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Huge celebrations across the U.S. are expected to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, an annual tradition that showcases the awe-inspiring diversity and culture of Hispanic people. Celebrated each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the month is a chance for many in the U.S. to learn about and celebrate the contributions of Hispanics. According ...

After Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, republican nominee Donald Trump declared he hates the singer.

Kentucky’s largest city has been praised for managing to raise childhood vaccination rates at a time when may places are trying to prevent further declines. But Louisville’s success is limited and the city has not been able to achieve herd immunity thresholds so far.

Survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting will vote in their first presidential election in November. Some hope they will be able to bring about change.

Right wing activist Laura Loomer posted on social media that the White House “will smell like curry” if Harris wins the presidential election.

A Pennsylvania man has entered no contest pleas to charges that he killed his father and stepmother with a sword in their Pennsylvania home almost five years ago.

Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Saturday he is being investigated for collecting a whale specimen.

A Minnesota man has been sentenced to more than 33 years in prison for stabbing his wife to death during a Bible study session.

Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

Venezuelan officials say they’ve arrested six foreign nationals, including three Americans, accusing them of plotting to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

The rumor mill about immigrants attacking household pets got its start in thinly sourced anecdotes shared at government meetings and on social media.

Wildlife officials say a river otter attacked and dragged a young child from the dock at a Seattle-area marina and into the water.

During Tuesday’s presidential debate, former President Donald Trump repeated unfounded claims that Haitian immigrants “are eating dogs and cats … eating people’s pets” in Springfield, Ohio.