2 students wounded in shooting at Colorado high school; suspect dead
Authorities said a teenage male, later identified as 16-year-old Desmond Holly, opened fire with a handgun Wednesday at a high school near Denver, Colorado, wounding two students, before fatally shooting…
Proposed "forever chemicals" ban pits chefs against environmental advocates
California lawmakers are weighing whether to ban a group of chemicals known as PFAS, which are often called “forever chemicals,” in cookware. The move has pulled in celebrity chefs on…
Polly Holliday, who played Flo on hit sitcom "Alice," dies at 88
Polly Holliday, a Tony Award-nominated screen and stage actor who turned the catchphrase “Kiss my grits!” into a national retort as the gum-chewing, beehive-wearing waitress aboard the long-running CBS sitcom…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia wants asylum. The US wants to deport him. What to know
Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces an uncertain future. The Trump administration wants to deport him to the African nation of Eswatini. Abrego Garcia wants to apply for asylum to stay in…
The National Defense Strategy still matters. Let’s get it right
The next National Defense Strategy—which was due to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Aug. 31—could not come at a more critical time, as Pentagon leaders seek to manage foreign-policy challenges, a stretched…
Fall foliage maps show when peak color is expected across the U.S.
How will the fall foliage look in New England this year? How will the fall foliage look in New England this year? 03:54 The 2025 leaf peeping season is getting…
Donald Trump’s ‘Department of War’ will just deliver bloodshed and destruction | Judith Levine
On Friday, Donald Trump signed an executive order restoring the Department of Defense to its original name, the Department of War. That name “had a stronger sound”, Trump told reporters…
CPI rose at a rate of 2.9% in August as U.S. inflation ticked higher
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9% in August from a year earlier, matching economists’ forecasts that prices would pick up slightly as President Trump’s tariffs filtered through the economy. By…
DC sues Trump over ‘military occupation’ by National Guardsmen
The District of Columbia’s attorney general sued the Trump administration Thursday over the ongoing presence of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital, arguing the deployment amounts to a military…
















