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Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government

September 4, 2024, 9:15am Nation & World

A former aide to two New York governors was charged Tuesday with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government who used her state positions to subtly advance Beijing’s agenda in exchange for financial benefits worth millions of dollars. Read story

FILE - Voters fill in their ballots for Florida&#039;s primary election in South Miami, Fla., Aug. 20, 2024.

Election Day is about 2 months away and ready or not, the first ballots could go out within days

FILE - Voters fill in their ballots for Florida&#039;s primary election in South Miami, Fla., Aug. 20, 2024.

September 4, 2024, 9:15am Latest News

It might feel like the presidential election is still a long way off. It’s not. Read story

Massachusetts welfare dollars spent in Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Alaska: ‘What the hell is someone doing in Hawaii?’

September 4, 2024, 9:14am Nation & World

Welfare recipients can’t use ATMs in casinos and pot shops, but that didn’t stop them from firing up EBT cards in Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, California, Florida, and Alaska. Read story

Jennie Joseph, back left, lead midwife and clinic director at the Commonsense Childbirth clinic talks with client Regine Baramore as husband Scott holds six-week-old daughter, Yahareice, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Orlando, Fla.

America is trying to fix its maternal mortality crisis with federal, state and local programs

Jennie Joseph, back left, lead midwife and clinic director at the Commonsense Childbirth clinic talks with client Regine Baramore as husband Scott holds six-week-old daughter, Yahareice, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Orlando, Fla.

September 4, 2024, 9:11am Health

At the site of a race massacre that reduced neighborhoods to ashes a century ago, where murals memorialize a once-thriving “ Black Wall Street,” one African American mother strives to keep others from dying as they try to bring new life into the world. Read story

38 weapons seized inside Massachusetts prison, union says; After prison guard was sickened, DOC ‘finalizing an enhanced policy’ for drugs

September 4, 2024, 9:09am Nation & World

Dozens of “homemade sharpened weapons” were reportedly found inside a Bay State maximum security prison last month, as the correction officers’ union continues to push for safety measures. Read story

Children make signs as they attend a protest against Gov. Ron DeSantis&rsquo; plan to develop state parks with business ventures such as golf courses, pickleball courts and large hotels, during a demonstration at Oleta River State Park, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in North Miami Beach, Fla.

Florida ‘whistleblower’ says he was fired for leaking plans to build golf courses in state parks

Children make signs as they attend a protest against Gov. Ron DeSantis&rsquo; plan to develop state parks with business ventures such as golf courses, pickleball courts and large hotels, during a demonstration at Oleta River State Park, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in North Miami Beach, Fla.

September 4, 2024, 9:03am Business

A former state employee who said he leaked information about the plans to build golf courses and hotels in Florida’s state parks has apparently been fired. Read story

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin pose for a photo on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

US-sanctioned Serbia official meets Putin, says Belgrade is an ally and won’t join Western penalties

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin pose for a photo on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

September 4, 2024, 8:58am Business

Serbia is a Russian ally and will never impose sanctions against Moscow or join NATO, the Balkan nation’s deputy prime minister said Wednesday as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read story

South Korean army soldiers aim their machine guns as they control traffic during a civil defense drill as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.

South Korea says North Korea has again launched suspected trash-carrying balloons across the border

South Korean army soldiers aim their machine guns as they control traffic during a civil defense drill as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.

September 4, 2024, 8:25am Nation & World

South Korea says it has detected suspected trash-carrying balloons launched by North Korea, in the latest round of a Cold War-style psychological warfare between the war-divided rivals. Read story

FILE - A resident in a nearby building watches smoke rise from the Grenfell Tower building on fire in London, Wednesday, June 14, 2017.

Grenfell Tower was a ‘death trap’ after failures by UK government and industry, inquiry says

FILE - A resident in a nearby building watches smoke rise from the Grenfell Tower building on fire in London, Wednesday, June 14, 2017.

September 4, 2024, 8:24am Nation & World

Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II led to deaths of 72 people in a high-rise apartment building in west London more than seven years ago. Read story

A lightning strike damages Rome’s ancient Constantine Arch

September 4, 2024, 8:22am Nation & World

Workers mounted a crane Wednesday to secure Rome’s Constantine Arch near the Colosseum after a lightning strike loosened fragments from the ancient structure. Read story