MIAMI — Cubans and Cuban Americans in South Florida overwhelmingly support U.S. military intervention in Cuba and reject negotiations between the Trump administration and the communist government that could result in anything other than regime change, according to a new poll conducted for the Miami Herald.

The survey asked 800 Cubans and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man armed with a rifle that bore phrases from the Batman villain "The Joker" is facing felony firearms charges after he was seen running in traffic near the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, sheriff's officials said.

Sean Steiner, 36, of Glendale, Arizona, was charged this month with possession of an assault ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to take his economic pitch on the road to western U.S. states, as the White House grapples with an increasingly unpopular war with Iran ahead of the November midterm elections.

The president’s trip this week to Nevada and Arizona, two swing states that Trump carried in 2024, reflects a growing ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate on Wednesday advanced a measure without opposition that would establish a regulatory framework for electric bicycles, motorcycles and scooters, responding to the growing popularity of the devices and the safety concerns they have raised.

The bill passed 54-0 and now moves to the House. It was initiated ...Read more

Pakistan stepped up efforts to ensure the U.S. and Iran prolong a ceasefire beyond its official expiry date next week, though several barriers remain in place including Israel’s ongoing war in Lebanon.

Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, traveled to Iran this week as part of the nation’s role as mediator between the warring sides, after ...Read more

Justin Fairfax, a former Virginia lieutenant governor, fatally shot his wife, Cerina, inside their Annandale home before dying by suicide amid a “messy” divorce, police said.

The deadly violence unfolded early Thursday morning at the Fairfaxes’ residence on the 8100 block of Guinevere Drive, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis told ...Read more

Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife, Cerina Fairfax, before killing himself inside their home in Annandale, according to Fairfax County police.

Police went to the 8100 block of Guinevere Drive after midnight Thursday morning and found a man and woman dead inside of a home. A preliminary investigation found that Fairfax shot ...Read more

Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife, Cerina Fairfax, before killing himself inside their home in Annandale, according to Fairfax County police.

Police went to the 8100 block of Guinevere Drive after midnight Thursday and found a man and woman dead inside of a home. A preliminary investigation found that Justin shot his wife ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California in 2026 has already seen its highest number of annual measles cases in seven years, health officials said, amid an ongoing resurgence of a notoriously infectious disease once considered effectively eliminated in the United States.

The looming new domestic beachhead for the disease comes as vaccination rates have ...Read more

Pakistan stepped up efforts to ensure the U.S. and Iran prolong a ceasefire beyond its official expiry date next week, to allow more time to negotiate a lasting peace deal.

Market expectations that the warring sides are approaching a formal end the conflict have risen in the past two days, with many stock exchanges reversing their wartime ...Read more

When 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., starting in mid-January 2026 and running though mid-March, it was estimated to be the largest sewage spill in U.S. history. But it wasn’t the first, nor will it be the last.

In fact, around the nation, sewage spills are contaminating waterways...Read more

When the United States and Israel began striking Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, images of smoke billowing over Iranian cities began to dominate the news. But another feature of those skylines has remained constant: the thousands of satellite dishes that dot Tehran’s rooftops, picking up signals that originate far beyond Iran’s borders – despite...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago would seem to be a no-brainer to host International Jazz Day, a joint initiative of UNESCO and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz. The city is not only a global jazz capital but the hometown of Hancock himself, who spearheads the effort as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

In truth, it took — and will continue to take — a ...Read more

New Orleans plans to revamp the commission that oversees city parks and playgrounds and is seeking $5 million in federal aid after an investigation published by Verite News and KFF Health News found high levels of lead contamination in playgrounds throughout the city.

Mayor Helena Moreno signed an executive order on April 7 that creates a task ...Read more

For months, a cloud of fear has hovered over the immigrant community in San Bernardino, California, making it hard for María González to do her job as a community health worker in this city where almost a quarter of residents are foreign-born.

It started building over the summer, fed by news of immigration raids across Southern California, ...Read more