Diesel fuel prices in the U.S. continue to break all-time records, hitting $6.28 a gallon as a national average on Sept. 14, 2026, and they aren’t likely to come down anytime soon. Because diesel is the fuel for freight transportation, farming and construction – and is related to a key heating fuel – the effects are set to spread across...Read more

MIAMI — At a state-run detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, immigrant detainees had different names for the roughly 4 feet by 4 feet cages in which officers left men shackled for hours in the Florida Everglades.

The punishment cell. A dog cage. The punishment box. Lawyers called them the sun cages.

But outside the compound, Gov. ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The family of Bryan Kohberger, the man who pleaded guilty to killing four University of Idaho students but now claims he’s innocent, says they back his legal effort to withdraw his plea in favor of a trial.

Kohberger’s family, consisting of parents Mary Ann and Michael and older sisters Amanda and Mel, said in a written ...Read more

MIAMI — José Javier Rodríguez, the Democratic candidate for Florida attorney general, is demanding an investigation into the now-closed detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz following a federal watchdog report that detailed inhumane conditions there, laying the blame directly on his Republican opponent.

“My opponent is James ...Read more

Three lobbyists whose clients helped cover expenses for state lawmakers attending a bourbon tour each agreed to pay a $1,000 civil fine on Thursday and avoid the possibility of a misdemeanor criminal conviction.

Attorneys for lobbyists David Ferrell, Douglas Bowen Heath and Douglas Miskew each said in state Superior Court that their clients ...Read more

The University of California regents opened their first sustained public discussion Wednesday about whether to reinstate the SAT requirement in admissions, as math grades continue to slide, dueling opinions surfaced, and one regent who voted to eliminate the exam said he was starting to think his decision may have been "a mistake."

Regents ...Read more

Two lots of Walmart store brand frozen pasta have been recalled after testing by the Departments of Agriculture in Florida and Washington state found listeria.

New York City’s Gias Foods issued the recall of Bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine, which went to Walmart stores around the nation. You’ll find lot No. L6079C or ...Read more

BALTIMORE — President Donald Trump issued an executive order this week revoking an order that has mandated states and municipalities to contribute to improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay for 17 years, claiming the order allowed for unnecessary taxes, according to a White House news release.

The Obama-era executive order from 2009 ...Read more

NEW YORK — The New York City public schools made no progress last school year to stem alarming rates of chronic absenteeism after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data released Thursday.

More than one-third of students were chronically absent during the 2025-26 school year, per the Mayor’s Management Report, the first issued under ...Read more

California's High-Speed Rail Authority approved more than half a million dollars in wasteful and unexplained travel spending that included first-class and premium flights, international travel and rideshare trips to an escape room, a night club and a cigar lounge in Washington, D.C., according to a new report.

The authority spent more than $2 ...Read more

A group of United Nations-backed experts found “reasonable grounds” to believe that U.S. forces committed war crimes during the conflict against Iran, pointing to two airstrikes including one that hit a primary school in Minab, killing around 150 civilians.

In a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, an independent fact-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The police investigation into a social media influencer accused of ripping off wealthy suitors has expanded to include whether she drugged her onetime billionaire fiancé with ketamine, according to a police search warrant reviewed by the Los Angeles Times.

Adva Lavie, an OnlyFans model, already is facing criminal charges in Los...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte leaders are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s portrayal of the city and North Carolina as extraordinarily violent, saying his description clashes with recent crime trends.

Trump made crime a centerpiece of a Wednesday rally in Gastonia for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley. The president ...Read more

A federal court has denied a request for an emergency hearing on the abrupt closure of the Kennedy Center after a photo snapped of President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One reviewing a large printout that appears to read, “Kennedy Center DEMO[LISHED],” prompted a flurry of court filings about the beleaguered national arts center’s future...Read more

DETROIT — An F-16 fighter jet crashed Sept. 17 in a field south of Traverse City as witnesses showed video of the crash site and the trail of black smoke.

Michael Kroll, a spokesman for the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, said the agency was aware of an incident in which an F-16 crashed in the Traverse City area. The ...Read more

BOSTON — The Trump administration is launching an investigation into a child custody battle in Massachusetts, after state authorities allegedly took custody of the teenage girl after her parents refused to allow a medical gender transition.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office has opened an investigation into The...Read more

Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a closer alliance between Canada and the European Union in a bid to establish a bulwark strong enough to ward off intimidation from world powers like the U.S. and China that could threaten their sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Carney welcomed a speech made by European Commission President Ursula von...Read more