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Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers' rights after protesters interrupt service

Several faith leaders are urgently calling for protecting the rights of worshippers while also expressing compassion for migrants

20 Jan 2026 5:19 am
Driver in custody after car crashes into lobby of Massachusetts police station

A car has rammed into the front of the police station in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

20 Jan 2026 5:09 am
Pro-Greenland protesters mock Trump's MAGA slogan with 'Make America Go Away' caps

Mock MAGA hats are becoming a symbol of protest in Denmark as opposition grows to U.S. President Donald Trumps renewed rhetoric about seizing Greenland

20 Jan 2026 3:11 am
The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday

Communities across the U.S. held parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

20 Jan 2026 3:11 am
What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open

19 Jan 2026 9:41 pm
DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor

The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor

19 Jan 2026 9:35 am
Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation

19 Jan 2026 5:11 am
Trump's voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission

What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video

19 Jan 2026 5:03 am
Spanish official says authorities estimate more than 20 people were killed in high-speed train crash in southern Spain

Spanish official says authorities estimate more than 20 people were killed in high-speed train crash in southern Spain

19 Jan 2026 5:03 am
New Hampshire bishop warns clergy to prepare for 'new era of martyrdom'

A New Hampshire Episcopal bishop is drawing national attention.

18 Jan 2026 11:26 pm
In their words: European governments criticize Trump's tariff threats over Greenland

European governments have criticize U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a 10% tariff on eight countries for opposing American control of Greenland

18 Jan 2026 6:07 pm
Elephant seals return to Ao Nuevo State Park in California

Every winter, about 10,000 elephant seals make their way to Californias Ao Nuevo State Park, to fight, mate and give birth

18 Jan 2026 11:21 am
Somali businesses struggle during the Minneapolis ICE crackdown

Business owners in a Minneapolis Somali mall are feeling the impact of an immigration crackdown

18 Jan 2026 11:11 am
Winning numbers drawn in Saturdays Powerball

The winning numbers in Saturday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 05-08-27-49-57, Powerball: 14

18 Jan 2026 11:11 am
Vance and Rubio set to attend Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Italy. Trump isn't on the list

The White House has announced that U.S. Vice President JD Vance will lead an American delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics

18 Jan 2026 2:39 am
Democrat Abigail Spanberger sworn into office as Virginia's first female governor

Democrat Abigail Spanberger sworn into office as Virginia's first female governor

17 Jan 2026 11:04 pm
How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies

There's broad bipartisan support in Congress for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year

17 Jan 2026 7:19 pm
Winning numbers drawn in Fridays Mega Millions

The winning numbers in Friday evenings drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 02-22-33-42-67, Mega Ball: 1, Megaplier:

17 Jan 2026 11:18 am
Actor Timothy Busfield's attorneys say an investigation undermines state's child sex abuse charges

Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfields attorneys told a court he should be released while he awaits the outcome of child sex abuse charges against him

17 Jan 2026 11:17 am
Cities designed 1-way streets to speed up traffic. Now they're being scrapped

Midsize cities across the U.S. are increasingly converting one-way streets to two-way routes

17 Jan 2026 10:55 am
Trump's Twin Cities immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normal

Work starts around sunrise for the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with people in tactical gear streaming from a bland office building

17 Jan 2026 10:47 am
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation cant detain or tear gas peaceful protesters

A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation cant detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who arent obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents

17 Jan 2026 9:03 am
Tennessee judge grants expanded media access to state-run executions

A judge has ruled that Tennessee prison officials must grant expanded access to media members to view state-run executions

17 Jan 2026 7:23 am
Trump issues a flurry of pardons, including for a woman whose sentence he commuted in his first term

President Donald Trump has issued a series of pardons, including for the father of a large donor to his super PAC and a woman who ended up back in prison after he commuted her sentence during his first term

17 Jan 2026 7:11 am
8-year-old girl who went missing on Navajo Nation found dead Friday

An 8-year-old girl who went missing on tribal lands in northern Arizona was found dead Friday

17 Jan 2026 5:51 am
Trump quietly appoints 4 members to commission that will review his White House ballroom plan

President Donald Trump this week quietly appointed four new members to the Commission of Fine Arts, one of two federal panels reviewing his plan to build a White House ballroom

17 Jan 2026 4:24 am
Prison guard accused of failing to step in during fatal inmate beating pleads to reduced charge

A New York prison guard accused of failing to intervene in the beating death of an inmate has pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment

