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Detroit joining Michigan program that gives cash to expectant mothers for essentials 01/05/2026 02:33pm • DETROIT (AP) — A program that provides cash to help expectant mothers cope with bills, expenses and the high cost of taking care of children is coming to Detroit. Democratic Mayor Mary Sheffield announced Monday that Michigan State University's Rx Kids program is expected to open in the city withi Australia's Northern Territory considers passing assisted dying laws for second time in 31 years 01/02/2026 02:29am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The first place in the world to legalize voluntary euthanasia 31 years ago could this year become the last part of Australia to secure the same legal reform as the Northern Territory government on Friday announced plans to legislate for doctor-assisted dying for a secon 2025 has been a banner year for space observation 12/26/2025 06:52pm • 2025 has been quite the year for astronomy and space, new discoveries and Northern Lights. One story rose above all the others — new and older telescopes are putting us on the cusp of monumental discoveries about our universe. In 2025 a decades-old telescope located at Kitt Peak National Obs A look at aging baby boomers in the United States 12/23/2025 01:57pm • The oldest baby boomers — once the vanguard of an American youth that revolutionized U.S. culture and politics — turn 80 in 2026. The generation that twirled the first plastic hula hoops and dressed up the first Barbie dolls, embraced the TV age, blissed out at Woodstock and protested and fou Where does the DC region rank in traffic congestion worldwide 12/23/2025 12:25pm • The D.C. region was ranked in the top 20 for worst traffic congestion in the world, according to a recent report on traffic data. The report, titled the 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard, examined 942 urban areas worldwide. It concluded that the D.C. region ranked 19th in the world and eighth in the Americans weigh in on cost of living, Trump, expectations for 2026 in poll 12/21/2025 10:44am • As 2025 wraps up, it's another in a string of years after the 2020 pandemic in which most Americans consistently voiced negative views about the economy amid ongoing concerns about costs — a topic that looks poised to dominate 2026, too. That's because in the eyes of many Americans today, the U South Dakota hotel owner found liable for discrimination against Native Americans 12/20/2025 04:14pm • SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The owner of a South Dakota hotel who said Native Americans were banned from the establishment was found liable for discrimination against Native Americans on Friday. A federal jury decided the owner of the Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City will pay tens of thousands of do Democrat Eileen Higgins sworn in as Miami's first female mayor after 30 years of GOP control 12/18/2025 06:43pm • MIAMI (AP) — Democrat Eileen Higgins was sworn in Thursday as Miami's first female mayor, two weeks after defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump. Higgins also becomes the first Democrat in almost 30 years to lead the city of 487,000 people. She replaces Republican Francis Suarez Court battle begins over California's new congressional map designed to favor Democrats 12/16/2025 11:52am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The fight over California's new congressional map designed to help Democrats flip a string of U.S. House seats kicked off in court Monday, where a panel of federal judges is considering whether the rejiggered districts approved by voters last month can be used in elections. The Retail sales unchanged in October hurt in part by a decline in auto sales 12/16/2025 10:41am • NEW YORK (AP) — Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants were unchanged in October from September as consumers moderated their spending amid worries about higher prices and other economic uncertainties after splurging over the summer. But a big factor dragging down the figure was a 1.6% drop in sal As gerrymandering battles sweep country, supporters say partisan dominance is 'fair' 12/14/2025 11:26am • When Indiana adopted new U.S. House districts four years ago, Republican legislative leaders lauded them as “fair maps” that reflected the state's communities. But when Gov. Mike Braun recently tried to redraw the lines to help Republicans gain more power, he implored lawmakers to "vote for fai US removes Brazilian Supreme Court justice and his wife from sanctions list 12/12/2025 08:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes from its sanctions list on Friday after initially adding him over his role in leading the trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. De Moraes’ wife and the Lex Institute, which she leads, were a Indiana Republicans defy Trump and reject his House redistricting push in the state 12/11/2025 08:10pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Republican-led Senate decisively rejected a redrawn congressional map Thursday that would have favored their party, defying months of pressure from President Donald Trump and delivering a stark setback to the White House ahead of next year's midterm elections. The vo Moving Your Senior Parents Into Your Home: What to Consider 12/11/2025 07:00pm • Multigenerational households are not as common here in the U.S. as they are in some other parts of the world, but the idea is gaining steam, according to Pew Research Center analysis of Census data. According to their analysis, in 2021, about 18% of the U.S. population lived in a multigenerational h American West art masterpieces from a billionaire Koch brother head to auction 12/11/2025 12:05am • Some of the most recognizable artwork depicting the American West is heading to auction at Christie’s, where dozens of pieces from billionaire Bill Koch’s collection are expected to fetch at least $50 million. The in-person “Visions of the West” sale will take place in New York over two sess