Month: October 2024

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — In each of the last two summers, Laura Mae Williams, who recovers bodies for the New Mexico Medical Investigator’s Office, has had to visit the U.S.-Mexico…

HAVANA — The electricity went out Friday in Cuba, affecting the entire island's population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry. On…

HAVANA — Some progress has been made in reestablishing power throughout Cuba, but most of the island remained in the dark Saturday after the electrical grid collapsed twice in 24 hours. The…

HAVANA — Millions remained without power in Cuba for a third consecutive day as slow progress is made in restoring electricity following multiple major grid failures. Power is expected to be restored…

Avery Dalal has never seen a presidential ballot without Donald Trump’s name on it. For the third time, the 26-year-old from Texas is preparing to cast his vote against the…

An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer will make history in December as the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, opposing Tennessee’s Republican-backed law banning gender-affirming medical care for…

Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, doing away with a half-century of precedent, activists worried that other high court decisions could be in jeopardy are taking…

Ashley Brundage, a transgender woman running for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives, is looking forward to shaking Gov. Ron DeSantis’ hand. Brundage, a Democrat, credits DeSantis, a…

The ball Shohei Ohtani launched for his 50th home run of the season, having also stolen 50 bases, was bought at auction early Wednesday for more than $4.3 million. Ohtani, the…

An initial toxicology report revealed that former One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple drugs in his system, including “pink cocaine,” when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina’s capital,…