From 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 ...

A fresh cantaloupe recall has been elevated to the highest-risk level by the FDA due to potential contamination. Ayco Farms Inc, based in Pompano Beach, Florida, recalled 8,302 cartons of cantaloupe ...

Thousands of whole cantaloupes sold in four states have been recalled, the FDA announced. The cantaloupes may be contaminated with Salmonella, a pathogen that can cause severe foodborne illness. Ayco ...

Alessi placed 11th in the 3,000 meters at the state championships in 10 minutes, 0.84 seconds last spring. Her career personal-best of 9:57.99 makes her one of only 11 active Long Islanders to ever ...

Alexa Herrera is a digital producer with the CBS News New York web team. She previously worked with WUFT and WTSP in Florida as a digital producer. She's a Long Island native. Eight lives left. A cat ...

While Rhode Island’s spring sports season started last week, track and field didn’t. It just changed venues. The indoor season ended in February but for most of the state’s athletes, the training ...

Service members, civilians and contractors took part in a fishing tournament at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida, which also helped monitor the installation’s ecosystem and water ...

Wild turkeys gobbled up Staten Island straphangers’ time on Monday, after a flock fouled up service on the Staten Island Railway. A train crew near the Old Town station first reported the fowl around ...

Sanuj is a freelance tech journalist with over six years of experience covering smartphones, wearables, and consumer technology. He currently writes for Android Police, Tom's Guide, Android Central, ...

They came to catch fish and explore—but instead found signs they weren’t alone. Crocodile tracks lined the beach just steps from their fire. The fishing was good—mangrove jack and barramundi—but the ...