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Hochul has faced pressure from municipal leaders, including in the political battleground in the Hudson Valley, to curb the busing of migrants into their communities.

Forecasters say Idalia will be at least a Category 3 hurricane by the time of its expected landfall on Wednesday. Officials are urging residents to get ready, and have ordered thousands to evacuate.

"I think it started before COVID and I think it’s continued even here afterwards. I think it’s more than, more than just COVID. I mean, I think that there’s deaths of despair. I think you have (drugs),” DeSantis said. Life expectancy in the U.S. has decreased to 76.4 years in 2023 from 77.28 in 2020, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

Competitors take part in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose 'N' Bowl pub in Stacksteads, Britain.

As wildfires continue to rage throughout northern Canada, new research reveals neurological health consequences from breathing in excess wildfire smoke.

Most Americans think their actions can help fight climate change, but they’re not always right on which are the most effective, according to a Post/UMD poll.

Russian intelligence is operating a systematic program to launder pro-Kremlin propaganda through private relationships between Russian operatives and unwitting US and western targets, according to newly declassified US intelligence.

Business says it doesn’t serve anyone who is armed

They have already invested $800 million in the secretive urban project, while recently revealed plans remain vague.

Hundreds of nominees for military positions have been stalled as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., protests Pentagon abortion policy. The Pentagon says the total number could swell to 650.

UNC-Chapel Hill students are being asked to shelter in place as police search the campus for an alleged armed person, police said.

The Texas-based airline was issued a $4 million fine for violating rules about keeping passengers on planes during flight delays.

Forecasters are warning of the possibility of dangerous storm surges caused by Idalia, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suggested that some residents in coastal areas may have to evacuate.

The judge overseeing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump for interfering with the 2020 presidential election has set a trial date of March 4, 2024.

Demonstrations have grown steadily throughout the south, centring around the province of Suwayda

Hundreds gathered on Sunday to remember the three victims of a racist shooting in the Florida city.

Ukraine making steady progress in Orikhiv sector as it clears dense minefields and trenches

France's president praises the diplomat for staying put despite being told to go by Niger's junta.

The education minister says female Muslim students will not be allowed to wear the loose-fitting robe.

Feds allege officers collected photos of K-9 attacks and crafted an American flag with spent munitions

UPS workers and airline pilots have won rich labor deals. Hollywood writers and actors as well as auto workers could be next.

First, her dreams of becoming a doctor were dashed by the Taliban’s ban on education. Then her family set up a forced marriage to her cousin, a heroin addict. Latifa* felt her future had been snatched away.

“I had two options: to marry an addict and live a life of misery or take my own life,” said the 18-year-old in a phone interview from her home in central Ghor province. “I chose the latter.”

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Texas' electric grid operator asked residents and businesses to conserve energy on Sunday as its reserves were expected to decrease during a scorching heat wave that has caused demand to surge.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued an appeal for conservation from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. local time (2100-0200 GMT) on its website, saying reserves could run low due to high demand and a lack of wind and solar power generation.

State and federal agencies are scrambling to find measures to combat what experts call one of the harshest and most neglected effects of climate change in the U.S.: rising heat deaths and injuries of people who work in triple-digit temperatures.

More than 3,000 U.S. theaters will be participating in the 2nd-annual event.