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FCC asked to unleash campaign robocalls before the midterm elections

A conservative advocacy group has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to allow political robocalls to voters ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Disney raises some theme park ticket prices, Disney World passes

Disney raised prices Tuesday on some tickets at Disneyland and Walt Disney World and on all Walt Disney World annual passes.

Justice Alito explains why he thought Clarence Thomas was 'scary'

Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. were separated by a year at Yale Law School, but they were worlds apart when it came to their presence on campus.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation to pay $1.44M to settle Medicare Advantage billing claims

AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit, has agreed to pay $1.44 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or failing to delete false or invalid diagnosis codes to increase its Medicare Advantage payments, the Justice Department announced.

Who gets hit hardest by Isaias? Forecasters point to Mississippi-to-Panhandle coast

Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the Gulf on Wednesday and is forecast to become the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, with the coast from Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle facing the worst of the storm surge when it strikes late Friday or early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.

Union, faith leaders lead protest of D.C. Council bill that would legalize commercial robotaxis

Union and faith leaders gathered outside the John Wilson Building in Northwest Tuesday to protest a D.C. Council bill that would legalize robotaxis.

Mia Goth files for divorce from Shia LaBeouf, seeks custody of daughter

Actress Mia Goth has filed for divorce from actor Shia LaBeouf, citing "irreconcilable differences" and listing July 28, 2025, as the couple's date of separation.

Florida man convicted in $15M Medicare scheme targeting seniors with unneeded blood tests

A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida has convicted a Coral Springs man of a scheme that billed Medicare more than $15 million for blood tests elderly patients did not want or need, the Justice Department announced.

13 Eye-Popping Halloween Decorations to Make Trick-or-Treaters Scream with Delight

A memorable Halloween display does not require a professional haunted-house budget. A few well-placed decorations can turn an ordinary front walk, window or living room into a scene that makes trick-or-treaters stop and look twice.

Trump threatens to fire 2 aides working for pro-Russia group in Bosnia

President Trump on Wednesday threatened to "terminate" two advisers after The New York Times revealed they each earned "hundreds of thousands of dollars" advising a pro-Russia political party in Bosnia.

Zohran Mamdani uses Oct. 7 commemoration message to criticize Israel for 'genocide' in Gaza

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday commemorated the three-year anniversary of the Hamas attack against Israel by equating the brutal assault to Israel's conflict in Gaza.

Killer of Phoenix hiker, who told police she was 'what I would want to look like,' pleads guilty

A man who wrote of struggling with his gender identity and sexuality, according to a police report, has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2023 stabbing death of Phoenix hiker Lauren Heike, under an agreement that removes the death penalty and calls for a natural life sentence. The man said to police, "That's what I would want to look like."