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Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar faces sentencing

The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall meeting as the city endured a surge of immigration agents and the deaths of two U.S. citizens is expected to be sentenced Wednesday after reaching a deal with...

17 Sep 2026 11:51 am
Former Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad faces sentencing in the US

A former Syrian military official convicted of torturing prisoners during President Bashar Assad's regime is facing a possible decades-long prison sentence in the U.S. A federal judge in Los Angeles is scheduled to sentence Samir Ousman Alsheikh on Thu...

17 Sep 2026 11:51 am
Alabama set to execute man for pawn shop killings months after his nitrogen gas execution blocked

Alabama is set to execute a man with a chemical injection, months after a judge blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas

17 Sep 2026 11:51 am
Dramatic videos capture the moment 2 officers were wounded in a deadly Minneapolis shooting

Dramatic videos show the moment two Minneapolis officers were shot after racing to an upper floor of an apartment building in pursuit of a shooter

17 Sep 2026 11:50 am
Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street slips following Fed's rate hike decision

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street closed lower following the Federal Reserves interest rate hike decision for the first time in three years

17 Sep 2026 11:50 am
OpenAI flags new concerning AI behavior, to track model misalignment regularly

OpenAI has disclosed six reports on unexpected or concerning behavior in artificial-intelligence models

17 Sep 2026 10:27 am
Federal judge restricts warrantless immigration arrests in Southern California

A federal judge has blocked immigration officers from making warrantless arrests in Southern California unless they determine the person is likely to escape

17 Sep 2026 9:13 am
Top Democrat places hold on Trump administrations plan to sell heavy bombs to Israel

The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee says hes going to block a proposed sale of $2.8 billion in heavy weaponry to Israel over concerns that powerful bombs may not be used in line with U.S. and international law

17 Sep 2026 8:56 am
Fencing goes up around the main Kennedy Center building after Trump-aligned board votes to close it

Fencing has gone up around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs

17 Sep 2026 8:43 am
Florida woman pleads guilty to defrauding fund for Jeffrey Epstein victims

A Florida woman who was paid $750,000 by a fund for people sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein has pleaded guilty to falsifying records she used in her application for the money

17 Sep 2026 5:41 am
Park Service awards contracts to work on Trumps takeover of East Potomac golf course

Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee say the Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trumps planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington

17 Sep 2026 3:54 am
Divisions emerge in the tech industry over calls for a coordinated AI slowdown

Concerns about artificial intelligence evading human control have intensified in recent days

17 Sep 2026 3:53 am
3 dead after being swept away by floodwaters on the Navajo Nation

Authorities say three people are dead after being swept away by floodwaters that rushed through the Navajo Nation

17 Sep 2026 3:53 am
Amazon increases minimum starting hourly wage for full-time core operations employees

Online behemoth Amazon said its increasing the minimum starting hourly wage for its U.S. full-time core operations employees to $20 ahead of the holiday shopping season

17 Sep 2026 2:48 am
Body of last victim of Hurricane Helene in Tennessee has been found, 2 years later

Authorities have located the remains of the final missing Tennessee victim of Hurricane Helene

17 Sep 2026 1:28 am
Federal prosecutors charge 3 in alleged $12M homelessness aid fraud in Southern California

Federal authorities have charged three people with stealing $12 million in homelessness aid, allegedly using the money to buy real estate, take luxury trips, and purchase vintage vehicles

16 Sep 2026 10:20 pm
Afghan man sentenced to 20-year prison term in case tied to suicide bombing at Kabul airport

An Islamic State group members has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for aiding the terrorist organization that took credit for a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and about 160 Afghans at a Kabul airport five years ago

16 Sep 2026 10:20 pm
Texas plans to execute a man convicted in the killings of 3 people; Georgia execution put on hold

A man convicted of killing three people is set to be executed Wednesday in Texas

16 Sep 2026 4:51 pm
Asian stocks mostly higher ahead of Fed's interest rate decision

Asian shares are mostly higher as investors await the Federal Reserves decision with high expectations of an interest rate hike

16 Sep 2026 1:05 pm
3 people killed when NBC and Telemundo news helicopter crashes while covering LA bus accident

Officials say a news helicopter for NBC and Telemundo 52 crashed in Los Angeles and killed at least three people

16 Sep 2026 12:52 pm
Trump to campaign in North Carolina rally with his handpicked Senate nominee Michael Whatley

President Donald Trump plans to travel to North Carolina on Wednesday to campaign with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley

16 Sep 2026 12:36 pm
Staffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people

An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services

16 Sep 2026 11:07 am
A childhood rite moves indoors as kindergartners learn to ride bikes in school gyms

Learning to ride a bike, a classic childhood milestone, is now happening in school gyms and playgrounds

16 Sep 2026 10:40 am
College sports bill clears first major hurdle in the Senate

Legislation to broadly regulate college sports has cleared a first major hurdle in the Senate

