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The state’s chief financial officer has kicked off visits to warn local governments to cut back on spending — and give residents some property tax relief.

The first two stops by Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise ...Read more

Roughly 2½ years after Washington’s pay transparency law took effect, lawmakers, state courts, employers and job seekers are still trying to make sense of it.

In an effort to address the disparity between men's and ...Read more

Jose Francisco Velasquez Manaure views himself as a rule follower.

He was a police officer in his native Venezuela, where he joined an opposition political party to demand reforms in his country. When government-aligned ...Read more

SEATTLE — How much does that morning cup of joe cost? The price may give you a jolt.

The price of a coffee is no longer under, like, $5," said Emma Ueda, 27, who lives in Seattle. "It could be a $12 day, just going to a...Read more

Does your child's school have a new phone policy starting this year? Some schools now ask students to keep phones away "bell-to-bell," from the start of classes through dismissal. Others use locking bags like the Yondr ...Read more

For generations, fire lookout towers stood as landmarks across the American West.

Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before flames grew out of control. But...Read more

CHICAGO — In an airy warehouse in Vernon Hills, Illinois, workers pack educational toys designed to bring children joy and expand their worlds. Plastic apples that can be taken apart to understand fractions, a toy cash ...Read more

Q: I am having a problem with my gas cap that is creating an engine warning on my dash. I have been tightening the gas cap quite a few times. I will sometimes get it to clear the check engine light, but it will soon come ...Read more

Whitney Wolfe Herd tried to "shut down" her biopic Swiped.

The 36-year-old entrepreneur - who is the founder of the dating app Bumble - did not want the story of her life and rise to become the world's youngest ...Read more

Tyler Posey has written a new Teen Wolf movie and he "has an idea" for a third.

The 33-year-old actor played the lead role in a TV series based on the 1985 film starring Michael J. Fox between 2011 and 2017 and he ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Fields of plastic, or fake turf, are spreading across the Golden State from San Diego to Del Norte counties.

Some municipalities and school districts embrace them, saying they are good for the environment ...Read more

A gentle breeze carried the scent of sweet fruit and earthy vegetables from Rodolfo Espinoza’s produce stand on an early Tuesday morning on the Southwest Side of Chicago.

Espinoza and his wife carefully arranged their ...Read more

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Jake Margo Jr. stood in the triage room at Starr County Memorial Hospital explaining why a person with persistent fever who could be treated with over-the-counter medication didn’t need to be ...Read more

Tom Holland suffered a "mild concussion" following an accident on the UK set of Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

The Daily Mail newspaper reports the 29-year-old actor "cracked his head after suffering a fall on set at ...Read more

Reese Witherspoon "grieved" her eldest children when they left home for college.

The 49-year-old actress was full of tears when her daughter Ava, 26, and her son Deacon, 21 - who she shares with her ex-husband Ryan ...Read more

James Van Der Beek has dropped out of the Dawson's Creek reunion after being struck down with "two stomach viruses ".

The cast of the hit teen TV show had been due to get back together at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in ...Read more

Gary Busey has been sentenced to two years probation after he admitted groping a woman at a New Jersey horror film convention.

The 81-year-old actor pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal sexual misconduct in July and he ...Read more

A group of senior U.S. House representatives arrived in China on Sunday for talks with President Xi Jinping’s government — the first such official visit in six years — as the world’s largest economies edge closer ...Read more

President Donald Trump and top Republicans mourned Charlie Kirk on Sunday and galvanized young conservatives at the memorial service ahead of next year’s crucial midterm elections.

Held in a packed football stadium with...Read more

Tropical Storm Gabrielle strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday evening — becoming the second hurricane of the 2025 season, according to forecasters.

In its 5 p.m., the National Hurricane Center ...Read more