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 ...

Two people were wounded Thursday in a shooting by a Border Patrol agent in Portland, Oregon, police said, in what federal officials have called an act of self-defense during a targeted vehicle stop.

A Somali-run day care in Minneapolis is claiming somebody broke in and stole “important documents,” but cops say the facility didn’t report anything was actually taken. The alleged burglary comes as ...

INVESTIGATION. YEAH. LORI, I ALSO HAVE THE CHARGES RIGHT HERE IN THIS VERY, VERY THICK PACKET. IT LAYS OUT ALL THE INFORMATION AND DETAILS LEADING UP TO THE SHOOTING. BUT CUMBERLAND COUNTY DISTRICT ...

After a full year of hectic news, original trends and nonstop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word: “slop.” On Dec. 15, Merriam-Webster announced “slop” as the 2025 Word of ...

We can't think of a non-shady reason to have multiple driver's licenses from different states, other than the occasional confused snowbird who mistakenly believes they are supposed to maintain ...

Scroll through social media or watch the news and you’re sure to see stories and videos about arrests, detentions, and increased immigration enforcement crackdowns across the country. “ICE agents and ...

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and their international collaborators have identified key developmental and molecular differences between the two main subtypes of chronic lymphocytic ...

After a year of frenzied dealmaking and rumors of an upcoming IPO, the financial scrutiny into OpenAI is intensifying. Leaked documents obtained by tech blogger Ed Zitron provide more of a glimpse ...

When presented with the choice of winning another Ballon d’Or or defending Argentina’s World Cup title, Lionel Messi didn’t hesitate: “World Cup.” The rightly revered icon has the rare luxury of ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers have been indicted, according to court documents. Emmanuel Clase, 27, and Luis Ortiz, 26, are accused of conspiring with bettors to rig pitches so ...

I'm sharing a fun language confusion from my life: growing up in Eastern Kentucky, I always called this knit hat a "toboggan." But on social media, people from elsewhere insisted that's a sled and not ...