high at delivering a compelling, modern take of the groundbreaking sitcom "A Different World"?

The foundation for an updated version of the popular sitcom set at a historically Black college ...Read more

WILMINGTON, Ohio — From her recliner in her tidy townhouse, Donna Logan offers advice to the first baby boomers to hit the big ‘8-0’ this year: Life can be good, especially with someone like Helen Aponte helping with laundry and housekeeping and the drive to the doctor’s office.

“I do most things on my own,” said Logan, 81, a native...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota county jails have been paid $21.5 million to hold detainees caught up in President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement push, but the future of those payments is in question after the federal government purchased the long-shuttered prison in Appleton, Minn.

The money — roughly $1 million a month since Trump ...Read more

The spiderweb of dirt roads etched into the desert north of Pearblossom Highway encompasses some of the trashiest scenes in Los Angeles County: piles of tires, bags of used diapers, car parts, whole burned-out cars, couches, office chairs, dining chairs, dressers, motor oil containers, dump truck-sized mounds of unidentifiable rubble and, oddest...Read more

NEW YORK — As he officially announced the New York City public education system’s artificial intelligence policy this week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani touted the new rules as the most sweeping pause on AI in schools across the nation.

“It is the most comprehensive of its kind anywhere in the country,” Mamdani said during a news conference ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Democrats are attempting to mobilize U.S. citizens with Haitian ancestry in Florida — home to more Haitians than any other state in the country — to vote in the midterm elections, hoping a strong showing could help power their candidates to victories.

The effort is being led by state Rep. Marie Woodson of Hollywood...Read more

A gunman shot two Minneapolis police officers, killed two people and injured three others in an upper floor of an apartment building near Loring Park on Wednesday evening. Another officer was also injured.

The suspected gunman was identified as Carlton Neal Johnson II, 35, of Minneapolis, according to people with knowledge of the investigation....Read more

WASHINGTON — Federal officials lifted a stop-work order Wednesday, Sept. 2, that had halted construction on a state-federal project in Joliet, Illinois, meant to block invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office said Wednesday it had been notified of the change by the White House and the U.S. Army Corps of ...Read more

The Ross wildfire currently scorching two North Texas counties was caused by a tire blowout, officials with the Texas A&M Forest Service have determined.

The fire has consumed more than 90,000 acres in Palo Pinto and Jack counties as of Wednesday, according to its tracking webpage on the Watch Duty alert platform.

“Texas A&M Forest Service ...Read more

Three Haiti-based photographers working for international news organizations were attacked Wednesday in the hills above Port-au-Prince, where armed gangs carried out a massacre just over a week ago.

The journalists were assaulted by members of the community while covering a funeral for five individuals who were killed in the attack on Kenscoff...Read more

L.A. Unified has adopted a moratorium on student use of generative artificial intelligence for the current school year, officials said Wednesday, another in the school district's pioneering decisions to limit computer use in classrooms amid rising parent concerns about the reliance on technology in schools.

The moratorium came to light at the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — She killed two romantic partners with a knife. The most recent was her wife, a captain with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. After the slaying, she fled to Mexico.

Now 54-year-old Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi is headed to a prison cell. The Ramona resident was sentenced to 36 years to life on Wednesday in ...Read more

Just like Dolly Parton’s legend, her theme park continues to grow.

Dollywood officials announced during a Wednesday press conference that the Tennessee amusement center will move forward with expansion plans the 80-year-old country superstar approved prior to her death last week, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The afternoon event ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from carrying out for now the president’s latest effort to impose new limits on automatic birthright citizenship after losing an earlier legal fight before the U.S. Supreme Court.

In an order on Wednesday, a U.S. judge in Maryland ruled that President Donald Trump’s August ...Read more

Illinois health officials announced an outbreak of measles Wednesday in Douglas County in east central Illinois – news that comes amid a national resurgence of the illness.

There have been at least four confirmed, linked cases of measles in Douglas County, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. An outbreak is defined as three ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Correction signed what’s called a “warrant service officer” cooperation agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which allows officers to enforce administrative warrants within an agency’s own jail.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday touted the partnership, known as a 287(g) agreement...Read more