From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A controversial measure that would mandate voter ID and other rules in Shasta County that run counter to state and federal election laws widened its approval margins, according to unofficial vote ...

DENVER — Last fall, Consumer Reports tested dozens of protein powders and ready-to-drink shakes. What the lab found raised red flags: more than two-thirds contained more lead in one serving than CR’s ...

The 2026 BET Awards nominations have landed: Cardi B leads the nominations with six, Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist tie for second five nominations, and Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana ...

On May 7, 2026, Telegram became the first billion-user messaging platform to enable native, direct communication between autonomous AI bots — a capability that developers and AI researchers have ...

Oct 31, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) celebrates with the Commissioner’s Trophy after the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in game four to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — An Illinois bill could help speed up lead service line replacement. The state is currently in the process of replacing these hazardous pipes, but the project has faced some ...

Why is OK for the president of the United States to engage in dangerous speak that incited the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of Congress in session and yet former FBI Director James Comey gets indicted for ...

The decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending giving infants a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours after birth is likely to lead to hundreds of ...

Update: 10 more shows have been added, bringing the total shows to 50. See a full list of tour dates here. Due to overwhelming demand during the presale, Usher and Chris Brown announced seven ...

MIDDLETOWN, Del., April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Empire Solar, a residential solar installer helping homeowners lower energy costs, eliminated all fraudulent lead traffic by integrating Anura's ...

Publishing drew more AI bot traffic than any other media sub-vertical in Akamai’s data. OpenAI was the largest source of AI bot traffic hitting publishing, followed by Meta and ByteDance. Akamai says ...