Zeretas Studios to Host Grand Opening on Oct. 18

WESTFIELD — EparaTodos Pioneer Valley announced the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Zeretas Studios, a new Latina-owned salon business located at 501 Southampton Road in Westfield, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m.,...

New York’s Bold Fight for Public Power

Image by Fré Sonneveld. In the fight for a just transition to renewable energy in the United States, New Yorkers achieved two major legislative wins in 2019 and 2023. Today, the realization of that landmark legislation hinges on whether the...

Key facts about U.S. Latinos

Latinos are among the fastest-growing racial or ethnic groups in the United States. Between 2000 and 2024, the Latino population nearly doubled, rising from 35.3 million to 68 million. Latinos accounted for more than half of all U.S. population...

Waters bill would protect Head Start from shutdown impacts

Maxine Waters Wave Staff Report WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters has introduced legislation to protect children and families in the Head Start program from the impacts of the ongoing government shutdown. Waters, D-Hawthorne, introduced the...

Coca-Cola Starts Rolling Out Products with Cane Sugar

Newswise — Coca-Cola’s latest product rollout is stirring more than just bubbles. After President Trump publicly praised the company’s plans to switch from high-fructose corn syrup to U.S. cane sugar this summer, Coke has begun introducing its new...

Hotel operators say they're bleeding cash in the hundreds of millions and need the government shutdown to end now

US hotel operators said they are losing millions of dollars because of the government shutdown ahead of their busiest season of the year. In a Wednesday press release, the American Hotel and Lodging Association said that the shutdown has cost the...

Owen Keith Whiteman

Obituaries Owen “Keith” Whiteman, 64, of Fairmont, departed this life Thursday morning, October 16, 2025, in the WV Caring Hospice Center in Elkins, with his loving family at his side. He had been in declining health for the past year. Keith was...

So Amazing to Get a Last Dinner Party Concert at the State Next Year!

8 hours ago in Lifestyle Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. 8 hours ago in Entertainment The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime...

From campus to company: How research sparked a new water tech startup

Wildfire seasons are getting longer and hotter, threatening forests and the water supplies they protect. Forest restoration, especially thinning dense stands of trees, can reduce wildfire risk and improve water availability — but measuring the...

Hurricane Melissa Forecast: Extreme Flood Risk in Caribbean

AccuWeather warns Hurricane Melissa, currently a slow-moving tropical storm, could rapidly intensify over very warm Caribbean waters. Extreme, life-threatening flooding threatens Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and parts of Cuba. Peak...

Why Florida ends daylight saving time after Halloween? Know what candy makers had to do with it

This year, people in Florida will roll their clocks back on Sunday right after Halloween. According to The Palm Beach Post, daylight saving time officially ends at 2 AM on November 2, 2025 - just days after kids finish trick-or-treating. Florida...

$1.45 million Anderson Township home sale among the week's top property transfers 

Each week we compile local real estate records so you can find out what property is selling for in your neighborhood. Need more information about these sales? Check out each county's site: We also have a local database page with restaurant...

Cook County: Hispanic students were most represented ethnicity in 2023-24 school year

A.B. Shepard High School White 41.5% 1,843 A.F. Ames Elementary School White 48.3% 458 ACE Amandla Charter School African American 51.5% 136 ASPIRA Charter - Early College High School Hispanic 95.3% 255 ASPIRA Haugan Middle School Hispanic 92.7%...

Fever taking Caitlin Clark's recovery 'week by week,' Stephanie White says

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is slowly recovering from a right groin injury and a left ankle sprain. Multiple injuries limited Clark to just 13 games during the 2025 season. The Fever expect Clark to be fully healthy for the 2026 season,...

Sunny Hostin's Neighborly Nightmares: Everyone's a Racist Except Her Mansion's Mirror

Maybe Sunny needs to stop being so paranoid. It seems really odd every single neighbor would be a racist. Sunny Hostin apparently thinks all her white neighbors are racists. She says she fears them calling the police on on her son if they see him...

Groups file suit against FMSCA over non-domiciled CDL regulations

WASHINGTON — A lawsuit is being filed over the Federal Motor Carrier Association’s (FMCSA) interim final rule “Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses.” Filed by petitioners Jorge Rivera Lujan, Aleksei...

<![CDATA[Eli Lilly’s Orforglipron Shows Superior Efficacy Across Multiple Phase III Trials in Type 2 Diabetes]]>

Topline findings Orforglipron met all primary and key secondary endpoints in ACHIEVE-2 and ACHIEVE-5 at 40 weeks. Showed superior A1C reduction and weight loss versus dapagliflozin and placebo. Delivered meaningful improvements in cardiovascular...

Trinity names ex-NBA player Norris Cole as interim girls basketball coach

Following the firing of long-time coach Kristi Britten and the sudden resignation due to medical reasons of Kevin Dupes, Trinity has tabbed a big name to coach girls basketball for the 2025-2026 season. The school announced that Norris Cole, who...

Why Lawyers and Law Firms Should Pay Attention to MSO Partnerships

The traditional law firm model is under pressure from every angle. Technology companies and alternative legal service providers are competing for clients and talent – and the competition has never been fiercer. Clients demand efficiency,...

Government shutdown puts Tennessee families at risk of losing Head Start services

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The government shutdown is impacting federal employees and programs like Head Start, which warns that without federal funding, more than 65,000 children across the country could be at risk of losing vital services as soon as next...