DETROIT — A California man has been charged in connection with a major gift card fraud scheme, the Michigan Attorney General's Office said.

Sinjuan Song was arraigned Friday through the 51st District Court in Waterford on one count of conducting a criminal enterprise, a 20-year felony, and two counts of possession of a fraudulent financial ...Read more

March 31, 2026, marks 50 years since a landmark decision that shapes American patients’ rights every day: the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in the case of Karen Ann Quinlan, who had suffered an irreversible coma.

Quinlan’s case established for the first time that decisions near the end of life should be made by patients and ...Read more

Last Easter while my children were sorting through their baskets of chocolate eggs and jelly beans, my son looked up from the table and asked a simple question:

“Why don’t Grandma and Grandpa eat candy like we do?”

It was the kind of question children ask without really thinking. To him, it seemed obvious: Candy is ...Read more

In 2024, Donald Trump dramatically improved his performance among nearly all groups of voters from four years earlier. Trump’s growth among Hispanic voters was especially notable, increasing by more than 10 points from 2020 to 2024, at least according to exit polls.

This led to a considerable amount of commentary speculating that ...Read more

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Can a person survive inside a tornado? – Sophia, age 14, Greencastle, Indiana

I have seen the center of a monster. Most people describe the sound of a tornado as like a ...Read more

NEW YORK — Two pilots were killed when a jet landing at LaGuardia Airport collided with a Port Authority fire truck, authorities said Monday.

The dramatic seconds before the crash, which happened just before 11:40 p.m. Sunday, was captured on audio, with an air traffic controller admitting he “messed up” after he tried to prevent the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Mia Angulo, who is pregnant and due in May, is living in a tent with her boyfriend in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Boyle Heights.

Lingering pain from a car crash two months ago, on top of an already hardscrabble life, has Angulo worried about her pregnancy. So, she was relieved when a mobile street medicine van from ...Read more

Dan Wolgamott thought it strange when a man showed up at his house asking him to pay for his college tuition.

What initially seemed weird soon became worrying.

The man sent Wolgamott, a DFL state representative from St. Cloud, hundreds of texts. He showed up at his house one day bearing gifts for Wolgamott and his daughter. And he was there ...Read more

VIRGINIA BEACH — Bay Island, a serene and affluent residential neighborhood cradled by two offshoots of the Lynnhaven River, has long been a coveted place to live for hundreds of Virginia Beach families.

The island is known for its sweeping views, secluded atmosphere and easy boat access. But island life also comes with its downsides. Low-...Read more

For decades, Connecticut and federal lawmakers have tried in vain to rein in medical costs as expenses have continued to soar for patients and employers.

In response, a key legislative committee voted on mostly party lines last week to spend $200 million in order to make costs more affordable and also blunt the expiration of enhanced premium ...Read more

Cities and states are filing lawsuits and scrambling for alternative sources of money as the Trump administration seeks to shut off the federal funding spigot for biking and walking trails.

Since the early 1990s, there has been fairly consistent — and largely bipartisan — federal support for bicycle and pedestrian projects. Federal funding ...Read more

For the past three years,a novel form of bird flu has wiped out millions of animals in the United States, from snow geese to backyard chickens.

But conversations around the outbreak have grown more urgent in recent months, as Louisiana recorded the country's first human death from bird flu in January and the death toll for animals continues to ...Read more

Over the past year, hospitals have felt the pain of thousands of layoffs — some even pushed into dire financial straits — as they have been stripped of billions of dollars in federal and state funding for health care.

Hospital executives are hinting of a second wave of layoffs as some downsize their operations while the federal government ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump gave Iran a two-day deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or have its power plants bombed, upping the ante in a war now in its fourth week with no sign of de-escalation.

Trump, under pressure to bring down soaring oil prices, said Iran must “fully open, without threat,” the vital waterway for energy flows. He ...Read more

Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob claimed victory over nationalist leader Janez Jansa in the country’s closest election in history, according to nearly complete official results.

Golob’s Freedom Movement won 28.6% of the vote, followed by Jansa’s Slovenian Democratic Party with 28.1%, according to nearly complete results on Sunday. ...Read more

Pioneers of Miami’s Haitian rights movement paid homage Saturday to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, recalling his support for their struggle while drawing parallels to renewed challenges their community faces amid the threat of detention and deportation.

The gathering, rich with personal anecdotes and reflections on the civil rights leader’s ...Read more