ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter declared a state of local emergency on Tuesday following a days-long cyberattack on the city’s Internet-based computer networks that led the city to call in the FBI and Gov. Tim Walz to enlist the aid of the Minnesota National Guard’s cybersecurity experts.

The data breach has left officials ...Read more

Investigators are looking into whether a Las Vegas man who went on a deadly shooting rampage in Manhattan on Monday was targeting the National Football League after it emerged that the gunman was a Los Angeles high school football player with a documented mental health history.

New York Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that the shooter, identified...Read more

New guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration outlining how federal employees may engage with faith practices in the workplace garnered mixed reactions from religious groups, with some raising concern about the blurring boundary between church and state.

The guidelines, announced by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in a ...Read more

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Tuesday sharply defended its decision to block Maryland members of Congress from inspecting a Baltimore detention facility and said the lawmakers are supporting migrants who “put our Maryland communities at risk.”

ICE’s response further escalated tension between Maryland Democrats and...Read more

As a Miami mayoral candidate’s lawsuit against the city advances, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal appeared skeptical of the city’s justification for postponing the November 2025 election to 2026 without voter approval.

A three-judge panel heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in the lawsuit that mayoral candidate and former city ...Read more

Former North Carolina Rep. Wiley Nickel dropped his Senate campaign Tuesday, one day after former Gov. Roy Cooper, a fellow Democrat, launched his bid for the open seat.

“Today, I’m suspending my campaign for Senate and proudly endorsing Roy Cooper,’’ Nickel said in a statement posted on social media.

Cooper’s entry into the race ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Researchers at the UConn Center on Aging have uncovered causal links between depression and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD), sparking hope for potential interventions to prevent the disease.

The Alzheimer’s Association found that more than 7 million people in the country live with ADRD.

Dr. Breno Diniz, ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas man who killed four people in Manhattan on Monday had been arrested at Red Rock Resort two years earlier.

Shane Tamura was arrested on suspicion of trespassing at the Summerlin hotel and casino, according to a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report obtained Tuesday.

A police officer was called to the casino at ...Read more

Off the western coast of the United Kingdom, conservationists attached some bait to an underwater camera, dropped the contraption to the seabed and waited. When they eventually watched the footage, it left them stunned.

They’d filmed one of “the world’s rarest shark species.”

A team of researchers set out to investigate “dolphin ...Read more

Bucks and Montgomery County residents who live near military bases had higher levels of four “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their blood than the typical American, according to federal health officials.

The chemical compounds are associated with higher levels of cholesterol, which is linked to increased risk of heart disease and stroke...Read more

Gov. Josh Shapiro took a stand Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s administration’s moves to review and potentially remove exhibits about slavery at Independence National Historical Park as part of an effort to restrict content at national parks that reflect negatively on the United States.

“Protecting our history is about telling ...Read more

Wakeboats in surfing mode should operate in at least 20 feet of water to avoid stirring up sediment in a way that’s harmful to water quality, according to a study by the University of Minnesota.

The study, made public Tuesday, found that wakeboats cruising at surf speed can trigger a complex set of waves that stir sediment. In turn, the motor...Read more

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs is making yet another bid at bail as the Harlem-born mogul awaits sentencing his Oct. 3 sentencing on two prostitution-related charges.

Lawyers for the 55-year-old convicted Bad Boy Records founder, who was recently denied presentencing bail, argue that he should be released on $50 million bond and reside at ...Read more

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is threatening to have Orange County commissioners and Mayor Jerry Demings removed from office if they don’t back down from their refusal to let corrections officers transport immigrants to federal detention facilities.

In a letter, Uthmeier accused the Orange County leaders of enacting “sanctuary” ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — UCLA will pay $6.45 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from pro-Palestinian protests in spring 2024.

The federal suit was brought by three Jewish students and a professor who alleged their civil rights were violated.

Much of the money will be donated to eight Jewish groups.

UCLA has agreed to pay $6.45 million to settle a ...Read more

Mere hours after a deadly shooting spree forced the evacuation of the 345 Park Ave. office tower in Midtown Manhattan, some employees came to collect their possessions.

As temperatures soared in New York City on Tuesday, they were asked to wait in the sun. The 44-story building — a symbol of the Wall Street North financial corridor home to ...Read more

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter declared a state of local emergency on Tuesday following a days-long cyber attack on the city’s Internet-based computer networks that led the city to call in the FBI and Gov. Tim Walz to enlist the aid of the Minnesota National Guard’s cybersecurity experts.

The data breach has left officials in St. Paul city ...Read more

The Trump administration’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Tuesday revoking a science-based determination that pollution fueling climate change harms public health. The so-called endangerment finding has for 16 years underpinned federal regulations for vehicles, power plants and other sources under the Clean Air Act.

EPA ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would give Russia 10 more days from Tuesday to reach a truce with Ukraine, formally announcing a new deadline to pressure Vladimir Putin on ending the war.

“Ten days from today,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday as he returned to Washington from a five-day visit to Scotland.

Trump on...Read more

NEW YORK — The NFL’s long history with CTE has come under new attention after Monday’s deadly shooting at the Manhattan office building that houses the league’s headquarters.

The gunman, identified as Shane Tamura, was said to be in possession of a note claiming he had CTE, a neurodegenerative disease, and that asked for his brain to be...Read more