Massachusetts begins seizing homes today for Cape Cod bridge replacement
BOSTON — The nightmare in the Round Hill neighborhood of Sagamore has begun.
As of Friday, the state officially seized ownership of most of the 14 homes there by eminent domain for the $4.5 billion MassDOT project to ...Read more
Kanye West sues ex-employee over Malibu mansion lien
LOS ANGELES — Kanye West, the rapper now known as Ye, is suing his former project manager and his lawyers, alleging they wrongfully put a $1.8 million lien on his former Malibu mansion.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles ...Read more
US diplomats return to Caracas to assess reopening embassy after Maduro ouster
U.S. State Department officials, including the interim U.S. ambassador to Colombia, John T. McNamara, traveled to Venezuela on Friday for the first time since strongman Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in his ...Read more
Bird flu confirmed in Massachusetts, as backyard chickens killed
BOSTON — The circulating bird flu has been confirmed in the Bay State, as agricultural officials report that backyard chickens tested positive for the disease and were killed.
The Massachusetts Department of ...Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget plan banks on strong revenues despite fiscal risks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California and its state-funded programs are heading into a period of volatile fiscal uncertainty, driven largely by events in Washington and on Wall Street.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget chief ...Read more
Florida says it found toxins in infant formula, but provides no data
BARTOW, Fla. — The state of Florida announced Friday that its testing has uncovered a variety of toxins at amounts above federal standards in 16 infant formulas on the market. But officials during a news event in Bartow ...Read more
Out eof jail, ex-Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson spills the tea on shocking Boston City Council president vote
BOSTON — Freshly sprung from jail, ex-Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is spinning a twisted tale of treachery and deceit that she says left Brian Worrell and the Black community on the losing end of this ...Read more
New video shows shooting from ICE agent's perspective
MINNEAPOLIS — Alpha News on Friday published what appeared to be video recorded by ICE agent Jonathan Ross during the deadly shooting of Renee Good on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
The 48-second video, posted by the ...Read more
Lawmakers push for DOJ compliance with Epstein disclosure law
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers sought to ensure the release of more information about Jeffrey Epstein this week, after the Justice Department last month blew through a statutory deadline for the production of documents about the...Read more
Hennepin County prosecutor, Minnesota AG launch independent state review into fatal ICE shooting
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s top prosecutors moved Friday to preserve a state role in reviewing the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis, repeatedly emphasizing their actions were not a challenge ...Read more
Wealthy New Yorkers and celebs, potential Mayor Zohran Mamdani tax targets, helped fund his transition
NEW YORK — Wealthy celebrities and investors — including many who could be targeted by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed tax hikes on millionaires — pumped tens of thousands of dollars into his transition coffers ...Read more
Anger overflows in west Altadena: Where is the accountability for 19 deaths, epic losses?
LOS ANGELES — The "Rising Together" float in Pasadena's Rose Parade was supposed to celebrate the resiliency of Los Angeles in the face of the unprecedented double disaster that flattened thousands of homes and took 31 ...Read more
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura calls US a 'third-world country'
Former Navy Seal, professional wresting superstar and ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse “The Body” Ventura hinted that his frustration over the state of the nation has him considering a return to government.
“I’ll give ...Read more
Comedian John Mulaney postpones Minneapolis shows
MINNEAPOLIS — Actor and comedian John Mulaney has pushed back his stand-up comedy shows that were scheduled for this weekend in Minneapolis.
A former writer for “Saturday Night Live” and a four-time Emmy winner, ...Read more
'Risks and uncertainty' remain high in new California Gov. Gavin Newsom economic forecast
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget Friday painted a somewhat brighter picture of California’s economy than was forecast last year, but warned that “risks and uncertainty remain elevated.”
The budget...Read more
'Help Me Howard' host on WSVN signs off for good. 'It really hasn't hit yet'
MIAMI — Try not to panic, but one half of WSVN’s beloved “Help Me Howard” segment is signing off.
Since 1999, TV reporter Patrick Fraser and lawyer Howard Finkelstein have assisted South Florida viewers with ...Read more
'Succession' star Nicholas Braun's record expunged after Labor Day DUI
NEW YORK — The record of “Succession” star Nicholas Braun has been fully expunged in New Hampshire, where he was arrested for driving drunk over Labor Day weekend last year.
The public record was wiped as of Dec. 17...Read more
US Treasury Secretary Bessent says fraud-fighting strategies launched in Minnesota will be start of national efforts
MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for hundreds of millions of taxpayer funds lost to fraud, adding on Jan. 9 in a call with reporters while in the Twin Cities that the ...Read more
'Industry' star Myha'la reveals she secretly married boyfriend Armando Rivera last year
LOS ANGELES — Myha'la is a married woman — and has been for a year.
The actor, known for HBO's finance drama "Industry" and dark comedy "Bodies Bodies Bodies," revealed that she and Armando Rivera tied the knot last ...Read more
Jim Parsons, Deborah Cox and Frankie Grande to board Broadway's 'Titanique'
NEW YORK — Jim Parsons, Deborah Cox and Frankie Grande are all returning to Broadway for the upcoming transfer of the hit musical comedy spoofing Céline Dion and “Titanic,” the 1997 Hollywood blockbuster for which ...Read more
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