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 ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said President Trump had ordered the program to be suspended after it emerged that the shooting suspect had used it to obtain a green card. By Madeleine Ngo and ...

It’s been a busy week of staff hires for Matt Campbell at Penn State, and another big one is reportedly taking place Thursday. Penn State is set to hire Cincinnati director of player personnel Jack ...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has commenced its promised “full-scale audit” of the 8(a) Business Development Program. On Dec. 5, 2025, the SBA Office of General Counsel issued formal data ...

The deadline to file a claim in the $177 million AT&T class action settlement is fast approaching. Here's what to know about the settlement and how to file a claim. The settlement resolves a lawsuit ...

Amazon plans to spend $15 billion for the largest construction project in Indiana history, building data center campuses in Northwest Indiana and creating 1,100 new jobs, officials said. The data ...

Sheriff Scott Owen says his jail sees a wide range of inmates—some who stay just a few days, others who remain for much longer. He wants the facility to be more than a holding space and hopes to make ...

The proposed Hermantown Data Center has a variety of potential impacts, both positive and negative. Proponents are excited by the prospect of economic development and job creation, while those opposed ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

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Uber says drivers and couriers in the U.S. will be able to make money through the company's app when they're not on the road. The example Uber gave is "uploading photos to help train AI models," which ...

What’s old is new again in Silicon Valley. Startups fighting for an edge in the AI race have resurrected a strategy that emerged before the dot-com era and was later embraced by analytics company ...