Neighbors from Maine to Ohio are forcing pauses on AI data centers amid worries over power, water and rising utility bills. Local fights have reached statehouses.

A Gatlinburg ticket won $100,000 in a Powerball Power Play drawing while a Harrogate play hit the Daily Tennessee Jackpot for $30,000.

A North 5 ticket worth $117,700 was sold in Ramsey and a Powerball with Power Play worth $100,000 was sold in Brooklyn Park, the Minnesota Lottery says.

The Hmong International Freedom Festival returns to McMurray Field next weekend with sports, vendors and cultural performances; organizers expect tens of thousands.

A planned 25,000‑sq‑ft San Carlos branch has been put on hold after officials said roughly $36 million in construction funding is still missing. Residents say earlier local funds and a purchased lot raised hopes — now those plans are stalled.

Hello Houston’s June 22 roundup tied World Cup readiness to a state education fight and a long‑planned Memorial Park‑Uptown trail, plus local theater and a photo‑lab spotlight.

A longtime Ewa Beach canoe club says a recent eviction notice threatens its Hammer Point home, prompting a petition and community outcry. Club leaders warn safety and cultural access are at stake.

ATCEMS has ramped up recruiting and larger academy classes, but more than 100 vacancies and tight budgets keep overtime high across West Travis County.

A 17‑year‑old Lewisburg racer, Bentlee Potts, died after his car flipped at Duck River Raceway Park; family, school and the track are mourning and a fundraiser has been started.

A new national ranking finds North Carolina seventh for economic school segregation, with poor students packed into higher‑poverty schools and most separation occurring inside districts.

A Port Huron detour turned a 70-year-old woman's routine stop into a $1 million King Cashword win. She opted for the cash option and plans to buy a house and a car.

Relatives of the disappeared, climate and labor groups rallied in Guadalajara accusing Hyundai‑Kia’s World Cup sponsorship of masking alleged pollution and rights abuses in its steel supply chain.

Tennessee State is projecting a fall incoming class of about 1,600 61,800 students 6a jump administrators are calling an "unprecedented surge" as they race to scale housing and orientation.