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Friends can help us with all kinds of things in life. How could I forget moving that piano for friends in Chicago? Fortunately, none of us ended up in the ER.

One of the most important things friends do, though,...Read more

Amid a renaissance in the science of psychedelics, public interest in psilocybin – or magic mushrooms, as they’ve long been known – is surging.

One study found that rates of psilocybin use increased 44% ...Read more

North America’s bee populations are in trouble, but don’t blame the honey bees. While some people argue that an overabundance of managed honey bees – those raised to help pollinate crops and produce honey – is ...Read more

NEW YORK —Sgt. Erik Duran, the “Cooler Cop” NYPD narcotics officer who killed a fleeing suspect by hurling a cooler at him following a Bronx buy-and-bust operation three years ago was sentenced to three to nine years...Read more

Record diesel prices are crushing California's truckers, forcing them to adjust to avoid losses as they grapple with the most expensive pump prices in the country.

Greg Dubuque's 40 drivers are in a constant diesel-...Read more

It’s as if no time has passed since Florida residents let out a collective sigh of relief after a quiet hurricane season came to a close in November.

But June 1, the start of hurricane season, approaches. And with it, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Top City Hall and NYPD officials took a field trip to Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday to learn more about how the Midwestern city works to de-escalate protests with a special “Dialogue Unit.”

Mayor Zohran ...Read more

Democratic U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison violated a law that requires members of Congress to disclose stock trades and other financial trades within 45 days of making them.

The violation was reported by the news outlet NOTUS, ...Read more

The crescent Earth — our oasis holding everything we cherish, now just a speck in the infinite blackness — seemed to kiss the jagged lunar surface. The moon’s thousands of scars projected themselves across the Earth ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Gov. Wes Moore directed hundreds of millions of dollars toward lowering utility bills when he signed Maryland’s fiscal 2027 budget into law, drawing sharp criticism from Maryland Republicans and mixed ...Read more

BOSTON — Karen Read’s lawyer David Yannetti will represent the Boston police officer accused of manslaughter in the on-duty shooting of carjacking suspect Stephenson King.

Yannetti wrote that he was honored to defend ...Read more

Justin Trudeau’s eldest son, an aspiring musician, is milking his dad’s relationship with Katy Perry for his own art.

Xavier “Xav” Trudeau, 18, said on Wednesday’s episode of the “Can’t Be Censored” ...Read more

The California Teachers Association lashed out at Gov. Gavin Newsom this week, as they reported that more than 100 California school districts have issued 2,400 preliminary layoff notices in the last month.

The ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — On a windy March morning in downtown Tampa, David Cox and Ty Rodriguez pace a long, L-shaped field and paint a picture of how Gasparilla Music Festival will fit in.

They point out where the main stage will...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky Court of Appeals judge has denied former Gov. Matt Bevin’s request to overturn a ruling from last year that allowed his son to file for child support.

In an opinion issued April 8, Court of...Read more

The United States and Iran prepared for peace talks in Pakistan with a fragile ceasefire largely holding, though issues such as Israel’s offensive in Lebanon and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz remain unresolved.

U...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland officials said Thursday they have reached a settlement in principle with the owner and operator of the cargo ship involved in the 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, resolving a portion of...Read more

NEW YORK — Starring in “The Pitt” enabled actor Patrick Ball to pay off his $80,000 student loan debt with earnings from the hit HBO medical drama, he said.

“I paid off my student loans like three months into The ...Read more

NEW YORK — As New York City prepares to launch free child care for 2-year-olds, Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to open most of the first 2,000 seats in the initiative, known as “2-K,” in programs that operate on a full-...Read more

Chicago-based Fooda, which introduced its pop-up lunch service at downtown office buildings 15 years ago, launched its first outdoor marketing campaign this week in an effort to boost its brand in the post-pandemic hybrid ...Read more