The chances continue to increase that a tropical depression could form in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico next week, the National Hurricane Center said, while a disturbance popped up on Saturday night that could develop into an area of low pressure in a week and affect the east coast of Florida.

The system in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to ...Read more

ANTIOCH — The dual scandals involving alleged crimes and racism by Antioch police officers have so far cost 13 of them their jobs, according to recently obtained emails department commanders sent to city officials.

Among the 13 job losses are seven recent firings over the texting scandal, three firings of officers who allegedly committed ...Read more

People can’t get enough of this interaction between Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte.

In a video that has more than 4 million views on X, the video shows Louis thoroughly enjoying himself while waiting to greet the crowd on the balcony at Trooping the Colour.

Trooping the Colour is a royal tradition that celebrates the king’s birthday. ...Read more

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she won’t try to push out President Emmanuel Macron if she wins France’s snap parliamentary election in an appeal to moderates and investors.

“I’m respectful of institutions, and I’m not calling for institutional chaos,” Le Pen told Le Figaro newspaper. “There will simply be cohabitation.”

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Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French far-right, said she won’t try to push out President Emmanuel Macron if she wins the snap parliamentary election that begins later this month.

“I’m respectful of institutions, and I’m not calling for institutional chaos,” Le Pen told Le Figaro newspaper. “There will simply be cohabitation.” ...Read more

Venezuelan activists and policy analysts are calling for tougher sanctions and investigations into how President Nicolás Maduro’s government is using cryptocurrencies to get around international restrictions.

The U.S. reinstated gold and oil sanctions on May 31 after Maduro failed to honor an agreement to allow a fairer vote in elections ...Read more

Thailand’s senate is set to approve a same-sex marriage bill on Tuesday, which will bring the country closer to being the first in Southeast Asia to guarantee equal rights for gay and lesbian couples.

“The marriage equality bill will move toward the finish line,” deputy government spokeswoman Rudklao Suwankiri said in a statement Sunday. ...Read more

Eight people were injured, two critically, after an eruption of gunfire at a crowded spontaneous gathering in Methuen, Mass., according local police and the Essex County District Attorney’s Office.

The shootings occurred at a large “car club meet up” of hundreds young people organized via social media, Essex DA Paul Tucker said. The ...Read more

A “mass exodus” led to numerous injuries after a “possible chemical agent” and fireworks were deployed during a Baltimore Pride event Saturday, according to police.

Baltimore Police confirmed Sunday that the suspected chemical agent, which was released in front of the event’s main music stage near North Avenue and Charles Street, was ...Read more

The season’s first potent heat wave stretching from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean is set to raise electricity demand and slow transportation networks while threatening health risks.

Manhattan is set to reach 91F on Tuesday and steadily get hotter through the week with humidity making it feel closer to 100F, the National Weather ...Read more

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Nine people were shot at a splash pad in Rochester Hills around 5:11 p.m. Saturday after a gunman got out of a vehicle and unloaded 28 gunshots from a handgun in a “random” act at the streetside park, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.

Sheriff's deputies later found the 42-year-old white male suspect ...Read more

President Joe Biden’s trio of legislative packages designed to revive U.S. manufacturing prowess is already helping regions from upstate New York to West Virginia. To the frustration of its local development agency, one that’s getting left behind is a cradle of the American industrial revolution: the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts.

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If you had to choose, which would you rather have: a healthy father or a good father?

Studies suggest men often choose being a good father over being healthy.

Becoming a father is a major milestone in the life of a man, often shifting the way he thinks from being “me focused” to “we focused.” But fatherhood can also ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Who can resist that face?

While the alligator snapping turtle might look like a giant beetle made from volcanic rock, these unique creatures are native to Kansas’ rivers — and they’re about to make a triumphant homecoming.

Alligator snapping turtles are the bigger, spikier, beakier cousins of the common snapping ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — On a sticky Sunday afternoon in late May, Mark Wendell ambled through Loch Haven Park, a mossy, oak-covered green space wedged between a trio of lakes and the Orlando Science Center.

Among the two-dozen food and vendor tents lining the sidewalks at the Orlando Fringe theater and arts festival was People Power for Florida’s ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Gas prices in Nevada could rise because of a new law California put in place to curb price gouging.

Last year the Golden State created a new state division via legislation, known as the California Gas Price Gouging and Transparency Law, to oversee and regulate the state’s gas and fuel operations. The law also paved the way for ...Read more

Late last year, President Joe Biden’s administration was facing a border problem – and it wasn’t just on America’s frontier with Mexico.

Thousands of Mexican citizens were taking advantage of visa-free travel to fly to Canada and then try to cross into the U.S. by heading south.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under ...Read more