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State officials said Monday an outbreak of cyclosporiasis that has sickened more than 2,600 Michigan residents is believed to have originated with infected lettuce or salad greens. Health experts have been working to figure out how the parasite got into food supplies since it began sickening people late last month. Current test results point to lettuce or salad greens as the culprit, the ...

Marine mammals trapped at a shuttered theme park in Canada are set to be transported to wildlife aquatic facilities in the United States, pending clearance from Canadian veterinarians. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has "authorized an emergency rescue" for the remaining whales at Marineland, a once-popular theme park near Niagara Falls in Canada that closed in 2024, according to a statement issued by a group of aquariums part of the mission.

The fast-rising costs of owning a home have some young Americans questioning whether buying a house is still a good investment. Take Tony Zhang, 34, who bought a $950,000 townhouse in Irvine, California, in 2021 and says he now regrets it. The supply-chain manager says investing his down payment of roughly 30% in the stock market instead would have left him with a portfolio worth as much as $1 ...

After months of refusing to do so, the Justice Department has turned over a substantial amount of evidence from its investigations into the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during Operation Metro Surge to state investigators, a person familiar with the investigation but not authorized to speak publicly about the details confirmed to the Minnesota Star Tribune.

A U.S. judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump's settlement with the IRS that gave him and his companies sweeping tax protections and initially set up a nearly $1.8 billion government fund to pay victims of so-called government weaponization that was ​later abandoned. 

Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been appointed to serve out the remainder of the late South Carolina senator’s term.

BIDDEFORD, Maine – A person was fatally shot on Monday during an encounter with U.S. immigration agents in Maine, a top state lawmaker said, days after a man was killed by a U.S. agent during a traffic stop in Texas.

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday ended weeks of speculation about his health with a statement saying he’s on the mend.

Felix White worries his ability to keep working — and avoid a health crisis — could be at risk. The 62-year-old Montgomery County resident relies on Medicaid to afford the insulin he needs to manage his type 1 diabetes. Beginning in January, people with Medicaid will be required to provide proof that they are working 80 hours a month, unless they are considered too sick to work and qualify for ...

DETROIT – The Department of Justice is probing allegations that United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain took actions to improperly benefit his fiancée and retaliated against another senior union member who objected to the actions, according to internal union documents reviewed by Reuters.

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said he will not rejoin the Senate when it returns to work on Monday because he is ​still recovering from a fall and from pneumonia.

Lindsey Graham, the longtime Republican senator from South Carolina, died suddenly Saturday night, creating an unexpected vacancy in the midst of his campaign for a fifth term.

The Supreme Court's conservative justices say they decide cases based on the words and original history of the Constitution — and not on their personal or political views. Following the lead set by the late Justice Antonin Scalia, they say they see history and "originalism" as a guiding principle to prevent judges from changing the Constitution to adjust to new and changing times. This ...

An elderly Yellowstone National Park tourist was caught on video running from and being flung high into the air late Friday by an angry bison. The man, who had been observing ​the bison with his grandson from what they had perceived to be a safe distance, was hospitalized with serious injuries. The grandson ⁠was not injured.

MINNEAPOLIS — A powerful animal sedative is slowly making its way into Minnesota’s illicit fentanyl supply, creating the potential to complicate overdose treatment and prompting warnings from health and drug officials. The drug, medetomidine, sometimes referred to as “rhino tranq,” “mede,” or “dex,” is not approved for human use and has an ability to put users in a prolonged sedative state. ...

SAN DIEGO — As a fast-moving fire chewed dry brush dangerously close to homes in Sorrento Valley last month, the sighting of a small drone flying in the airspace forced all firefighting aircraft to immediately leave the area. San Diego police were able to find the person they believed to be flying the drone and get it to land, Sgt. Nicholas Link said, but the roughly 30-minute pause in ...

Life is uncertain. But there is one place where all is serene and predictable – the world of miniatures.

A new rule proposed by the White House Office of Management and Budget would fundamentally overhaul the way federal grants are awarded and overseen — a sweeping change that one scientific society said "would all but end the use of scientific merit in the selection of grants and programs across the government." Proposed in late May, the rule would give political appointees unprecedented control ...