CHICAGO — Faith leaders, community activists and family members of victims are heading to Washington for a congressional hearing Tuesday to address the alarming rise in hate crimes in America, with a focus on tragic cases like that of Wadee Alfayoumi, the 6-year-old Palestinian boy who was stabbed to death in Plainfield.

On Monday morning, ...Read more

ATLANTA — On a recent summer evening, Raymia Taylor wandered into a recreation center in a historical downtown neighborhood, the only enrollee to attend a nearly two-hour event for people who have signed up for Georgia’s experimental Medicaid expansion.

The state launched the program in July 2023, requiring participants to document that ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Alongside pothole repair requests and complaints about flooded streets, Fort Lauderdale residents can now report homelessness in their communities through the city app FixIt FTL, which is typically used for non-emergency events.

The city is using the new app function in response to a state law that will soon prohibit ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California approaches the start of the fall season, people are wondering about the end of daylight saving time.

When is daylight saving time officially over? And how much time do you need to reset your clock?

California still has about a month and a half to go before daylight saving time ends.

Here’s what you need ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- On a glorious summer day, a preschooler named Roger teetered on rocks dotting a creek in eastern Orange County, unsure if he could make it back to where his classmates and caregivers were waiting.

A volunteer youth mentor with Earthroots Field School stuck out her hand, reassuring the 3-year-old, who grasped it and took one ...Read more

HAINES, Alaska — In the middle of the fast-flowing Chilkoot River, an Alaska state employee sits on a small perch over a narrow, fence-like structure and stares down into the rush of water.

Eagles look on from the trees overhead as the river thunders around boulders nearby. The worker’s back is turned to a female grizzly bear creeping up ...Read more

DENVER — A new study involving Colorado researchers found that sleep problems among preteens increase their risk of suicidal thoughts two years later, though the researchers urged parents not to panic.

Suicide prevention resources

Colorado Crisis Line: 1-844-493-8255, coloradocrisisservices.org. Chat online or text TALK to 38255.

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BOSTON — If not for the quick thinking of local law enforcement and the victim’s willingness to speak out, more people may have fallen for a scam that cost a Vietnam veteran and cancer patient from Everett tens of thousands of dollars.

According to Charles “Chuck” Fagone, it all started — as these scams so often do — with an ...Read more

Donald Trump headlined an event billed as the unveiling of a crypto platform promoted by the Republican nominee and his sons, putting the spotlight on a niche digital-asset sector with a history of controversy.

The project, World Liberty Financial, will be part of the decentralized finance segment of digital assets and is supposed to help with ...Read more

U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean said Monday she wants the congressional task force already investigating the Butler County assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump to look into Sunday's assassination attempt at his Florida golf club.

"Certainly we are looking at the same very related sets of issues, so to me it makes sense to ...Read more

Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested Monday in New York amid a federal sex-trafficking probe, sources told the Los Angeles Times.

No details were immediately available about the charges against him. A grand jury had been impaneled to investigate allegations. He has strongly denied any wrongdoing.

Sources said Combs was arrested without incident...Read more