Robert Prevost, the first American-born pope, was elected as Pope Leo XIV. The pope's brother, Louis Prevost, a Navy veteran residing in Port Charlotte, Florida, has been giving numerous interviews ...

House Republicans are attempting to pass a bill that would extend Trump-era tax cuts and fulfill campaign promises. The bill proposes cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, potentially impacting a significant ...

With the holiday season underway and the New Year on the way, it's probably a good time to take a closer look at your personal finances. To help with that, MIT has a virtual living wage calculator ...

DETROIT — Pistons fans waited six years for an NBA home playoff game. But the team was not able to capitalize. Little Caesars Arena provided an electric, juiced up atmosphere on Thursday night, but ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order restricting state agencies from collecting and sharing autism-related data, in response to federal efforts to create a ...

The free Salinas Californian app, available in stores via Apple and Google Play, brings you local news more conveniently than ever before. From sports to government to business, including push-alerts ...

With the stroke of a blue Sharpie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this year's "Florida Farm Bill," which among other things makes it against the law to fluoridate municipal water supplies. It also ...

The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, will close two facilities in Abilene as part of a cost-saving initiative. The closures of the Social Security Administration and ...

There are plenty of people traveling for the holidays, but by next Christmas, you may not be able to fly if you don't have the right ID. The Real ID Act was passed in 2005 as an added layer of ...

Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard has a torn left Achilles tendon and will miss the rest of the postseason, a person with direct knowledge of the injury told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested ...

The Indiana Pacers hold their homecourt advantage with a 123-115 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 of their NBA playoff series. Game 3 is Friday night in Milwaukee. Indiana leads by 15 points ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points including a driving layup with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Pacers a 119-118 win over the Bucks in Game 5 of the first round of the ...