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Trump administration offers mixed messages on limits to Ukraine's Starshield access

Recent efforts to throttle Ukraines access to satellite systems have created a blame game of sorts among Trump administration officials and their allies

23 Oct 2026 4:02 am
US Treasury proposes a rule to crack down on high-tech investments in China, other adversaries

The U.S. Treasury Department has proposed a rule to crack down on American high-tech investments in China, Russia, North Korea and other countries of concern

23 Oct 2026 4:02 am
Calley Means, a key MAHA advocate, resigns as a top RFK Jr. adviser

A leading advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement has resigned as a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Calley Means says he leaves with respect for President Donald Trump and Kennedy

23 Oct 2026 4:02 am
Execution staff warned IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt

A court document says Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pikes arms before her attempted execution

23 Oct 2026 4:02 am
New Pentagon directive bans troops from using nonpublic info to bet in prediction markets

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a new directive telling troops they cannot use nonpublic information to make bets on prediction markets

23 Oct 2026 4:02 am
Agriculture secretary says agency is full-bore ahead on Forest Service reorganization

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration remains full-bore ahead with a sweeping reorganization of the Forest Service after a judge blocked the changes last week

23 Oct 2026 4:02 am
Florida officer took possession of man's home after finding him dead 4 years ago, police say

Investigators in Florida say a police officer who found a man dead during a welfare check in 2022 is accused of taking possession of the mans home and impersonating him for years while fixing up the place

23 Oct 2026 1:28 am
Jury weighs fate of US woman who says father forced her into Syria's war zone when she was a teen

A Brooklyn jury is deliberating the fate of a New York woman who says she was tricked by her father into traveling to Syria and never underwent the weapons training with the Islamic State group that she has been criminally charged with

23 Oct 2026 12:14 am
2 killed in fire that destroyed Mississippi senior living center

Two people were killed when a fire tore through a Mississippi senior living center that was home to more than 100 residents, Clinton Mayor Will Purdie said Thursday

22 Oct 2026 9:01 pm
US jobless claims fell to 194,000 last week, lowest since July

U.S. unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy extraordinary job security

22 Oct 2026 7:20 pm
Violent Arizona storms bring possible tornado, toppled trees and golf ball-size hail

A possible tornado has caused significant damage in a central Arizona community, with trees falling onto homes and utility poles knocked down

22 Oct 2026 5:15 pm
Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park's drivers fear for livelihoods

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years are set to be banished soon from New York City, winding down a tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists

22 Oct 2026 12:10 pm
Closing arguments set in trial of man accused of killing UNC student in 2012

Closing arguments are expected Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago

22 Oct 2026 12:08 pm
Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will from her Washington, DC, home after federal search

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week

22 Oct 2026 12:05 pm
Hail the size of golf balls pummels parts of Arizona as rare storm moves through the West

The National Weather Service has issued multiple warnings across parts of Arizona

22 Oct 2026 11:48 am
Fire forces evacuations at senior living facility in Mississippi

A fire broke out at a senior living facility in Mississippi on Wednesday evening, forcing residents to evacuate

22 Oct 2026 9:21 am
Carney says Trumps tariffs hurt Americans as US Embassy alleges Canadian interference

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that U.S. President Donald Trumps tariffs have raised costs for American families and upended decades of trade as he unveiled a $6.2 billion plan to protect Canadas manufacturing heartland

22 Oct 2026 9:13 am
Looksmaxxing streamer known as Clavicular set to be arraigned on rape charge

The looksmaxxing livestreamer known as Clavicular is set to be arraigned in Massachusetts on charges that he raped a 17-year-old girl at his familys Cape Cod home

22 Oct 2026 6:17 am
Teacher who survived Oregon school attack says she had no chance to protect children

A teacher wounded in last weeks attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school says she never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside

22 Oct 2026 6:16 am
Prosecutor says he'll seek death penalty for mom charged with murder in twins' deaths

An Idaho prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against a woman charged with murder in the deaths of her twin toddlers last year

22 Oct 2026 3:23 am
6 people arrested for allegedly running a marriage fraud ring, authorities say

Federal prosecutors announced they have broken up a fraudulent marriage ring in Massachusetts that conducted dozens of bogus ceremonies with immigrants over the past decade and netted participant millions of dollars

22 Oct 2026 12:00 am
Supreme Court rebuffs Trump admin restrictions on medical care for trans inmates

The Supreme Court has rejected a Trump administration appeal seeking to immediately enforce medical care restrictions for transgender people in prison

21 Oct 2026 9:13 pm
Chemical tank explodes in Ohio, forcing evacuations

A chemical tank exploded in Toledo, Ohio, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate or shelter in place due to fears of a toxic release

21 Oct 2026 8:30 pm
Taxpayers are funding private school tuition. It's helping classical Christian schools expand

Conservatives are banding together to grow classical Christian schools by leveraging new taxpayer-funded scholarships

21 Oct 2026 5:47 pm
Kyle Francis Kennedy, the granddaughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, dies at 42

Kyle Francis Kennedy, the granddaughter of Sen. Robert F

21 Oct 2026 12:57 pm
Guatemalan man gets 30 years for role in smuggling tragedy that killed 53 people in Texas

Federal prosecutors say a Guatemalan man who was extradited to the U.S. to face charges related to a smuggling attempt that left 53 migrants dead was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday

21 Oct 2026 12:56 pm
Justice Kagan warns Supreme Court rulings fueling polarization, undermining democracy

Justice Elena Kagan says decisions by her conservative Supreme Court colleagues have increased political polarization and weakened democracy in the U.S. She spoke Tuesday, two weeks before the midterm elections, criticizing rulings that weakened the Vo...

