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An Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary

Legislators across the U.S. are trying to lower prescription costs by reining in big companies that handle drug coverage for health insurers

President Donald Trump's choice for U.S. Senate in Louisiana is seeking to secure the GOP nomination and deliver another win for the president in his effort to replace Republicans who crossed him

The largest fire in the United States has marched through thousands of acres of tinder-dry forest in Utah, fueled by conditions that fire managers and experts call unprecedented

New York Citys last horse track is on its final stretch

A Connecticut judge has publicly released a video showing correctional officers striking an inmate multiple times and pepper spraying him before he died in 2018

A gay rights activist is suing the Defense Department to answer a simple question: Did Scouting America actually ban transgender members in a deal with the Pentagon

Authorities say a Minnesota man charged with orchestrating a $250 million fraud scheme has been taken into custody in Somalia

Gracie the Giraffe has finally been found in Texas

A poll worker says two federal officers visited her at a voting location during New Yorks party primaries to confront her about a social media post shed written criticizing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis

The Utah judge in the murder case over conservative activist's Charlie Kirks killing has held prosecutors in contempt of court over comments they made about defendant Tyler Robinson's guilt

President Donald Trump is threatening a 100% tariff on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services provided by United States companies

The District of Columbia has reached a settlement agreement for an undisclosed amount of money with a resident who claims police illegally detained him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vaders theme song from Star Wars ...

Organizations supporting Black women and girls in the American South are receiving a boost this summer

Utah's governor has restricted fireworks as the largest wildfire in the nation continues to grow

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has canceled its contract for a surveillance tool that allows warrantless tracking of mobile devices

A jury is deadlocked in the trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is accused of starting the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles

Police have arrested two Colorado men accused of mishandling the bodies of at least two dozen people

New York prosecutors have dropped a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein instead of trying it a fourth time

Native American tribes are marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass

Thirty-eight journalists have died on the job while gathering news for The Associated Press over the years

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has asked the U.S. Justice Departments internal watchdog to investigate a whistleblowers claims that DEA agents permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico

A man who admitted setting a Virginia councilman on fire last year was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday

There's a lot to know about this World Cup, and there are no dumb questions

The new president of the Southern Baptist Convention says that the issue of sexual abuse in the denomination has been weaponized and politicized

A man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife decades ago is set to be executed in Florida

Shares are mostly higher in Asia, led by tech-driven gains in Japan and South Korea

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling for a criminal investigation into whether federal authorities broke state law by allowing fentanyl pills to reach the streets

A former New York City Council candidate has been charged with forgery over allegations he used artificial intelligence to post fake endorsements and news articles on social media

An Indiana man has been charged on accusations he stalked WNBA player Sophie Cunningham and sent her threatening and explicit messages on social media

An incumbent South Dakota Republican state senator is facing two felony counts after an investigation found falsified signatures on forms he tried to submit for state GOP positions

The Pentagon says military boot camps are once again requiring flu vaccinations for all recruits

Congressional Democrats are calling for investigations into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the presidents problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation project continues to roil the capital

President Donald Trump's visit to Capitol Hill is rekindling a feud with one Republican senator

A new proposal would include Bible stories in required reading lists for more than 5 million public school students in Texas

Federal bribery charges against former New York Mayor Eric Adams' onetime chief of staff are just the latest allegations against members of the ex-mayor's inner circle

The Federal Reserve says that all 32 of the nation's biggest banks have passed its annual stress test

White House asks Congress for $87.6B to help cover Iran war costs, assist US farmers and respond to Ebola

The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting the request to Congress at a politically difficult time as a majority of lawmakers have objected to any further military a...

U.S. gasoline prices decreased an average of 49 cents a gallon in the last month as expectations rose for an end to the war with Iran

A federal lawsuit accuses gas station operators in California of using AI-powered software to illegally collude and raise prices

Michigan can keep a lid on the personal information of registered voters

An escaped giraffe has managed to stay a few steps ahead of a private ranch owner and local officials in Texas Hill Country for nearly two weeks

Civil society organizations in South Africa says that adolescent girls and women are among the first to feel the impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts

A rural area of Northern California has experienced its strongest earthquake since 1940, but it caused only mild shaking with no immediate reports of major damage

A Pennsylvania prosecutor says a member of the cultlike group known as Zizians has been charged in the killing of her parents in 2022

A federal judge has permanently barred President Donald Trumps administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections

The Trump administration has reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic forever chemicals used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains

The national taxpayer advocate says the IRS did better than expected in issuing refunds during the 2026 tax season despite massive cuts to its workforce

Rip currents are one of the coasts greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year