MIAMI — A woman is suing the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles over a state law that allows pregnant women to park in disabled spaces, arguing expectant mothers should not be entitled to the spaces dedicated for individuals with disabilities, including herself.

The state law went into effect July 1 after it was signed by...Read more

More Americans are feeling optimistic about progress addressing illegal drugs in the United States — a major reversal since 2023 and a change largely driven by Republicans, according to a new Gallup poll.

The poll, conducted between Oct. 1 and 16 and published Wednesday, also showed a significant decline in Republican support for the ...Read more

The U.S. Navy’s newest and most powerful aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is expected to reach the Caribbean early next week, marking a dramatic escalation in the American military buildup near Venezuela amid growing speculation over possible U.S. strikes against Nicolás Maduro’s regime.

The $13 billion supercarrier sailed west ...Read more

DETROIT — A federal judge Thursday ordered a Dearborn man to stay behind bars through at least the weekend amid a sprawling investigation into an alleged Halloween terrorism plot targeting LGBTQ+ friendly clubs in Ferndale and what appears to be the Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio.

U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman issued the order in ...Read more

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A jury in Newport News Circuit Court on Thursday handed down a $10 million verdict in the case of a teacher at Richneck Elementary School shot by a 6-year-old student in early 2023.

The seven-member panel issued its verdict about 12:30 p.m., after about 5 1/2 hours of deliberations over two days.

Just before 2 p.m. on Jan...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House is poised Thursday to vote on a bill that would allow government agencies to hide the addresses, phone numbers and outside employer names of state lawmakers, the governor, former governors, the lieutenant governor and their immediate family members.

House Bill 4397, initially focused on concealing the ...Read more

The Louvre had an alarmingly weak password for its security surveillance system when it was hit by a group thieves, who made off with more than $100 million in jewels.

The brazen daylight heist took place on Oct. 18, triggering a massive investigation that has since revealed the suspects used power tools to bust through the second-floor window...Read more

UPS has resumed operations at its air hub in Louisville, Kentucky, following the deadly crash of one of its cargo planes on Tuesday afternoon, but it warned of delivery delays.

Sandy Springs-based UPS had canceled major package sorting operations at its main hub in Louisville on Tuesday evening and Wednesday after the fiery crash of UPS flight ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said Thursday officials have identified the 12 dead from a Tuesday UPS plane crash, but nine people are still missing.

“Our hope is that we have located all of the victims at this point, but again, we do not know. The search will continue,” Greenberg said Thursday. “I previously reported...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said Thursday his run for governor will be focused on bringing down costs for families and he will be a candidate “who puts delivering results before grabbing headlines.”

“Across Florida, families are working harder than ever but struggling to keep up with the rising cost of housing, ...Read more

Angela Anderson’s family has been waiting days for news.

Her boyfriend, Donald Henderson, told TV station WDRB she was at the metal scrapping center Grade A Auto Parts in Louisville Tuesday night when a nearby UPS plane crashed during takeoff, killing 12 people.

She hasn’t been heard from since.

The search continues for several missing ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Late last month, California fire officials made a courtesy call to Los Angeles.

The state’s proposed Zone Zero regulations that would force homeowners to create an ember-resistant zone around their houses — initially planned to take effect nearly three years ago — had caused an uproar in the region. It was time for damage ...Read more

Illicit drug overdoses and the deaths they cause are trending down this year, despite spikes in a handful of states, according to a Stateline analysis of data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A handful of places with rising overdoses are responding to the problem with cooperation, they say, by sharing information ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As the U.S. faces increasing demands for energy, the federal government has poured funding and regulatory support into the nuclear industry with the hopes of accelerating the development and deployment of new technologies. But an aging nuclear power workforce and shortage of qualified employees could pose a challenge to those ...Read more

In the heart of Appalachia, law enforcement is often seen as being on the front line of the addiction crisis.

Bre Dolan, a 35-year-old resident of Hardy County, West Virginia, understands why. Throughout her childhood, when her dad had addiction and mental health crises, police officers were often the first ones to respond. Dolan calls them “...Read more

DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. — Drive into Ridley Creek State Park through the gold October foliage and around the sharp turns of Sandy Flash Drive, and you’ll find yourself in the past. That is, of course, if you’ve arrived at the Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead, a five-decade-old museum and working farm that uses hands-on learning to teach ...Read more

MIAMI — Expired defribillator pads and inadequate handwashing facilities led to the suspension of the surgery registration license of a Florida doctor’s office after a Florida Department of Health investigation.

The investigation, the department says, was launched by three patients of Dr. Lily J. Voepel “contracting Hepatitis C via ...Read more

Carmen's abusive husband came home drunk one night last summer. He pounded and kicked the door. He threatened to kill her as her young son watched in horror. She called police, eventually obtaining a restraining order. Months later he returned and beat her again. Police came again and he was eventually deported.

Thinking she finally escaped his...Read more