Akron’s International Institute is rejecting millions in federal funding rather than limit who it serves. The nonprofit now faces staff cuts and a $250,000 fundraising challenge.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised another $1 billion, bringing its total capital to $4 billion as SPARC construction advances in Devens.

Novak Djokovic is returning to Mason for the 2026 Cincinnati Open after a three-year absence. The three-time champion is back where he last produced a classic against Carlos Alcaraz.

Queens’ colorful dragon boats are back for two days of racing, food and cultural performances at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Admission is free, rain or shine.

Zach Bryan’s two-night Snapdragon Stadium run comes with strict bag rules, mobile-only tickets and a parking crunch.

A first-floor electrical fire sent scores of workers fleeing TikTok’s Culver City headquarters, with some employees rescued from stalled elevators.

Galveston’s next major construction opportunity comes with a vendor-list strategy. A new expo will connect local businesses with companies behind the island’s biggest projects.

A decade after Charles Edward Carroll Jr. was killed in Annapolis, the FBI is still searching for his shooter and offering up to $20,000 for information.

St. Louis manufacturers are turning to automation as worker shortages, rising costs and competition reshape the factory floor. The region's answer may depend as much on training people as buying robots.

Chicago-area naturalizations have fallen more than 80% in 2026, federal data shows, leaving permanent residents stuck in a growing citizenship backlog.

Security Properties bought Issaquah’s 134-unit Langara apartments for $55.1 million, nearly double the property’s last known sale price.

Fred Peters VI, 25, was identified after being swept away in the Nueces River near La Pryor. His death came as historic flooding left South Texas waterways dangerously fast.

Gov. Greg Abbott and Cecilia Abbott spotlight a North Texas safe house serving adult male survivors of sex trafficking. The program fills a specialized housing gap in Texas’ anti-trafficking response.