Pets usher in Day of the Dead, are remembered with photos, toys and treats People are honoring their pets on Day of the Dead with ofrendas, a tradition that’s becoming increasingly popular in the U.S.
An $850K plan for Catholic statues has one Massachusetts town divided A Boston-area mayor decided to spend $850,000 in taxpayer funds on two statues of Catholic saints for a public building, prompting a legal battle.
GOP-dominated Florida town votes to keep the name Gulf of Mexico Drive Some Trump supporters in the conservative enclave of Longboat Key wanted to change the name of Gulf of America Drive, following the president’s lead.
ICE agent threatens to check deputy’s status during DUI stop, asks if he’s Haitian Scott Deiseroth told a Florida sheriff’s deputy that he would have his colleague deported if “not legit,” body camera video shows.
Tropical Storm Melissa tracker: Map and projected storm path Melissa is the 13th named storm of the hurricane season.
Social Security increase is in line with inflation but trails key expenses Millions of Americans who collect retirement, disability, survivor and dependent benefits will see a 2.8 percent bump in 2026.
A smuggled book changed his life. Now he’s built 500 prison libraries. Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. Books were his escape, and he went on to be a poet, lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads.
A bishop’s secret church trial and the U.S. Anglican Church in turmoil A child sex offender, a man accused of attempted second-degree murder, a man who solicited a prostitute — all were allowed to lead or worship in Stewart Ruch’s diocese.
Michigan women, doctors sue over end-of-life choices during pregnancy Nine Michigan residents are suing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and other state officials over a law that voids a pregnant patient’s health care advance directive.