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Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom 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 producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We belie...

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom 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 producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We belie...

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom 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 producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We belie...

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USMore than six decades after a nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered in the choir loft of a Catholic church in Pennsylvania, investigators say they have finally identified her killer – a serial rapist whose crimes spanned several states.William Schrader, an Army veteran dishonorably discharged at the time of the murder, was officially named this week as the man who killed Carol Ann Dougherty inside St. Mark’s Church on October 22, 1962.Schrader passed away in 2002, but “his name is now definitively linked to the crime that took Carol Ann’s young life,” according to Bucks County Distri...

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A shortage of air traffic controllers on Sunday led to ground delays at Newark Airport, according to New York City officials, who warned the delays could spread to nearby airports like JFK and LaGuardia.Inbound flights to Newark are delayed an average of 218 minutes, according to the FAA and FlightAware.On Sunday morning, the NYC Emergency Management agency wrote on X that the airport is under a ground delay program due to staffing shortages in its control tower. "FAA planning notes show a possibility of a full ground stop later if staffing shortages or demand increases," the post said. It also said that delays at Newark "often spread to JFK and LaGuardia, so travelers flying to, from, or through NYC should expect schedule changes, gate holds, and missed connections."The government shutdow...

My ex-husband and I split up a decade ago when our third child was a baby, and one of the best things about our divorce was finally having my house to myself. At the time, I never thought we'd share space again. But now, every other weekend, my ex stays in my home with my kids. He cooks them dinner in my kitchen and eats at my dining room table. On Fridays, he walks to the store near my house to by movie-theater candy and sits with my kids for movie night in my living room. On Sundays, they do our weekend chores together. While I'd prefer to have full reign over my home, his parenting time weekends have helped my kids stay organized and learn to trust him after many years of inconsistent visits.I moved after our splitWhen we first separated, it made sense for my ex to come to what was once...

The global AI market could reach $4.8 trillion by 2033, meaning companies like OpenAI and Microsoft stand to rake in hefty profits.Some people are already cashing in on the increasingly ubiquitous tech, including 17-year-old Samik Sidhu of Virginia. While running two businesses — an Etsy apparel shop and a for-profit networking community — in 2024, he began investing the profits from those ventures in stocks of tech companies."Rather than having my money sit in an account, it was able to work for me," Sidhu said.Sidhu earned $37,400 by selling graphic T-shirts and other items through his Etsy shop, while the networking community amassed around $28,000. After investing around $53,100 across four companies — Nvidia, AMD, C3.ai, and SMCI — between February and May 2024, Sidhu managed to earn ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Olivia Howell, 40, CEO of Fresh Starts Registry and mother of two. It has been edited for length and clarity.I had my first boyfriend at 16 and stayed in relationships nonstop until six years ago.I was heavy into dating apps, often seeing more than one person at once. In college, I had a serious boyfriend I thought I'd marry. Then, at 24, I met my husband on Match.com. We moved fast: he relocated from Connecticut to Long Island, where I still live, and we married two years later. Shortly after, we had our two sons. Our marriage eventually dissolved. He moved out in August 2019, and he's the last person I've kissed or slept with. I'm completely happy with that decision, despite the naysayers who assume it must be lonely.But let me back u...