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Elena Rybakina wins U.S. Open
10+ hour, 9+ min ago (884+ words) Elena Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of women’s tennis by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday. Rybakina had already been guaranteed to replace Sabalenka at No. 1 in the rankings next week and for…...
Surrogate asks the Supreme Court to intervene over care for a sick baby
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (568+ words) A California couple's surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child, who was born with a serious heart defect. McKenna West filed the emergency…...
Attorney for Mass. mother accused of killing her 2 kids asks for case to be dismissed
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (465+ words) Janette MacAusland, of Wellesley, will continue to be held without bail, judge says The attorney for a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her two young children before fleeing to Vermont earlier this year asked the court Thursday to dismiss the…...
Trump's trip to Texas is briefly delayed after Air Force One's emergency slide deploys
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (513+ words) President Donald Trump had been eagerly awaiting his trip to Texas for his Republican Party's midterm convention. But he was briefly delayed by the deployment of an inflatable emergency slide on the new Air Force One plane that was a…...
Fisher Engineering in Maine evacuated after machine catches fire
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (234+ words) A building at the Fisher Engineering headquarters in Rockland was evacuated after a machine caught fire, according to officials. Rockland Fire Chief Chris Whytock said that at about 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, the Knox County Communications Center received a phone call from a…...
Federal judge temporarily blocks Missouri from using old House map after Supreme Court declined case
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (669+ words) A federal judge in Missouri on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from using its old congressional districts in the November election, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in the twisting and confusing legal battle. The decisions highlight the…...
Singapore man pleads guilty to orchestrating $240 million bitcoin theft from DC resident
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (308+ words) A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to teaming up with friends to steal nearly a quarter-billion dollars in bitcoin from a Washington, D.C., resident — one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history — and then embarking on a wild spending…...
Holdout in Lindsay Clancy trial said he had reasonable doubt but still wouldn't acquit, juror says
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (577+ words) This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. A lone juror blocked the acquittal of Lindsay Clancy, despite acknowledging during…...
BBB report reveals top scams and rise in suspicious texts
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (357+ words) The Better Business Bureau’s latest report highlights the riskiest scams to watch out for and warns about the growing threat of scam texts. A new report from the Better Business Bureau outlines the riskiest scams of 2025 and warns consumers about…...
Can President Trump pardon Lindsay Clancy? Here's what to know
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (347+ words) The attorney for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children in 2023, asked President Donald Trump to pardon his client on Tuesday after a mistrial was declared last week in the high-profile murder case. Attorney Kevin Reddington…...