Tropical Storm Melissa threatens flooding in northern Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti, Jamaica and…
Rarest whales show promising population growth, scientists report
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of…
Trump’s immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market
Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she’d get a $900 paycheck…
Why the death penalty is being used more in the US this year
Thirty-four men have died by court-ordered executions in the U.S. so far this year, and eight others are…
Many immigrants who came to US under Biden went to Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After Paola Freites was allowed into the U.S. in 2024, she and her husband…
Number of people in US illegally surged to all-time high in 2023, Pew report finds
The number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in…
Federal judge strikes down key parts of Florida law on book removals
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that helped…
US imposes a 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes
The U.S. government said Monday it is immediately placing a 17% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after…
EPA seeks end to requirement that big polluters report emissions
LEOPOLD, Ind. (AP) — On the ceiling of Abbie Brockman’s middle school English classroom in Perry County, the…
A 302-pound loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat gets an oversize CT scan, with a surprise
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida’s Atlantic coast…