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ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando officials signed off Monday on a spending plan about $82 million higher than last year as the city braces for a potential reckoning on local budget revenues at the ballot box this fall.

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Elizabeth Holmes either feels emboldened by or worried about some recent major developments in her life and public image because she got on X on Sunday to lament that she has been “silenced” as she remains behind bars ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani, facing criticism over views on Israel seen as fostering antisemitism, is unveiling a plan that would expand educational efforts and beef up security at synagogues as part of a new “...Read more

WASHINGTON — Under a light rain on Sunday at the Australian ambassador's residence in Washington, CNN hosted its third annual tennis tournament, the Kangaroo Cup, pitting Beltway journalists against administration ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — For Dylan Feierabend, there are few things more life-affirming than fishing for redtail surfperch and smelt at Centerville Beach in rural Humboldt County.

His favorite spot, where the Eel River meets the ...Read more

Nearly eight months after Nancy Guthrie was snatched from her Arizona home, authorities believe they have uncovered a “new, possible ransom note” linked to the case.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Office provided the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Wedding bells are ringing for Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio and his longtime girlfriend Nikki Hall.

The "Jersey Shore" alum proposed to the Jamaican-born influencer over the weekend while DJing at the Omnia...Read more

Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is asking a court for guardianship over the the 11-year-old daughter he had with actor Hayden Panettiere.

The 36-year-old star died in South Carolina on Aug. 16. Drug use is ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man with Southern California ties who goes by the alias "Goldy Brar" and is wanted by federal agents for numerous alleged crimes including murder, extortion and drug distribution has been added to the FBI...Read more

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is pushing the Commerce Department to release long-delayed guidance for states seeking to use remaining funds from a $42 billion broadband grant program.

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From the air, Wainwright, Alaska, looks like a perfectly stable band of homes and roads between the Chukchi Sea and a vast, flat tundra. But just below the surface, the frozen ground that this town was built on contains...Read more

In 2023, the International Energy Agency predicted that by 2028 the world’s oil companies would produce more oil than people wanted to buy. Prices responded to that and similar projections of slowing oil demand, ...Read more

People are increasingly turning to AI for advice. A 2026 Pew report found that 10% of Americans are using chatbots for emotional support or companionship. Some even find a charismatic leader in AI.

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WASHINGTON — Senate appropriators began plotting ways to defend their power of the purse Monday after President Donald Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in appropriated funding without the approval of Congress...Read more

Iranian officials have privately expressed pessimism about reaching a deal to end hostilities with Washington and reopen the Strait of Hormuz before U.S. midterm elections in November, according to people familiar with the...Read more

The likely return to power of a separatist political party in Quebec is set to create a new challenge for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, just as he tries to hold the country together in the midst of a trade war with ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Somehow, a Gaboon viper — whose home is the tropics of central and western Africa — was on the loose Monday in a Southern California neighborhood, police say.

The sighting of the extremely venomous ...Read more

In President Donald Trump’s world, public service pays better than being a real estate mogul.

Trump has been lining his pockets since he returned to the White House. His sons, Eric and Donald Jr., have been cashing in, ...Read more

Bono didn't want to "look like a stalker" calling Rosalía to ask for her permission to name a U2 song after her.

The 34-year-old singer is the inspiration for the track The Mirror Maker (Rosalía) on the Irish rock ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Growing up, Alejandra Villarreal was accustomed to the dry Mexican heat, trapped inside the small historic venues where she and her sisters would perform as kids. But as temperatures hit 103 degrees outside...Read more