Domingo Reyes, who became a U.S. Citizen July 4, 2023, will be a first-time poll worker in Lowell. Reyes, who has helped with setting up and taking down polling locations in the past, said he was proud to serve his country as a poll worker. As a recent U.S. citizen, Reyes said he was excited to cast a ballot in his first presidential election.
No one knows how Tuesday’s presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve’s move two days later is much easier to predict: With inflation continuing to cool, the Fed is set to cut interest rates for a second time this year.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent proponent of debunked public health claims whom Donald Trump has promised to put in charge of health initiatives, said Saturday that Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water on his first day in office.
An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on the country.
Palestinian officials say an Israeli drone strike on a clinic in northern Gaza where children were being vaccinated for polio wounded six people, including four children. The Israeli military denied responsibility.
British prosecutors say they have been given a file of evidence from police about alleged sexual offenses by comedian Russell Brand and are considering whether to charge him.
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For 25-year-old Adrell Mable, life has taken some interesting turns. Currently, her career has led her to Albania, where she has served for the last year as a Peace Corps volunteer. Mable, 25, grew up in Gary and later moved to Crown Point, where she graduated from Crown Point High School in 2017. She said has found a world quite different from The Region which has now become like a second home.
A man, 18, is in critical condition and a boy, 17, is in good condition. No one is in custody as police continue investigating.
The fate of the St. Charles Dam will remain undecided for at least another year as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pushes out its deadlines. In the meantime, the city will solicit consultants to help guide their decision on whether to remove the structure.