16 Sep 2026 4:54 am
Dolly Parton corn mazes crop up in fields nationwide

Dolly Partons megawatt smile and big wavy locks are gracing cornfields across the U.S. and in Canada this fall

16 Sep 2026 4:53 am
Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California

Federal authorities have charged a dozen people for fraudulently collecting over $10 million in childcare payments without having actual attendees at their facilities

15 Sep 2026 11:06 pm
US judge eyes January trial date for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103

A trial for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland is on track to start in January after a delay caused by the discovery of new evidence

15 Sep 2026 10:42 pm
Federal corruption trial opens for DC Council member Trayon White

A bribery trial starts this week for a Washington, D.C., Council member accused of accepting cash from an associate in exchange for using his elected position to help extend city contracts for the associates businesses

15 Sep 2026 10:42 pm
Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting by imposing new Postal Service regulations for the midterm elections

15 Sep 2026 11:39 am
National Hispanic Heritage Month begins with celebrations across the US

National Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated across the U.S. The celebration highlighting Latino diversity and culture runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15

15 Sep 2026 11:37 am
Voter probe may break state laws, wrongly implicate citizens, whistleblower alleges

A whistleblower claims a Trump administration effort to find noncitizen voters may violate state laws

15 Sep 2026 4:52 am
Abbott agrees to settlement over closure of largest baby formula plant in the US

Abbott Laboratories says that it will pay $385 million to resolve claims tied to an investigation and lawsuit brought by the Justice Department related to its manufacturing and 2022 recall of powdered infant formula at a Michigan facility

14 Sep 2026 11:38 pm
Maduro ally Alex Saab expected to plead guilty in federal money laundering case

Alex Saab, a close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a federal case

14 Sep 2026 10:52 pm
Court to decide whether to hear lobstermans challenge to boat tracker requirement

The Supreme Court will decide this month whether to hear a lobster fishermans challenge to a rule requiring electronic tracking devices on boats

14 Sep 2026 10:52 pm
4 people hospitalized after a crane collapsed at a Miami construction site: Officials

Officials say four people were hospitalized after a crane collapsed at a Miami construction site

14 Sep 2026 9:37 pm
Ex-CIA Director John Brennan issued subpoena in Trump grand conspiracy investigation, lawyer says

A lawyer for former CIA Director John Brennan says Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify next month before a Florida grand jury as part of a Justice Department investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired agai...

14 Sep 2026 9:35 pm
Texas landowners sue to block Trump border wall plans in the remote Big Bend region

Landowners, ranchers, and business owners in Texas are suing to stop the Trump administration's border wall plans in the Big Bend region

14 Sep 2026 9:35 pm
Ex-youth detention center counselor faces sex assault trial in New Hampshire

A sexual assault trial is getting underway in New Hampshire for a man whose arrest more than seven years ago kicked off one of the biggest youth detention scandals in U.S. history

14 Sep 2026 8:53 pm
EPA to eliminate rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants

14 Sep 2026 8:50 pm
NY Yankees say Legionella bacteria found in cooling tower not linked to outbreak

Bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease have been found in a Yankee Stadium cooling tower in New York City

14 Sep 2026 7:37 pm
Some Democrats recalibrating transgender issues approach as they seek path to power

An increasing number of Democratic leaders have begun to push back against their partys unflinching support for the transgender community this midterm season

14 Sep 2026 6:36 pm
Drenching rains bring flash flooding across coastal Connecticut, New York, New Jersey

Flash flooding brought on by heavy rains has prompted road closures, water rescues and commuter rail problems across the tristate area

14 Sep 2026 4:36 pm
Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says

The head of Irans Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdogs member nations in Vienna for the first time in many years

14 Sep 2026 5:31 am
Trump says he'll consider releasing 9/11 records after families' request

President Donald Trump says he'll look into requests from families of Sept. 11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabias alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago

14 Sep 2026 1:48 am
GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake

A Republican congressman says he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday

13 Sep 2026 5:14 pm
The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That's being tested in Georgia

There's a flaw in Georgias voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after theyve been cast

13 Sep 2026 5:14 pm
An Iranian commercial ship is struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead, Iranian media say

State-run media in Iran say an Iranian commercial vessel has been struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded

13 Sep 2026 1:20 pm
Federal judge rules Trump DHS plan for 50% FEMA staffing cuts was unlawful

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's plan to cut staffing at FEMA by 50% was unlawful

13 Sep 2026 6:58 am
President Donald Trumps childhood home sells for $2 million

A renovation transformed it from a mold-ridden cat den to a modern abode.

13 Sep 2026 12:26 am
Police say more arrests coming in death of Mississippi woman found hanging from tree

Mississippi police say they were still investigating the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month, a day after a man was arrested in connection with the killing

13 Sep 2026 12:20 am