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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
Trump wants the Smithsonian Institution to install George Washington statues and exhibit

President Donald Trump wants the Smithsonian Institution to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History

12 Sep 2026 11:00 pm
Minnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest

Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge in Minnesota

12 Sep 2026 9:20 pm
Analysis: As DOJ went after protesters for felony assault, juries and judges were unconvinced

The U.S. Justice Department has struggled to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested since last year for assaulting federal authorities in four major cities

12 Sep 2026 9:20 pm
Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino brings record slow season

No Atlantic hurricanes have formed this year and none are likely soon.

12 Sep 2026 9:16 pm
Ukrainians embed with US forces during drills to teach the latest in drone warfare

The U.S. Army is actively incorporating drone tactics learned from Ukrainian troops

12 Sep 2026 5:17 pm
Trump asks Smithsonian to install George Washington statues and exhibit

President Donald Trump has called on the Smithsonian to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History

12 Sep 2026 11:29 am
Judge rejects bid to release Arizona sheriffs office from supervision in racial profiling case

A federal judge who ruled 13 years ago that Hispanics were racially profiled in then-Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaios immigration crackdowns has rejected a bid to end the courts supervision of the sheriffs office

12 Sep 2026 9:24 am
Mississippi police arrest a man in the death of Tasia Fortune

Mississippi police have arrested a man in the death Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month

12 Sep 2026 4:14 am
House tees up vote on Russia sanctions bill, but prospects for passage are uncertain

The House is expected to take up a punishing Russian sanctions package next week, though prospects of passage are uncertain despite the overwhelming support the bill received in the Senate

12 Sep 2026 2:27 am
Afghan woman whose case was the first for a long-dormant court has been deported, officials say

The Justice Department says an Afghan woman who was accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot in the United States and whose case was the first for an obscure and long-dormant court has been deported

11 Sep 2026 8:32 pm
Tourists should skip Kauai for now as it recovers from Hurricane Lowell, officials say

Tourism officials are asking visitors to steer clear of one of Hawaiis most picturesque islands during recovery from the latest tropical storm to thrash the state

11 Sep 2026 12:18 pm
Trial remains elusive for purported mastermind accused of plotting 9/11 attacks

Two decades after U.S. authorities locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed away at a military detention center in Cuba, the purported mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks sometimes seems barely any closer to being put on trial than the day he arrived

11 Sep 2026 12:04 pm
Trump to commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon

President Donald Trump is set to observe the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by attending the Pentagon's ceremony Friday

11 Sep 2026 11:31 am
Congressional map changes triggered frustration more than confusion for some voters

Rapid changes in Missouri's political map confused voters about which congressional district they would have been in

11 Sep 2026 4:40 am
Man put to death for killing linked to Hog Trail Murders in Florida

Man put to death for killing linked to Hog Trail Murders in Floridas 15th execution this year

11 Sep 2026 4:18 am
Ex-Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores seeks release from jail, citing heart ailment

Venezuelas former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges

11 Sep 2026 3:39 am
Body camera video offers a rare look inside an immigration raid at a NY factory

Body camera footage of immigration arrests at a snack-food factory in upstate New York offers a rare glimpse inside a workplace immigration raid

11 Sep 2026 3:38 am
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.

The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August

10 Sep 2026 11:18 am