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Ohio State suspends fraternity while investigating a video showing men engulfed in flames
Cities around the world welcome 2026 with thunderous fireworks and heightened security
Other events were more subdued. Hong Kong held limited celebrations following a recent fire at an apartment complex that killed 161 people. Australia saluted t…
Health subsidies expire
It comes at the start of a high-stakes midterm election year, with affordability — including the cost of health care — topping the list of voters’ concerns.
Tatiana Schlossberg, a grandchild of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died at 35
Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, one of three grandchildren of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died after she was diagnosed with leukemia …
Roses in the rain? New Year's Day parade in Pasadena gets wet forecast. Bundle up for NYC ball drop
For the first time in 20 years, rain is expected to intrude on the Rose Parade in Southern California, a venerable New Year's Day event that attracts thousands…
Winter storm brings blizzard conditions and dangerous wind chills to the Midwest
This storm system could be considered a bomb cyclone since it rapidly deepened from the Midwest into the Great Lakes, Snell said. Storm intensity is measured by central pressure, so the lower the pressure, the stro…
A winter storm threatens to bring blizzards and ice to parts of the US, hampering holiday travel
Snow and strengthening winds spread Sunday across the Upper Midwest, where the National Weather Service warned of whiteout conditions and possible blizzard con…
Winter storm snarls holiday travel across US Northeast, Great Lakes
Newark Liberty International, John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports posted snow warnings on the social media platform X on Friday cautioning that weather conditions could cause flight disruptions.
Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85
Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was next in line to become the faith's president, has died. …
US launches strikes against Islamic State group in Nigeria after attacks target Christians
President Donald Trump said the United States launched a “powerful and deadly" strike against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria, after spending week…
Powerball’s $1.7B jackpot could make Christmas Eve unforgettable for a lucky winner
It's a sign the game is operating as intended. Lottery officials made the odds tougher in 2015 as a mechanism for snowballing jackpots, all the while making it easier to win smaller prizes.
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
These kinds of improper payments are “not unique to one state, and the issue continues to be persistent,” Aner Sanchez, assistant regional inspector general in the Office of Audit Services told The Associated Press…
S&P 500 closes at another record, beating the high it set earlier this month
The S&P 500 rose 31.30 points, or 0.5%, to 6,909.79, surpassing the record set earlier in December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 79.73 points, or 0.2%, to 48,442.41. The Nasdaq composite rose 133.02 points…
Resilient US consumers drive strongest economic expansion in 2 years
The seemingly divergent paths between how consumers say they are feeling and how much money continues to be spent may be more evidence of what is known as a a “ K-shaped economy ” In that situation, the income of w…
An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs
All told, the job losses are expected to reach 7,000, largely in Lexington and the surrounding counties, according to estimates from University of Nebraska, Li…
Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing was once a physics student
Thirty years ago, Claudio Neves Valente and Nuno F.G. Loureiro were classmates with bright futures. Both excelled in physics and made their way from their home…