Despite lifting the one-child policy to allow three children, the fertility rate remains low. Most families cite the costs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michigan's Great Lakes are starting to see ice coverage as the region closes out December with a winter storm, and a cold snap is ...

Following a recent blast of Arctic air, Michigan's Great Lakes saw a significant increase in ice, as the lakes reached their highest coverage for the 2025-26 season. On Sunday, Jan. 4, Great Lake ...

Illinois jails continue to struggle with the mental health needs of their inmate population, particularly when detainees are ...

California’s latest population numbers showcase another year of lackluster growth. The Golden State’s population grew by a tiny amount — 0.05% — between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to ...

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced on Monday that it has agreed to buy the data center and energy company Intersect in a deal worth $4.75 billion. Intersect specializes in developing data ...

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A powerful storm system that brought heavy snow across parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes became a "bomb cyclone" on Monday and bore down on the East Coast Tuesday, packing more snow, frigid ...

A 12-foot, 1,000-pound great white shark named Ernst has been tracked off the coast of Southwest Florida. The shark was tagged by the research group OCEARCH, which studies keystone ocean species like ...

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — An award-winning Lake County holiday light display shut down early this season after organizers said multiple confrontations with visitors escalated to threats of physical violence, ...

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