Best suburbs to live in America
Stacker compiled a list of the top suburbs in the U.S. using Niche’s 2025 rankings, based on factors such as cost of living, education, and housing.
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Best places to raise a family in the West
To help families find the best communities within the American West, Stacker looked to Niche’s 2025 Best Places to Raise a Family ranking.
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Vance arrives in Arizona with Charlie Kirk’s casket aboard Air Force Two
By ROSS D. FRANKLIN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Charlie Kirk’s casket arrived in his home state of Arizona aboard Air Force Two on Thursday as Vice President JD Vance honored the conservative activist with a final flight. Vance’s wife, Usha, stepped off the plane with Kirk’s widow, Erika. Both women wore
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Josh Kraft, son of billionaire Patriots owner, drops out of Boston mayor’s race against Michelle Wu
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Josh Kraft, the son of the New England Patriots’ owner, announced Thursday he is dropping his bid to unseat Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, days after advancing to the November ballot. He announced the move on WCVB-TV after Kraft and Wu bested two challengers to advance during a
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Patriots Day event features Vietnam War hero
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph celebrated Patriots’ Day with a special tribute at Wyatt Park Baptist Church.
Continue Reading Winning numbers drawn in Thursday’s Kansas Pick 3 Midday
By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 0, 8, 8 (zero, eight, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Kirk faced personal threats, campus turmoil in recent years
By Curt Devine and Rob Kuznia, CNN (CNN) — As Charlie Kirk mobilized young conservatives on college campuses, he faced numerous personal threats in recent years. And his stops on campus tours were often met with impassioned protests that sometimes spiraled into chaos and violence, leading some schools to adopt strict security measures around his
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With Hyundai raid, Trump’s immigration crackdown runs into his push for foreign investment
By DIDI TANG and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to revitalize American manufacturing by luring foreign investment into the U.S. has run smack into one of his other priorities: cracking down on illegal immigration. Hardly a week after immigration authorities raided a sprawling Hyundai battery plant in Georgia, detained
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With Hyundai raid, Trump’s immigration crackdown runs into his push for foreign investment
By DIDI TANG and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to revitalize American manufacturing by luring foreign investment into the U.S. has run smack into one of his other priorities: cracking down on illegal immigration. Hardly a week after immigration authorities raided a sprawling Hyundai battery plant in Georgia, detained
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Michael Kors’ style and wearability attract starry crowd at his New York Fashion Week show
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Kors was feeling loose as he brought his love of nature to urban New York City, for a celebrity-heavy Spring/Summer 2026 show at New York Fashion Week Thursday. The iconic designer likes to make his guests comfortable in his clothes and at his shows, so
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Johnson names Republican members to GOP-led Jan. 6 committee
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson has appointed five Republicans to serve on the new GOP-led select subcommittee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia, who led the investigation last Congress, will continue to head the probe. It will be a subcommittee
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Los Angeles County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A school-age child in Los Angeles County who had measles as an infant has died of a rare complication, the county health department said Thursday. The child was infected before they were eligible to receive the measles vaccine, the agency says; the first vaccination is recommended between 12 months
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Turning Point’s donors and allies recommit to the group after Charlie Kirk’s death
By Fredreka Schouten, Jeff Zeleny, Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Doug Deason, a Republican donor in Dallas, awoke Thursday to a long text chain from fellow contributors to Turning Point USA, the conservative organization Charlie Kirk led. One person in the thread announced plans to double their contributions to the group and asked the others
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Denver-area high school shooting suspect was ‘radicalized,’ officials say
CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The suspected shooter who critically wounded two students at Evergreen High School in Colorado during their third week of classes this semester appeared to have been “radicalized by some extreme network,” officials said Thursday. The suspect, a student at the school, took the school bus that morning and
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Graphic videos of Kirk and Zarutska deaths reignite debate over social media moderation
By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Within minutes of Charlie Kirk’s horrific shooting on Wednesday in Utah, video capturing the moment a bullet hit his body was spreading rapidly online. Surveillance cameras were rolling when Iryna Zarutska was brutally stabbed on a train in North Carolina on August 22, and the gruesome full video was
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Trump draws cheers and boos while marking 9/11 by attending a New York Yankees game
By WILL WEISSERT and STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump attended the New York Yankees 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night, drawing a mixed reaction from a raucous crowd while marking the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Authorities installed security glass for the president outside
