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Free seasonal LeeTran Downtown Trolley is slated to resume runs.

LeeTran to resume seasonal trolley service

Kidnappers in France target cryptocurrency entrepreneurs for ransom

French police say they rescued the father of a wealthy crypto entrepreneur, the second ransom case linked to the crypto world this year.

They were injured at the Super Bowl parade. A month later, they feel forgotten

A Kansas family remembers Valentine's Day as the start of panic attacks, life-altering trauma and waking to nightmares of gunfire. They wonder how they'll recover from the Kansas City parade shooting.

Free Clinics Beat Insurance, for Some

With open enrollment for health insurance ending in just two weeks, the push is on to get everyone who qualifies signed up. But some of the uninsured...

What role should retailers play in pushing for harsher penalties for people caught shoplifting?

When Shoplifting Is A Felony: Retailers Back Harsher Penalties For Store Theft

A new report by the consumer-interest nonprofit Public Citizen calls out major retailers for donating to trade groups and campaigns supporting harsher shoplifting penalties in at least 18 states.

President Trump delivers remarks at the beginning of a 2017 meeting with his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner. Andrea Bernstein's new book, <em>American Oligarchs,</em> argues that both the Trump and Kushner families have benefited from the intersection of money and politics.

'American Oligarchs' Reveals How Trump, Kushner Families Learned To Work The System

Author Andrea Bernstein says Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, have benefited from family connections — and the influence of money in politics.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at the U.S. Federal Court in New York for a hearing on Feb. 16, 2023. As he awaits trial, the disgraced former CEO is defending himself in the court of public opinion.

Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has another big problem: He won't shut up

Most white-collar defendants lay low, but the ex-CEO of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been talking, tweeting, and sending email newsletters. Those comments could come back to hurt him.

Smadar Tzimmerman (right) helps push a cart with donations into the community center in Lod, Israel.

The space for peace and Jewish-Arab solidarity is shrinking in wartime Israel

Activists pushing for peace, a shared society and solidarity between Jews and Arabs say that speaking out has become dangerous in Israel right now.

Volunteers help load packaged food items at the Page Field Post Office on Saturday during the 32nd annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Letter carriers collected food along their routes for distribution to area food banks. In Lee County those items totaled 64,927 pounds of food all headed for the Harry Chapin Food Bank.

‘Stamp Out Hunger’ food drive targets shrinking federal aid, collects nearly 65,000 pounds of food Saturday in Lee County

An annual collection of packaged food items carried out this weekend by the men and women who normally just deliver the mail, may be the only way to help plug holes developing in the social assistance safety net.Saturday was the national Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive and letter carriers across the U.S. were gathered non-perishables to be distributed to those in need.

As fires in Los Angeles rage, an already-hurting Hollywood presses pause

The fires around Los Angeles arrived just as Hollywood's awards season kicked off. It's an ominous sign at a time when film and TV production is already down.

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