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At least eight wildfires continued to tear through parts of southern Georgia and northern Florida on Thursday amid severe drought conditions in the region. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. As a result, parts of the Southeast are contending with hazardous air quality resulting from the…

SAN ANTONIO — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of Hayam El Gamal and her five children, who have been held in immigration detention in Dilley, Texas, for more than 10 months — longer than any other family detained there under the administration’s mass deportation agenda. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparked outrage among disability rights advocates with recent comments alleging widespread fraud in Medicaid programs that pay people to care for elderly or disabled family members — a system millions of Americans rely on to survive. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to…

The biggest media merger in years is inching closer to the finish line. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted Thursday to approve the company’s acquisition by Paramount Skydance, a tie-up that would unite two of Hollywood’s most storied film studios under…

The Justice Department on Thursday announced that it was moving to ease restrictions on state-licensed medical marijuana, opening the door for more research and treatment options. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a post to X that he had…

The Trump administration is discussing a $500 million rescue deal for Spirit Airlines that could leave the federal government owning up to 90% of the company after it emerges from bankruptcy. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. That could help preserve a low-cost option for travelers….

A police manhunt is underway for a 17-year-old suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of five people near the University of Iowa in the early hours of Sunday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a Wednesday statement, the Iowa City Police Department said they…