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Bad Bunny says he didn’t include US in concert tour for fear of ICE raids
By Gonzalo Jimenez, Isa Cardona, CNN (CNN) — Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny said in an interview that he did not include the United States in his 2025-2026 concert tour because of fear that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would raid the concert venues. “People from the US could come here to see the
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Brazilian Supreme Court panel sentences Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison for coup attempt
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat. Bolsonaro, who has always denied
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GOP goes nuclear in Senate, changing rules to speed confirmation of Trump nominees after negotiations with Democrats collapse
By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republicans jammed through a change to Senate rules on Thursday that will allow them to more quickly confirm many of President Donald Trump’s nominees. The move came over the objections of Democrats after bipartisan negotiations collapsed. The rules change will allow nominees to be considered en bloc,
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A Paramount bid for Warner Bros. Discovery could ignite a bidding war, analysts say
By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Long-gestating speculation about a sale of Warner Bros. Discovery burst out into public view on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Paramount’s new owners are preparing a bid for the rival media company. Analysts told CNN that the potential offer from Paramount is likely the beginning of
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US Rep. Emanuel Cleaver faces off with Missouri lawmakers seeking to reshape his district
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Facing those seeking to oust him from office, Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver warned Missouri lawmakers on Thursday that a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump is reopening decades-old racial divisions in Kansas City. Cleaver flew from the nation’s Capitol to Missouri’s statehouse
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Baseball Expanded Glance
All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 84 62 .575 — — 6-4 W-1 47-25 37-37 727 656 71 New York 81 65 .555 3 +2½ 5-5 W-1 44-31 37-34 761 635 126 Boston 81 66 .551 3½ +2 6-4 L-1 44-28
Continue Reading Republicans take first steps to change Senate rules to speed confirmations for some Trump nominees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans take first steps to change Senate rules to speed confirmations for some Trump nominees.
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Tracking mid-September heat and sunshine
A wave of September heat has begun building across the Central Plains this week, with above average temperatures and tons of sunshine. This pattern will continue through the next several days, making for a summer-like weekend.
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Patrick Mahomes keeps reliving painful Super Bowl loss as Chiefs prepare for Eagles rematch
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes doesn’t know how many times he has watched video of the Philadelphia Eagles’ rout of his Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. At least once after the game, the quarterback said, and probably a couple of times over the summer. A
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Dow crosses 46,000: Stocks hit record highs as Wall Street embraces Fed rate cut hopes
By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks hit record highs Thursday after August inflation data mostly matched expectations, reaffirming investors’ hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in September. The Dow rose 617 points, or 1.36%, and closed at 46,108, crossing the 46,000-point mark for the first time. It’s a symbolic
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A new Whitney Houston duet? How Calum Scott made ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ with the late star
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It sounds impossible, but that’s the magic of it. On Thursday, a new Whitney Houston song arrives 13 years after her death. English singer Calum Scott is responsible. The single is a duet between Scott and Houston, a balladic reinterpretation of the timeless “I Wanna
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Disputed charter school funding measure gets a pivotal hearing before the Kentucky Supreme Court
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press School choice resurfaced Thursday as a hotly debated issue in Kentucky, where the state’s highest court heard arguments in a bitter dispute over the constitutionality of a measure to publicly fund charter schools. The measure, known as House Bill 9, was enacted by the state’s GOP-dominated legislature in 2022 over
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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of plotting coup, sentenced to over 27 years in prison
By Julia Vargas Jones, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been found guilty of attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election with a plot prosecutors say included plans to assassinate the president-elect in a bid to cling to power. Four out of five justices on a Brazilian Supreme Court panel
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‘We need to do better’: A shaken Washington struggles to come together after Kirk’s death
By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — In a Washington still reeling from the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk, Republicans and Democrats are deeply splintered and fearful that violent threats to political figures will be a regular feature of the country’s bleak new normal. In the 24 hours since Kirk’s death, President Donald
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