Pepper X marks the spot as South Carolina pepper expert scorches his own Guinness Book heat record
The South Carolina hot pepper expert who set a world record for the hottest pepper a decade ago is at it again
2023-10-17 02:27
Slave descendants are suing to fight zoning changes they say threaten their island homes off Georgia
Black residents descended from slaves on a Georgia island have filed suit in hopes of stopping zoning changes that they fear will force them to sell their homes
2023-10-17 02:24
Trump gets mug shot money boost, DeSantis spends heavily and George Santos goes negative: Takeaways from new campaign finance reports
Donald Trump is dominating GOP primary fundraising as the White House race barrels toward the first nominating contests of 2024, with the former president raising donations at an accelerating pace and building the financial cushion to swamp his rivals on the airwaves and on the ground.
2023-10-17 02:22
Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez dealing with ailment during ALCS against Rangers, AP source says
Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez is dealing with an ailment as the Astros face the Texas Rangers in the AL Championship Series, a person familiar with his condition told The Associated Press
2023-10-17 02:17
Italian lawmakers debate long-delayed Holocaust Museum revived by far-right-led government
Italian lawmakers have marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi roundup of more than 1,200 Roman Jews in the Holocaust with a debate on a measure to partially fund a long-delayed Holocaust Museum in the capital
2023-10-17 02:16
Georgia election subversion case judge skeptical of asking potential jurors about 'MAGA Republicans'
The judge presiding over the Georgia election subversion case said Monday he's unlikely to let Donald Trump's co-defendants ask potential jurors for their views on the former president's attempt to "steal the election," the impact of "political misinformation" on US democracy and the extremism of "MAGA Republicans."
2023-10-17 01:55
In wake of Reyna-Berhalter feud, US Soccer Federation discussing rule to curb parent pressuring
More than 10 months after the Reyna family pressured U.S. Soccer Federation staff to give more playing time to Gio Reyna at the World Cup, the team has not yet adopted rules to prevent similar lobbying
2023-10-17 01:29
Wildfires are dealing a massive blow to US real estate and homeownership, congressional report finds
Climate change-fueled wildfires are costing the US economy between $394 billion to $893 billion annually, a new congressional report suggests -- a shocking figure that is more than double what previous government reports have estimated.
2023-10-17 01:28
He's a survivor: A mother fights for son kidnapped by Hamas militants
Hersh Goldberg-Polin is like a lot of other young people
2023-10-17 01:27
Federal government reaches settlement deal with ACLU over migrant family separations
The federal government will not be allowed to separate migrant families under a zero-tolerance policy like the controversial measure former President Donald Trump's administration pursued, according to a settlement deal filed Monday.
2023-10-17 01:15
Settlement over Trump family separations at the border seeks to limit future separations for 8 years
There’s a settlement in a long-running lawsuit over the Trump administration’s separation of parents and their children at the southern border
2023-10-17 00:28
Montgomery shuts out Astros, Taveras homers as Rangers get 2-0 win in Game 1 of ALCS
Jordan Montgomery shut down the Houston Astros and Leody Taveras homered as the Texas Rangers did just enough against Justin Verlander to get a 2-0 win in the opener of the AL Championship Series Sunday night
2023-10-16 23:19