17 Jan 2026 3:36 am
Tennessee man pleads guilty to repeatedly hacking Supreme Court's filing system

A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme Courts filing system more than two dozen times

17 Jan 2026 3:11 am
Man who killed Delaware state trooper at DMV office had said he was being harassed by police

Investigators say the man who fatally shot a Delaware State Police trooper at a DMV office believed he was being monitored and harassed by law enforcement

17 Jan 2026 3:11 am
State lawsuit claims New Jersey town's former mayor directed police to keep minorities out

The former mayor of a New Jersey town and its current leaders are denying claims that the town directed its police to keep minorities out of the community

17 Jan 2026 3:11 am
Man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 2001 death of San Francisco Thai grandfather

A 24-year-old man has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an elderly Thai man in San Francisco

17 Jan 2026 12:56 am
Ex-husband indicted by grand jury in slaying of couple found in their Ohio home

An Ohio grand jury indicted a man in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her husband who were killed in their home last month

17 Jan 2026 12:56 am
Nurses restart contract talks with another major hospital system on 5th day of strike

New York City nurses on strike say theyve restarted contract talks with another one of the major hospital systems affected on the fifth day of the walkout

16 Jan 2026 11:46 pm
A Liberian man released after his battering-ram arrest in Minneapolis is back in custody again

A Liberian man is back in custody in Minnesota, a day after a judge ordered him released because agents broke down his door to arrest him without a judicial warrant

16 Jan 2026 10:39 pm
A mistakenly deported Babson student's lawyer wants a judge to order her return

A lawyer for a Massachusetts college student mistakenly deported to Honduras wants the government to come up with a plan to return her to the United States

16 Jan 2026 9:56 pm
The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it

The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations at schools and universities

16 Jan 2026 9:26 pm
Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro's release

Tens of thousands of Cubans have gathered in Havana to protest the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela

16 Jan 2026 8:40 pm
How the White House and governors want to fix AI-driven power shortages and price spikes

The White House and a bipartisan group of governors are holding an event Friday taking aim at power shortages and price spikes from data centers for artificial intelligence

16 Jan 2026 11:03 am
Trump isn't waiting for future generations to name things after him. It's happening now

President Donald Trump isn't waiting for future generations to decide to name important things in his honor he's doing it himself

16 Jan 2026 10:47 am
Judge orders release of Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis by agents with a battering ram

A federal judge in Minnesota has ordered the release of a Liberian man after heavily armed immigration agents broke into his home using a battering ram and arrested him

16 Jan 2026 10:47 am
Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit seeking detailed voter info

A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against California that sought detailed voting records and personal data on the states 23 million registered voters

16 Jan 2026 9:44 am
Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting

Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump

16 Jan 2026 9:35 am
Confusion erupts in mental health and substance abuse programs as HHS cuts, then reinstates grants

Providers, state health agencies and others are feeling whiplash and confusion after the Trump administration eliminated and then abruptly reinstated grants that support substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide

16 Jan 2026 3:19 am
Man accused of shooting at New Hampshire country club indicted on first-degree murder, other charges

A man accused of opening fire at a New Hampshire country club in September has been indicted on murder, attempted murder and assault charges

16 Jan 2026 3:19 am
As immigration agents police Minneapolis protests, experts warn of training gaps and the rising risk

Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics including pointing rifles at demonstrators and deploying chemical irritants actions the government says are necessary to protect officers from violent att...

16 Jan 2026 3:19 am
Middle East allies in blitz of diplomacy urged Trump to hold off on Iran strikes, diplomat says

Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the governments deadly crackdown on protesters

16 Jan 2026 3:11 am
Postal Service unveils new Muhammad Ali stamp in champ's hometown

Postal officials have unveiled a commemorative stamp of boxing legend Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky

16 Jan 2026 2:17 am
Inside the botched launch of ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams' new crypto token

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing questions about the launch of a new cryptocurrency token, which he claims will help support efforts to end antisemitism and anti- Americanism

16 Jan 2026 2:08 am
Prosecutor argues New York prison guard's inaction contributed to inmate's death

A prosecutor has told a jury that a prison guard should be convicted of manslaughter for failing to intervene in the brutal beating of an inmate by other guards

16 Jan 2026 1:36 am
NYC nurses on strike set to resume negotiations with hospitals on 4th day of walkout

New York City nurses on strike are set to resume negotiations with hospital administrators to try to bring an end to a walkout thats in its fourth day

16 Jan 2026 1:15 am