21 Oct 2026 12:14 pm
FBI is investigating reports of an 'incendiary device' thrown at an ICE building

The FBI is investigating reports of an incendiary device being thrown at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Atlanta

21 Oct 2026 11:32 am
California state workers launching 1-day strike over return-to-office mandate, pay and healthcare

California state workers will launch a one-day strike Wednesday, urging Gov. Gavin Newsoms administration to agree to a new contract that increases workers pay, ensures affordable healthcare access and allows more flexibility for remote work

21 Oct 2026 11:26 am
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey spares death row inmate, citing doubts about evidence

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Toforest Johnson to life in prison without parole

21 Oct 2026 2:12 am
NJ food importer files lawsuit challenging Trump's 50% tariffs on Canadian goods

A New Jersey food importer filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging President Donald Trumps power to invoke a Depression-era law to levy a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods

21 Oct 2026 2:11 am
Polymarket removes contract allowing users to wager on accused Cornell students' fate

Polymarket has removed a contract from its prediction market platform that allowed users to wager on whether any of the seven men accused of raping a Cornell student in 2024 will be charged with a felony sex crime

21 Oct 2026 2:07 am
Can larger batteries safely power residential buildings? A project in New York aims to show how

A battery system that stores excess energy when its plentiful will power an apartment building in Buffalo, New York, when the grid is strained and electricity is costly

20 Oct 2026 7:30 pm
US ties with Ukraine hit new low as Trump slights Zelenskyy and eases up on Russia

The relationship between the United States and Ukraine is careening toward a possible breaking point

20 Oct 2026 11:54 am
Florida set to carry out 18th execution this year and moving closer to tying record

Florida is set to carry out its 18th execution this year under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis aggressive use of the death penalty

20 Oct 2026 11:52 am
Parents of school shooting victim hire attorneys to probe school plans, gun purchase

The parents of one of three children killed in last weeks shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, have hired attorneys to investigate the schools protocols and how the teenage gunman got his weapon

20 Oct 2026 4:41 am
Minnesota teen accused of plotting terror attack at Mall of America to remain jailed

A federal judge has ruled that a teen accused of planning a terror attack on the Mall of America in Minnesota will remain in custody

20 Oct 2026 3:54 am
Supreme Court to hear case on race in middle school admissions

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about race in middle school admissions

20 Oct 2026 2:35 am
Mississippi AG says officer's force was justified during shoplifting call in which boy was killed

Mississippis attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in using force during a June shoplifting call that ended in the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley

20 Oct 2026 1:22 am
Appeals court blocks start of takeover of healthcare operations in Arizona prisons

A federal appeals court has paused a court-ordered takeover of healthcare operations in Arizonas prisons

20 Oct 2026 1:20 am
Canadian man who took a bird from Las Vegas' Flamingo casino could face prison if convicted

Prosecutors say a visitor from Canada maliciously harmed a flamingo at an iconic Las Vegas hotel when he removed the bird from its enclosure earlier this year and brought it to his room

20 Oct 2026 1:20 am
Florida brings more charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro

Former Cuban President Ral Castro is facing more charges in Florida related to the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles after the U.S. government indicted the former leader earlier this year

19 Oct 2026 10:19 pm
University of Michigan runners blitz campus peony garden, preparing hundreds of plants for winter

Members of the University of Michigan mens and womens cross country teams regularly run past the schools prized peony garden as part of their training

19 Oct 2026 10:14 pm
Supreme Court rejects effort to revive Khalid Sheikh Mohammed plea deal

The Supreme Court has rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks

19 Oct 2026 9:08 pm
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in disputed Afghan adoption case

The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a disputed adoption case involving an Afghan child orphaned in a U.S. Army raid

19 Oct 2026 9:08 pm
Justice Department charges more than 2 dozen in California sweep targeting noncitizen voters

Federal authorities are arresting more than two dozen foreign nationals in California who authorities said have illegally registered and voted in U.S. elections

19 Oct 2026 9:08 pm
Bringing more beavers to watersheds is a powerful drought-fighting tool, experts say

Jackson Ramsay's family ranch in southwest Wyoming is embracing beavers as nature's engineers

19 Oct 2026 7:20 pm
Truck drives through soccer field during game in Kansas, killing 2 and hospitalizing 11

Authorities in Kansas say a woman drove a truck through a soccer field during a youth game, killing two people and hospitalizing 11 others

19 Oct 2026 12:24 pm
Driver in deadly Kansas soccer field crash released while investigation continues

Police say a woman who drove a pickup truck onto a soccer field during a weekend youth game in Kansas, killing two people and injuring several others, has been released as the investigation continues

19 Oct 2026 12:24 pm
Jeffries likes Democrats' chances in race for the House as he campaigns in Ohio

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as they race to retake the House

19 Oct 2026 4:21 am