OSLO, Minn. — Every year or three, when the river rises and the roads vanish, a couple of hundred Minnesotans become island dwellers. Just as in 2020, 2019 and so many times before, the small northwestern Minnesota town of Oslo has been cut off by […]

A gas leak is thought to be the cause of the explosion at Hotel Saratoga, according to the Cuban Presidential Office, who said that more details would follow shortly. “Everything indicates that the explosion was caused by an accident,” the Cuban Presidential Office said in […]

Judge Alito dismissed that idea as “squarely foreclosed by our precedents” — citing a 1974 case about whether pregnancies must be covered by a state-run temporary employment disability insurance program and a 1993 case about anti-abortion protesters, and swiftly moving on. The Roberts court era […]

Wall Street’s Volatility Index, or VIX, extended Thursday gains this morning, rising 5.4% to 32.89 points after Friday’s economic report indicated strong job numbers and elevated wage growth. Analysts say the report gives the Federal Reserve green light to raise interest rates by 0.50 percentage […]

Laura Young was browsing through a Goodwill store in Austin, Texas, in 2018 when she found a bust for sale. It was resting on the floor, under a table, and had a yellow price tag slapped on its cheek: $34.99. She bought it. Turns out, […]

There are a few ways to celebrate the often-misunderstood Mexican celebration of Cinco de Mayo Thursday. Load up your plate with free tacos, burrito deals, margarita specials, free delivery and even a few pizza discounts. Cinco de Mayo recognizes the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France, but it’s […]

WASHINGTON — The United States provided intelligence that helped Ukrainian forces locate and strike the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet last month, another sign that the administration is easing its self-imposed limitations on how far it will go in helping Ukraine fight Russia, U.S. […]

The New York City panel charged with regulating rents across nearly one million rent-stabilized homes voted on Thursday to support the largest increases in almost a decade. The move, which must be formally approved next month, would raise rents on one-year leases by 2 to […]

WASHINGTON — In yet another setback for Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday limited its use to adults who cannot or refuse to get the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines, citing safety concerns. The agency said 60 cases of a […]

A Hidden Hills socialite must stand trial on murder charges in the deaths of two boys, a judge decided Thursday after hearing testimony that Rebecca Grossman struck the pair in a crosswalk while going more than 70 mph and continued driving. Los Angeles County Superior […]