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The wife of “Ghost Adventures” star Aaron Goodwin was arrested last week on allegations that she was plotting to have him assassinated, according to a police report.

A federal judge repeatedly sounded skeptical on Wednesday that the Trump administration’s mass firings of probationary federal workers were made by the government because the employees couldn’t do their jobs, saying the terminations appeared to be part of a larger goal.

A launch pad problem prompted SpaceX to delay a flight to the International Space Station on Wednesday to replace NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said “Republicans do not have the votes” to advance the House-approved measure.

Chicago’s famous green river for St. Patrick’s Day started with a simple idea in the 1960s, formulated by the head of the Plumbers’ Union Local 130.  “Stephen M. Bailey had the idea when one of his plumbers came in to see him and on his overalls there was a green stain,” explained Jim Coyne, the business manager for the union...

The Department of Homeland Security says its immigrant detention centers are at capacity, housing about 47,600 individuals.

The Environmental Protection Agency said it has terminated grant agreements worth $20 billion issued by the Biden administration under a so-called green bank to finance climate-friendly projects.

A Waterbury woman is accused of holding her stepson captive for 20 years and providing little water and little food.

After providing memories over the holiday season, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will leave a lasting legacy for one family for years to come.

Asked if he feels responsible for so many people losing their jobs, Trump said, “Sure I do. I feel very badly … but many of them don’t work at all.”

Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach. But there may be light at the end of the tunnel.

All U.S. population growth in 2022-2023 happened because of immigration, not births — the first time that’s occurred since 1850, a migration think tank reported Wednesday.