WINDSOR, Ontario — Canadians are a polite people, a friendly people — but they’ve just about had a belly full of the guy across the border.

An executive order by President Donald Trump changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America has them disliking the American leader more than they thought possible.

“You don’t think he can do ...Read more

MIAMI — Facing long odds heading into election season, Florida Democrats on Thursday seized on a bombshell grand jury report that found the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis misused taxpayer dollars for political purposes.

During a flurry of hastily scheduled news conferences, top Democratic office-seekers hailed the report as proof of GOP...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Mike Caruso, who was jailed on five felony counts related to sex abuse charges involving a young child, will appear on the November ballot as the Republican candidate for Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller.

Caruso was appointed to the job on Aug. 18, 2025, by Gov. Ron DeSantis, and suspended by ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Democrats on Thursday announced a deal that would change how child sexual abuse claims are handled in the state, attempting to address a thorny issue that has divided advocates and public agencies.

The agreement between Assembly and Senate leaders is in response to concerns with a 2019 law state law that ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The US Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to fire two air traffic controllers determined to have left their shifts early before an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport in March, according to people familiar with the matter.

The move is in keeping with a broader push by...Read more

A major produce lobby group asked U.S. health officials to change how they communicate about a parasite outbreak that’s sickened thousands, citing battered consumer confidence and sagging sales of fruit and vegetables.

The International Fresh Produce Association asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug ...Read more

A flash flood in a Nepalese valley near the Chinese border unleashed waves of devastation that inundated villages and swept away buildings, killing at least 389 and leaving more than 1,200 still missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists.

Visitors from countries including India, Malaysia, Australia, the U.K. and U.S. are unaccounted for ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The nonprofit organization behind a ballot initiative that will let Idaho voters decide this fall whether to restore access to abortion has sued Republican state officials over what it says is “confusing, biased” language set to appear on ballots.

Idahoans United for Women and Families, which formed in the wake of the U.S. ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Little Giant fire that has burned for more than a month and charred more than 240 square miles in Central Washington is the second-highest firefighting priority in the U.S., officials said.

Chelan County’s lightning-caused Little Giant fire, which started July 15 in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest about 30 miles ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate passed a “bill of rights” Wednesday codifying protection for immigrants in private civil detention facilities. It now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.

Senate Bill 942, termed the “Civil Detainees Bill of Rights Act,” would protect the rights of those in private civil immigration detention ...Read more

Venezuela is closely examining plans to leave OPEC, according to people familiar with the matter, delivering a fresh blow to the oil cartel it helped create more than six decades ago.

The idea of an exit has been a topic in conversations with U.S. officials, and no final decision has been made, said some of the people, asking not to be ...Read more

Trump administration told a federal judge it will challenge the dismissal of its lawsuit against Harvard University alleging that the school violated civil rights laws by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students after the October 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel.

Justice Department lawyers notified U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would require the state to track the use of pesticides that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS chemicals, which can be harmful to humans.

The bill, by Assembly member Nick Schultz, a Democrat, heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who can ...Read more

Five days after the California Highway Patrol and Caltrans reopened Highway 1 in Big Sur as fire crews made progress battling the Timber fire, they closed it again Thursday, this time as part of a new strategy to slow the stubborn blaze.

At 1 p.m., the winding, scenic road was closed over a five-mile stretch through the heart of Big Sur from ...Read more

NEW YORK — A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday approved a $72.5 million class-action settlement reached between victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Bank of America.

Manhattan Federal Court Judge Jed Rakoff greenlit the agreement at an hour-long conference, hailing the outcome as a significant step toward accountability while acknowledging ...Read more

NEW YORK — A new state audit Thursday found a number of New York City students are facing repeat disciplinary action — while schools fail to properly intervene.

Over four school years during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 16,600 students — or 30% of all 54,600 students who were suspended or briefly removed from class — were ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A viral Fort Lauderdale baker thought her missing cinnamon rolls were stolen. Turns out, they went missing during an immigration bust.

College student Julie Pierre, 21, took to social media last Saturday to tell her almost half-million followers that thousands of dollars worth of cinnamon rolls had disappeared after a ...Read more

DETROIT — Michigan's worst outbreak of cyclosporiasis has slowed, with fewer than 200 new cases reported this week, according to numbers released Thursday by the state.

The Department of Health and Human Services indicates 142 new cases of the parasitic illness were reported this week, down from 283 cases reported last week and the lowest ...Read more