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Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says
Paramedics responded to Panettiere's apartment last month after a 911 call and performed CPR and other advanced re…
US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 years
Under the revisions, questions about race and ethnicity that previously were asked separately on forms will be combined into a single question
Stock market today: S&P 500 sets a record after Wall Streets breaks out of its lull
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 477.75
Trump's social media company soars in its first day of trading on Nasdaq
The stock created such a frenzy that Nasdaq briefly halted its trading just two minutes after it began for the day
The IRS has 940,000 unclaimed tax refunds from 2020 that are about to expire. Is one of them yours?
Taxpayers typically have three years to file and claim tax refunds, otherwise the money becomes the property of the U.S. Treasury.
Kentucky's loss to unheralded Oakland crushes millions of March Madness brackets
Kentucky's exit erased a lot of perfect brackets, and by the end of the first full day of the NCAA Tournament, only 1,825 remained at ESPN
A small town suspended its entire police force. Residents want to know why
Ridgely Director of Operations David Crist declined to provide The Associated Press with even basic information about the suspensions, including the number of …
Federal Reserve still foresees 3 rate cuts this year but envisions higher rates in future
In their new quarterly projections, Fed officials forecast that stronger growth and stubborn inflation would persist this year and next
As electric vehicle sales slow, US relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards for a while
The auto industry called the benchmarks unworkable with EV sales slowing as consumers worry about cost, range and a lack of publicly available charging station…
Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and why is he running for president?
RFK Jr. built a reputation of his own as an activist, author and lawyer who fought for environmental causes such as clean water.
Why are so many voters frustrated by the US economy? It's home prices
The United States is slogging through a housing affordability crisis that was decades in the making
James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan
Defense attorney Mariell Lehman said James Crumbley “obviously feels terrible” about what happened at the school. He faces a possible minimum sentence of as mu…
Colorado snow storm knocks out power for thousands even as I-70 reopens
The heaviest accumulations were expected in Colorado's Front Range region, where the eastern plains meet the Rocky Mountains and the vast majority of the state…
It's not just 'hang loose.' Lawmakers look to make the friendly 'shaka' Hawaii's official gesture
Some say the only requirement is an extended pinky and thumb. Others say shaking the shaka is a no-no.
Biden and Trump are now their parties' presumptive nominees. What does that mean?
Last week, the Republican National Committee ushered in new leadership handpicked by Trump, in the form of a new chairman, co-chair and party chief of staff. T…
Pentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as it lacks funds to replenish US stockpile
Ukraine's situation has become more dire, with units on the front line rationing munitions as they face a vastly better supplied Russian force