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

DENVER — The Colorado House ethics committee on Wednesday began probing allegations that the co-chair of the chamber’s Democratic caucus inappropriately spent money and “laundered” campaign cash through an internal caucus account.

The complaint, dated Jan. 26, was filed against Rep. Mandy Lindsay, an Aurora Democrat, by Rep. Bob ...Read more

Three new properties, including two located along major rivers in the Central Valley and a former migrant farmworker camp near Bakersfield that was the inspiration for John Steinbeck’s classic novel “The Grapes of Wrath” will become new California state parks, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.

In addition, California also will add ...Read more

BOSTON — A person with measles traveled through Boston Logan Airport on April 13, the Boston Public Health Commission reported, warning exposed unvaccinated individuals to isolate and contact healthcare providers immediately.

“This case of measles underscores the continued importance of obtaining the MMR vaccine,” said Bisola Ojikutu, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenager singer D4vd has been charged with killing, died of multiple penetrating injuries, the Los Angeles County medical examiner revealed Wednesday.

According to an autopsy report released Wednesday afternoon, a deputy medical examiner examined Celeste’s remains on Sept. 10, 2025. A cause and ...Read more

The Trump administration is nearing a rescue package for Spirit Airlines that could give the U.S. government the option to own as much as 90% of the carrier once it emerges from bankruptcy, according to people familiar with the matter.

The agreement, which has not yet been finalized, would offer as much as $500 million in financing in exchange...Read more

Elizabeth Smart revealed she has been competing in bodybuilding competitions, sharing a bikini photo that shows off her dramatic physical transformation.

“When I posted the pictures in my story of me standing on stage in a bikini it probably shocked many of you, and I understand the shock because had you asked me if I would ever compete in a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. David Scott, a 12-term congressman from Georgia, 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 served as chairman of the Agriculture Committee in the 117th Congress, from 2021 to 2023.

Aside ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The mother of an infant, whose body was found decomposing in a wooded area in Kansas City during Mother’s Day weekend in 2023 was sentenced to three years of probation for abandoning her daughter’s body.

Raeleena Barlett was initially charged, on Aug. 18, 2023, with abandoning the corpse of her 6-month-old daughter, Kha...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Enbridge Energy waited too long to move a state case to federal court, challenging its continued operation of an oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac and federal courts lack the discretion to excuse that delay for reasons not expressly outlined in law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

The unanimous decision will ...Read more

NEW YORK — A baby girl in a stroller was abandoned in the middle of bustling Times Square by her fighting parents, police said Wednesday

The infant, believed to be about a year old, was found in her stroller near West 44th Street and Broadway about 10 p.m. Tuesday, cops said. Concerned onlookers called 911.

Video recovered at the scene by ...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 using blocks to 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...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 using blocks to 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...Read more

NEW YORK — New York City Council member Chi Ossé was arrested Wednesday while protesting an attempted eviction in Brooklyn, his office said.

Ossé was protesting with about 50 others in support of Bed-Stuy resident Carmella Charrington, who’s been locked in a dispute over her home’s deed, his office said.

“For months, our office has ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — The murder and mayhem convictions against five Hells Angels members may be in jeopardy, for reasons that a federal judge has thus far kept a secret from the public.

Hells Angels members Jonathan Nelson, Russell Ott, Brian Wendt and Christopher Ranieri were all convicted of a murder plot, while Raymond Foakes was convicted of ...Read more

Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has confirmed the death of an army colonel she said had been wounded during the Jan. 3 U.S. military operation that led to the capture of former strongman Nicolás Maduro, as officials continued to frame the episode as both a national trauma and a rallying point.

Speaking at a political gathering ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California is known for having earthquakes, wildfires and the rare tsunami, but after Tuesday you may want to add tornadoes to the conversation.

According to the National Weather Service, three separate tornadoes were confirmed in the state on Tuesday afternoon, one ripping the metal roof off a barn and snapping tree trunks in ...Read more