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MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — Four-time spaceflight veteran Peggy Whitson had a good excuse for not showing up Saturday for her own induction ceremony to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

She’s in quarantine to go to space ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California lawmakers are taking aim at proposed rules to implement a state law aimed at curbing plastic waste, saying the draft regulations proposed by CalRecycle undermine the letter and intent of the ...Read more

NEW YORK — A woman who accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2003 has also filed a lawsuit against disgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

Crystal McKinney, a former ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It was bright and early and Axel Hunnicutt was howling.

He was looking for wolves. Sometimes they howl back, providing a sense of their location.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife this week ...Read more

NEW YORK — United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew won his reelection bid Saturday, edging out two rival candidates who challenged the longtime incumbent over his handling of retiree health care and ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Pressure from the Trump administration to escalate immigration arrests has led to huge spike in the number of people detained by ICE in Central Florida and raised fears that the Orange County jail could ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With only hours remaining before their midnight deadline, Democratic state lawmakers on Saturday still were finalizing various components of a more than $55 billion budget balanced with a combination ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents released Afghan refugee Saifullah Khan on bond Friday evening, nearly a month after they immobilized him with Taser fire and detained him as he and his wife ...Read more

Kate Hudson's fiancé was confused when she arrived home with a "massive bruise" on her leg.

The 46-year-old actress - who has been engaged to Danny Fujikawa, 38, since 2021 and has six-year-old daughter Rani with him - ...Read more

Patti LuPone has apologised for the insulting comments she made about her fellow Broadway stars.

The 76-year-old actress described 'Hell's Kitchen' star Kecia Lewis as a "b****" whilst claiming multi-Tony Award-winner ...Read more

Robert Irwin has ended up in "a scary place" after posing in his underwear.

The 21-year-old conservationist - who is the is the son of late 'Crocodile Hunter' star Steve Irwin - recently stripped down to his boxers for a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is reviewing hundreds of state parole hearings to see if any inmates who were denied parole were rejected because of faulty drug tests.

Nearly 6,...Read more

DENVER — Concerningly low amounts of water are flowing from Rocky Mountain snowpack this spring, a summer of drought looms across swaths of the West, and the negotiators tasked with devising a sustainable long-term water...Read more

The White House said on Saturday it would name a new nominee for NASA administrator, just days before billionaire Jared Isaacman, the current pick, was to face his planned Senate confirmation vote.

“It’s essential ...Read more

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s vow to act on a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia is set to test whether President Donald Trump is finally ready to punish Vladimir Putin for delaying a ceasefire with Ukraine.

On a visit to ...Read more

Sen. Mitch McConnell thinks the cuts to Medicaid spending in the wide-ranging budget bill backed by President Donald Trump will remain.

He said to a crowd gathered at a Kentucky Chamber of Commerce event Friday that he ...Read more

As promised, federal health officials have dropped longstanding recommendations that healthy children and healthy pregnant women should get the COVID-19 vaccines.

"The COVID-19 vaccine schedule is very clear. The vaccine ...Read more

Iran said on Saturday that Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi presented a U.S. proposal to the country during a visit to the Iranian capital.

Albusaidi “paid a short visit to Tehran today to present elements of a ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Patrick Carney's mother, Edith, always embraced his taste for the extravagant.

That includes the tarps he and a dozen friends purchased from Home Depot on a shoestring budget in 1995, painted "Mardi Gras...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Another potentially dangerous hurricane season officially begins Sunday and with forecasters calling for an “above-average” number of storms, Floridians should have their initial preparations ...Read more