NEW YORK — The carriage horse that died suddenly in New York City’s Central Park last week expired after eating a “substantial” quantity of a poisonous plant, according to a necropsy report released Tuesday by the Transport Workers Union — a finding the union says undercuts claims the horse was worked to death as the union pointed the ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — More than 40 people who helped slaves escape to freedom have been posthumously pardoned by Gov. Andy Beshear ahead of Juneteenth.

In an executive order, Kentucky’s Democratic governor pardoned 43 people previously charged for their help to liberate enslaved people.

“When we have a chance to correct a historical wrong, ...Read more

Time off for good behavior?

Sean “Diddy” Combs is getting sprung sooner rather than later.

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, the rapper had his release date changed once again.

The 56-year-old fallen music star will walk out of New Jersey’s Fort Dix FCI on Feb. 23, 2028. Members of the public can look up his status in ...Read more

BOSTON — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was slammed by a Catholic group for championing “child abuse” after she criticized President Donald Trump for prioritizing White House ballroom renovations over funding gender-affirming care for “young people.”

Wu compared the two issues at a City Hall pride flag raising ceremony two weeks ago, but ...Read more

It’s been a year since U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forced to the ground and handcuffed by federal agents at a Los Angeles news conference for asking a question. In the meantime, he’s pushed for greater federal oversight at ICE facilities and called out the Trump administration on its management of immigration operations.

On June ...Read more

The California Legislature on Monday passed the first draft of a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, but the debate over what the state’s final spending plan will look like is unresolved.

The almost $356 billion deal was driven by Democrats who showed broad support for the placeholder agreement, which was struck by leaders in both the ...Read more

A man who kidnapped his 5-year-old daughter and killed her mother then fled to Mexico has been arrested and will be extradited back to the United States, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Ruben Fregoso, 40, was apprehended in Mexico over the weekend, the LAPD said in a news release. Last month, according to police, Fregoso killed ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran are preparing to formally sign their interim peace deal in Switzerland on Friday, with both sides claiming victory and oil traders and shippers unsure over how quickly the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened.

The text of the so-called memorandum of understanding — a 14-point document that should lead to a two-month ceasefire ...Read more

MIAMI — A tour company’s helicopter that crashed at North Perry Airport with four people aboard doesn’t appear to be categorized for carrying passengers.

The preliminary accident investigation report posted Monday to the FAA website says one person suffered serious injuries and three people suffered minor injuries when a helicopter ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump vented his frustration with Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon, going as far to suggest that Syria would do a better job fighting Hezbollah there.

During a meeting at the Group of Seven summit with Qatar’s leader, Trump said Israel’s campaign against the Iran-backed militant group had nearly derailed peace ...Read more

Arrests for betting on the U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Death threats from gamblers to a journalist reporting on an Iranian missile attack on Israel. Fears of government officials manipulating world events – including the Iran war – to make a quick buck.

These are some of many concerns ...Read more

A corporate merger that would form the largest electric utility in the United States is underway. It’s just one of many recent utility mergers and acquisitions as electric utilities enter a period of rapid growth.

On May 18, 2026, NextEra Energy announced it would buy Dominion Energy for US$66.8 billion.

What’s driving ...Read more

Researchers have long known that plastic pollution reaches the ocean. But how much plastic is trapped, and where, before it reaches the ocean is far less understood.

As professors of environmental engineering, geography and environmental studies, and oceanography at Penn State, we recently led studies mapping how microplastics move ...Read more

SALT LAKE CITY — Ben Dowse hadn't expected to treat measles when he became a doctor, but there he was, examining a newborn exposed to the virus in the womb. The infected mother had given birth just hours earlier. The hospital had alerted Dowse to the case before delivery, and he'd braced himself for the worst.

Dowse wore a full-body ...Read more

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — As the last of the sunset’s pink hues disappeared from the sky, the Fort Collins field came to life. One flash appeared. Then another. Suddenly, the entire nature preserve seemed to sparkle with the glow of fireflies.

“I grew up in Colorado, and I didn’t even know we had fireflies here until I started working at ...Read more