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In this photo provided by Maui County, a boat is grounded on a beach off Kihei, Hawaii, during heavy rain on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Maui County via AP)

High winds cause power outages and property destruction as wild March weather blows in

March 14, 2026 at 6:04 p.m.

Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property damage in their wake.

A cashier scans groceries, including produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

November 11, 2025 at 5:29 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.

A grocery store employee stocks produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

SNAP has provided grocery help for 60-plus years. Here’s how it works.

October 31, 2025 at 2:43 p.m.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help...

Mark Sanchez walks on the field before a game on Dec. 5, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Truck driver sues Mark Sanchez and Fox after violent fight over parking space

October 7, 2025 at 11:17 a.m.

A 69-year-old truck driver who was seriously injured in a fight that prosecutors say was started by Mark Sanchez is now suing the former NFL QB and his employer, Fox...

A downed tree limb blocks the entryway of a house on Copeland Avenue after a storm with extreme winds in La Crosse, Wis., Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (Saskia Hatvany/La Crosse Tribune via AP)

Derecho with at least one 99 mph gust swept the Upper Plains and Midwest, weather service says

July 30, 2025 at 8:29 a.m.

Strong storms in an area stretching from the Upper Plains to the Midwest have been preliminarily classified by the National Weather Service as a derecho.

FILE – A car enters the drive at Day Kimball Hospital, July 18, 2022 in Putnam, Conn. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh, File)

Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans’ $1 trillion Medicaid cut

July 4, 2025 at 11:37 a.m.

Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area's aging farmers delaying care until they end up in his emergency room.

A golfer shields away the sun after hitting a drive at the Columbus Park golf course in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on Aug. 17, 2023. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Daylight saving time is coming — and the golf industry can’t wait

March 8, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Looking forward to daylight saving time? Many in the golf industry like the time change, too, and they are pushing to make that annual switch permanent.

A visitor to the lakefront at Montrose Beach watches the sunrise over Lake Michigan at the start of a heat wave in Chicago on Aug. 23, 2023.

Persistent heat wave in the US expected to shatter new records as it bakes West and swelters in East

July 7, 2024 at 2:42 p.m.

Forecasters say a long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. will persist, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that will soar into the...

South Cedar Street is underwater after days of heavy rain led to flooding in the area, Saturday, June 22, 2024, south of Canton, S.D. (AP Photo/Josh Jurgens)

Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 1

June 24, 2024 at 4:11 p.m.

Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. collapsed a railroad bridge and tested a dam Monday after days of heavy rains that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued...

Police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters attempting to camp on Washington University’s campus, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo. (Christine Tannous/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Arrests roil campuses nationwide ahead of graduation as protesters demand Israel ties be cut

April 28, 2024 at 1:10 p.m.

From New York to California, students protesting the Israel-Hamas war slept in tents at college campuses, as some universities moved to shut down encampments and arrested dozens of demonstrators.

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