PHILADELPHIA — Gold-hued $1 coins featuring the face of President Donald Trump are now available for purchase online and at the U.S. Mint gift shop on Independence Mall in Old City.

But it’ll cost you more than a buck.

Neither Philly’s Mint nor the website has single coins for sale, so early buyers can get no fewer than 25 coins in a ...Read more

Years after it started toying with the idea, the Cuban government has finally approved a new legal framework allowing Cubans living outside the island to own private companies in Cuba, according to a decree law published Wednesday that also lifts restrictions on the size of private businesses and allows an individual to have stakes in several ...Read more

President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming Strait of Hormuz after himself, a move he predicted would make the strategic waterway at the heart of his conflict with Iran “hotter than ever before!”

Just a week after Trump moved to rename Lake Ontario amid his trade war with Canada, the president floated an even more audacious ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A fighter critics say is an open neo-Nazi took part in a kickboxing match at the Kia Center over the weekend, defeating a Jewish opponent before appearing to give a Nazi salute to the crowd. During the match, members of the crowd repeated the salute and held up a red-and-black swastika banner.

Video of the incident has been ...Read more

Convicted killer Vance Boelter pleaded not guilty to several state murder charges and espoused numerous conspiracy theories in Hennepin County District Court on Wednesday, telling the court through his attorney that he was “no assassin.”

“I’m a patriot,” Boelter said. “Always have been, always will be.”

His trial was set for Nov....Read more

MIAMI — Although lower tax bills might be tempting, voters also need to consider the consequences of a sharp cut in revenue for local police departments, ambulance providers, and the bus and parks systems, Miami-Dade’s mayor said Wednesday as she launched a campaign opposing a state referendum to cut property taxes.

“It threatens ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — A week after health secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s visited two Tampa Bay schools, fielding questions about his opinions on vaccines and taking photos flanked with elected officials some Hillsborough County school board members want to introduce a policy to keep politics out of schools.

During the board members’ comments, some...Read more

MIAMI — A voting rights group locked in a legal battle with Florida authorities announced Wednesday that it’s suing in federal court to block parts of a state elections bill mirrored after the federal SAVE Act.

The measure, a priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis, adds new citizenship documentation requirements and bans student IDs from being used ...Read more

DETROIT — A new report on Michigan's cyclosporiasis outbreak confirms what was already suspected: that iceberg lettuce and consumption at Taco Bell were correlated with the state's largest-ever outbreak of the parasitic illness.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has reported 14,510 cases of cyclosporiasis, which usually ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said renewed attacks on Iran would likely be short-lived, reiterating his claim that the U.S. controls the crucial Strait of Hormuz after fresh fighting spiked energy prices and rekindled fears of an open-ended war.

Asked on Wednesday how long the bombing campaign could last, Trump told reporters, “I don...Read more

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — A retired nurse charged with juror intimidation was only trying to get a photo of Lindsay Clancy when she allegedly captured members of the jury, according to her lawyer.

Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, pleaded not guilty to aggravated intimidation of a juror at her arraignment Wednesday morning after being arrested the day ...Read more

CHICAGO — A DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge at Grand Avenue near Navy Pier is now restored after getting stuck slightly upright Wednesday morning, causing delays and backups for cars on the major Chicago highway.

The bridge malfunctioned and failed to close properly after it was raised for a scheduled lift around 10 a.m., according to Erica ...Read more

California lawmakers have voted to shift a state forest system away from commercial logging and pave the way for tribal co-management, delivering a win to a movement rooted in the historic timber wars.

Managed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, the state’s 14 demonstration forests are required to ...Read more

Reports that the Trump administration is working to transfer part of Yosemite National Park to a private land developer have heightened concerns among park advocates and the public about privatization of public land.

The proposed deal, which a government spokesperson said has not been finalized, would involve a land swap: The ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At long last, the fate of Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map is coming into view.

It’s now in the hands of the Missouri Supreme Court.

The state’s highest court on Wednesday heard arguments over whether a referendum campaign seeking to strike down the map can reach the November ballot, a high-stakes decision ...Read more

Right-wing influencer Milo Yiannopoulos has changed his tune on ICE and President Donald Trump after being deported from the U.S.

The British activist, who lived in Los Angeles before being detained by immigration officials in a Louisiana airport on Friday, said his epiphany coincided with his personal experience with the Trump administration�...Read more

MIAMI — When immigration officials told the Florida men that they were being deported to Africa, they were incredulous.

“We told them that we are not African,” said Carlos Rodriguez Lopez, a Cuban man from Miami who had been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since April 2025. Alongside other shackled detainees at the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The National Hurricane Center says that Tropical Storm Marie will become a hurricane on Wednesday and might produce waves that could cause problems at some San Diego and Orange County beaches over the Labor Day weekend.

“Swells generated by Marie will affect portions of the coast of southwest Mexico and the Baja California ...Read more

James Comey and federal prosecutors have made their arguments. Now a judge must decide whether and how the former FBI director’s “86 47” case should proceed toward an October trial.

On Tuesday, Comey and his attorneys filed what could be their last opportunity to persuade a federal judge to dismiss the felony case against him. The filing ...Read more