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

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