Minneapolis had the fifth worst air quality among 125 cites worldwide on Saturday morning, according to an international air quality monitoring platform.

IQ Air gave Minneapolis an air quality index (AQI) of 107, making the air unhealthy for people with sensitive conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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DENVER — Older Coloradans have mostly recovered from a pandemic-era increase in death rates, but middle-aged people continue to die younger than expected, mostly from overdoses.

In the long run, everyone dies, but state health officials watch how death rates compare to what they’d expect based on the size of the population and the mix of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A jar of pickled mango, a popular Indian condiment, costs $2.99 at Pioneer Cash & Carry in Artesia. But that price won’t hold for long.

The grocery store, nestled in the heart of Artesia’s Little India, has to raise prices to keep up with its rising costs in light of President Donald Trump’s trade policy with India.

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ATLANTA — Protesters rallied under rainy skies at the King Center in Atlanta on Saturday, criticizing recent immigration policy crackdowns and conditions at federal detention centers.

The rally, dubbed “Rage Against the Regime,” was one of many organized nationwide by 50501, which also planned the “No Kings Day” protests earlier this ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida DOGE has commenced, delivering hope and glee to some, agita and fear to others.

Day One started small: Nine people dispatched by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia arrived at the Broward County Governmental Center in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, where a county government aide said ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man was arrested Friday on suspicion of sending money to and declaring support for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, federal prosecutors said.

Mark Lorenzo Villanueva, a 28-year-old Long Beach resident, allegedly communicated with two self-identified ISIS fighters through social media, according...Read more

DETROIT — As Michigan extends its 10th air quality advisory of the season through Sunday, some Michigan officials are urging Canada to do more about the wildfires and their negative impacts on Michigan's air quality.

"Breathing in the Canadian wildfires smoke cannot be the new normal," said Candice Miller, Macomb County public works ...Read more

NEW YORK — A search is underway at the Grand Canyon for a New Jersey man who went missing there early last week.

Thomas Daniel Gibbs, 35 of Freehold, was last heard from around noon on July 22, according to a press release from the National Park Service. Investigators believe he was in the Grandview Trail and Horseshoe Mesa area prior to his ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — As Florida enters peak hurricane season, questions persist about the safety of the detainees as well as staff housed at Alligator Alcatraz, the tent city quickly erected to hold migrants in the middle of the Everglades.

Specifically, rapid storm intensification, flooding and a storm approaching from the Gulf could create ...Read more

Canada’s decision to retaliate against U.S. tariffs earlier this year appears to be driving a divergence in how President Donald Trump is dealing with America’s neighbors.

Until this week, Canada and Mexico received similar treatment in White House trade actions. Each was subject to a 25% base tariff, with a large exemption for goods ...Read more

With heat advisories blanketing the eastern half of the U.S., air conditioners are once again working over time as essential resources to keep millions cool. But they’re unevenly distributed: Many poor households are unable to afford them.

To reduce the gap between the air conditioning haves and have nots, a growing number of programs are ...Read more

NEW YORK — More than a decade before he turned a Midtown NYC office building into a killing ground, Shane Tamura stood out as a rising star on a high school gridiron.

Police believe the 27-year-old shooter’s obsession with CTE, a brain disease football players often suffer from repetitive blows to the head, sent him on a deadly path to New ...Read more

U.S. and European officials say they’re seeing a decline in suspected Russian state-backed sabotage acts this year, evidence that President Vladimir Putin’s security services may be reining in a hybrid warfare campaign that’s been blamed for attacks across Europe.

The drop-off in operations, which have involved Russian intelligence agents...Read more

LOS ANGELES — University of California leaders face a difficult choice after the U.S. Department of Justice said this week that UCLA had violated the civil rights of Jewish students during pro-Palestinian protests and federal agencies on Wednesday suspended more than $300 million in research grants to the school.

Do they agree to a costly ...Read more

NEW YORK — A new court filing Friday in a lawsuit against Tim Pearson has reopened an old wound for a woman who alleged 12 years ago she was sexually assaulted in a Nassau County hotel by the former senior adviser to Mayor Eric Adams.

The woman’s allegation in 2013 never resulted in any charges against Pearson, and NYPD Internal Affairs ...Read more