FIU has opened student‑conduct cases after a quiet "ICE Off" protest during a March campus event, a move students and faculty say risks chilling political speech. The university cites campus demonstration rules while students await hearings.

A Cary resident scratched a $100,000 Cash Payday ticket bought in Durham and claimed $72,018 after taxes at the lottery’s Raleigh headquarters. The $30 game launched in March and still has dozens of big prizes unclaimed.

Letitia James' office forced a New York firm to close and ordered refunds after finding it lured eviction‑bound tenants into monthly‑fee contracts that failed to deliver.

FOX 5's 'Tower Of Heroes' profiles climbers preparing to scale One World Trade Center's 104 stories on June 7 as Tunnel to Towers marks 25 years since 9/11.

Kiddie City in Euclid says state reimbursement changes and fading federal supports have left the nonprofit short on cash; the director has skipped pay while parents and donors step in.

Forty-five recruits from Training Class 89 were sworn in after months of EMT certification and supervised fieldwork. The ceremony marks a boost to the Detroit Fire Department's ranks.

Police footage shows rats scurrying through a Westlake encampment as crews clear tents; city and LAHSA point to Inside Safe placements even as public‑health concerns mount.

Refugees in Milwaukee who are still awaiting green cards say recent SNAP changes have left families suddenly without food aid, and local resettlement groups are scrambling to fill the gap.

More than 400 Planned Parenthood Mar Monte clinicians and nurses voted to form a union with SEIU Local 521, organizers said. The unit aims to protect staffing and patient care amid funding uncertainty.

More than 37,000 flags filled Boston Common as families and volunteers gathered for a name‑reading honoring 422 post‑9/11 service members.

An appeals court affirmed that the Brewers Community Foundation could disqualify a 50/50 raffle winner under the contest’s rules, leaving a couple without the payout they sought.

Martin G. McGuinn, former Mellon Financial CEO and longtime Pittsburgh philanthropist, has died at 83. He led Mellon through a strategic pivot and served on major local boards.

A Carman woman who gave her name as Diana matched five white balls in the April 29 Powerball drawing and won $1 million; the ticket was sold at Ayerco Convenience Center.