ICE detention of South Texas Mariachi band teens sparks bipartisan criticism

The detention by immigration authorities of two teen brothers who were prominent members of a nationally recognized mariachi ...

Bridgeport natives at center of documentary on prison reform, now on Prime

A documentary film focused on three Bridgeport natives who did time behind bars and are now advocating for systemic reforms is available on Prime. "There is no road map for coming home from prison," ...

GOP-led fight over allegations of student indoctrination raises tensions at University of Houston

The University of Houston is tightening oversight of how professors teach race, gender, and other controversial topics under pressure from Texas Republicans. In February, some deans asked faculty ...

An effort to remedy harm from a race-based kidney test helps Black patients seeking transplants

A racially biased medical test for years kept Black people from getting kidney transplants. A new study shows a national plan ...

Michigan falls behind in race to save disappearing farmland

Michigan farmers face intense pressure to sell land as developers offer huge payouts, and state programs struggle to help ...

Connecticut gas prices keep climbing as oil tops $100. Here’s where they’re highest and lowest

Gas prices continued to rise in Connecticut over the weekend, as the United States' war in Iran pushed the price of a barrel of crude oil over $100 nationally. The average price of a gallon of regular ...

Jury selection begins in South Florida for 4 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

Jury selection has begun in the trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. They ...
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A Virginia boater is suing a Washington utility for the Potomac River sewage spill

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia boater is suing a Washington water utility for negligence in the collapse of a pipe that leaked millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River. The class action ...

Uber's women-only option goes nationwide in the US

Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for ...

Isaiah Likely follows John Harbaugh to the Giants on a 3-year, $40M deal, AP source says

The New York Giants are signing tight end Isaiah Likely to a three-year contract worth $40 million, according to a person familiar with the deal. Likely follows longtime Baltimore Ravens coach ...

NBC Connecticut reporter Sydney Boyo to leave news station: 'Thank you, New England'

NBC Connecticut's Sydney Boyo announced that she will soon depart from the news station. In an Instagram post shared on March 6, Boyo posted a carousel of photos from her time with the station, ...

US is less prone to oil price shocks than in past decades

Though the U.S. is economically less vulnerable to oil-price shocks, there is also a psychological factor. It’s hard not to feel pessimistic when gasoline prices at the local pump are already rising: ...