Soaring diesel prices have nearly doubled the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma's fuel bill, forcing route cuts and threatening summer meal service across 24 counties.

St. Paul will begin dismantling its largest homeless encampments on Aug. 5, starting at Fish Hatchery Road; outreach teams will assist residents with housing and ID help.

Baristas at Edina’s 50th & France Starbucks voted 9-6 to join Starbucks Workers United, adding another Minnesota location to the growing wave of organizing.

Tenants at 924 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg have launched a rent strike, citing rat infestations, broken systems and dozens of city complaints. The owner says pest control is underway.

A near-$40,000 estate gift to Sacramento’s DAV post touched off a legal fight with national leaders over who controls bequests. The dispute highlights how national rules and big reserves can clash with small local posts.

Two North Carolina pilots give small monthly cash payments to people leaving prison. Early data show housing gains and low re‑arrest rates as officials collect multi‑year evidence.

HISD will require most minors to be accompanied by adults at UIL games starting Aug. 1, with clear bags and student IDs now mandatory for entry. The district says the changes are meant to boost safety at HISD athletic facilities.

A viral surveillance video showed a Topline Heating & Air employee fling food inside Rockin' Robyn's. The company fired the worker and will cover 200 cheesesteaks on Friday.

The Utah State Board of Education has ordered Stephen King’s Different Seasons removed from several school districts after it was flagged as “objective sensitive” material. The action follows the state’s rules for statewide book removals and revives debate over library access in K–12 schools.

A Wake Forest man matched all five Cash 5 numbers, turning a $1 Quick Pick into a $685,796 jackpot and taking home about $493,842 after taxes.

A Tampa pain clinic agreed to pay $115,000 after federal investigators found it denied a veteran access to care because he arrived with a service animal.

Kappa Alpha Psi will bring its 88th Grand Chapter Meeting to Baltimore in July 2027, expected to draw roughly 20,000 people and a week of public events. City leaders and organizers are pitching the gathering as both an economic boost and a showcase for local institutions.

Two Harris County deputies pulled an alligator from under a pickup on Sheldon Ridge Way and released it into Sheldon Reservoir, officials say.