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Florida and Mississippi enact voter citizenship checks, sparking a lawsuit in the Sunshine State

Governors in Florida and Mississippi have signed laws requiring officials to verify voters' citizenship

3 Apr 2026 5:05 pm
Attorneys say Oklahoma basketball player who died after game wasn't given proper medical care

Attorneys for an Oklahoma college basketball player who died after being injured during a game last year say wasn't given proper medical care after his injury

3 Apr 2026 5:03 pm
What to know about attempts to force out the Universities of Wisconsin president

The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system is fighting attempts by the board of regents to force him to retire or face being fired

3 Apr 2026 5:03 pm
Federal government sues three states over their regulation of prediction markets

The federal government is suing Connecticut, Arizona and Illinois, challenging their efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket

3 Apr 2026 5:03 pm
Amazon to slap a 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as Iran war drives up fuel prices

Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers that sell on its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran

3 Apr 2026 5:03 pm
A look at Todd Blanche, the ex-Trump lawyer who's the president's pick for acting attorney general

Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client

3 Apr 2026 5:03 pm
Prediction markets challenge tribal casinos hard-won place in US gambling

At the Indian Gaming Associations annual convention in San Diego this week, two words have dominated the agenda: Prediction markets

3 Apr 2026 1:46 pm
Elected leaders and clergy seek release of Wisconsin mosque president detained by immigration agents

The president of Wisconsins largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his statements against Israel

3 Apr 2026 1:45 pm
North Carolina Supreme Court throws out longtime suit over education funding

The North Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out longtime litigation over education funding in the state

3 Apr 2026 3:36 am
What to know about battle over lawsuits alleging Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer

A new Kentucky law could shield agrochemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn that Roundup weedkiller could cause cancer

3 Apr 2026 1:35 am
Activist Mahmoud Khalil wants ex-Justice Department official off panel of judges weighing his appeal

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student fighting deportation, have asked Judge Emil Bove to step aside from an appellate panel that could weigh in on his case because of Boves previous role as a top Justice Departme...

2 Apr 2026 10:19 pm
US crude tops $110 per barrel and Wall Street tumbles after Trump vows to escalate attacks on Iran

Oil rose more than 9% and U_S_ futures slid sharply lower after President Donald Trump said in his first national address since the Iran war began that the United States will continue to attack the Middle East nation for a few more weeks even though it...

2 Apr 2026 6:52 pm
Universities pressured to strip names of Epstein associates from campus buildings

Protests are growing at U.S. universities where buildings are named for associates of the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein

2 Apr 2026 5:53 pm
Republican leaders in Congress say they will pursue a path to ending the Homeland Security shutdown in the coming days

Republican leaders in Congress say they will pursue a path to ending the Homeland Security shutdown in the coming days

2 Apr 2026 5:19 pm
DHS boss rescinds restrictive $100,000 approval process, giving hope to FEMA relief efforts

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office

2 Apr 2026 5:16 pm
Sexual harassment lawyer sues over rejected airport ad, now has a massive billboard

A legal battle over a small advertisement a lawyer paid for at an upstate New York airport has been resolved, and the same ad now takes up two walls at the facility

2 Apr 2026 12:03 pm
Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to end Homeland Security shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have announced a plan to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security and try to end a record partial government shutdown

2 Apr 2026 12:03 pm
What to know about serial killer Ted Bundy and his rampage of violence

Ted Bundy's violent spree spanned at least four years, leaving dozens of victims, including at least 30 women and girls killed

2 Apr 2026 12:02 pm
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesdays Powerball

The winning numbers in Wednesday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 04-10-11-52-64, Powerball: 24

2 Apr 2026 11:58 am
Republican plan to fund Homeland Security could get first test vote on Thursday

The Senate is expected to try quickly passing a measure Thursday that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, though its unclear how swiftly the House will follow to largely end the longest partial government shutdown in history

2 Apr 2026 11:32 am
How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu's concrete jungle

A seabird native to Hawaii is flourishing in the middle of Honolulu's concrete towers, traffic-clogged roads and Waikiki hotels

2 Apr 2026 11:32 am
Immigrants seeking asylum are ordered to countries they've never been to

In recent months, thousands of immigrants living legally in the U.S. and waiting for rulings on their asylum claims were suddenly ordered deported to countries where most have no ties

2 Apr 2026 9:51 am
Man charged in connection with some of 'Texas Killing Fields' deaths

Prosecutors have charged a man allegedly connected to some of the Texas Killing Fields deaths of dozens of women found near Houston beginning in the 1970s

2 Apr 2026 4:55 am
CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing

The federal governments disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases

2 Apr 2026 4:40 am
Explosion that killed LA County deputies involved serious safety violations

A state investigation has found that the deaths of three Los Angeles County sheriffs deputies in a grenade explosion at the parking lot of a training facility last year involved willful and serious safety violations in the department, including fail...

2 Apr 2026 4:39 am
Baby killed by a stray bullet after drive-by attack in Brooklyn, police say

A 7-month-old baby in a stroller was killed by a stray bullet when a man on a moped shot at a group of people on a Brooklyn sidewalk

2 Apr 2026 4:37 am
US lifts sanctions on Venezuelas acting President Delcy Rodrguez

The U.S. has lifted sanctions on Venezuelas acting President Delcy Rodrguez

2 Apr 2026 2:27 am
Brief fire causes evacuation but no injuries at historic Detroit college building

Fire caused the evacuation of a historic building owned by Wayne State University in Detroit

2 Apr 2026 1:51 am
Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide

Medical examiners have ruled that the death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar, five days after Border Patrol left him at a Buffalo, New York, doughnut shop, was a homicide

2 Apr 2026 1:16 am
A former New York prison guard is found guilty of manslaughter in an inmates fatal beating

A former corrections officer has been found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal beating of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in upstate New York

1 Apr 2026 11:49 pm
After loud booms, authorities say they found at least 25 explosive devices in NY man's apartment

Federal prosecutors say officers responding to reports of loud booms in a New York neighborhood this week discovered at least 25 improvised explosive devices inside an apartment and charged a man who lives there

1 Apr 2026 11:45 pm
Retail sales rise 0.6% in February, but impact of Iran war threatens to derail spending

Shoppers increased their spending in February, particularly on cars and clothing, after pulling back at the start of the year due to severe winter storms

1 Apr 2026 7:47 pm
DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts

Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem

1 Apr 2026 7:08 pm
Lithium mine clears hurdle despite conservationists' worries for rare wildflower

A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada

1 Apr 2026 6:01 am
Appeals court suspends order for Voice of America employees to return to work

An appeals court panel has suspended a federal judges order for the Trump administration to bring hundreds of Voice of America employees back to work from paid leave

1 Apr 2026 5:28 am
Judge rules HUD effort to change criteria for homeless funding is unlawful

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to change the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful

1 Apr 2026 5:27 am
Bystander video shows handcuffed woman escape from half-opened police cruiser window

Authorities in western Michigan say a woman who shimmied out the rear window of a police cruiser while handcuffed and then fled has been arrested

1 Apr 2026 4:02 am
Supreme Court seems likely to rule for a Black death row inmate in Mississippi

The Supreme Court seems likely to rule for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him

1 Apr 2026 1:28 am
Librarian fired for refusing to move over 100 books from children's to adult section

A local Tennessee library board has fired the countys top librarian for refusing to comply with its vote to move more than 100 LGBTQ books from the childrens to the adult section over claims

1 Apr 2026 12:56 am
Ex-Arkansas medical board chair indicted over alleged drugging and abduction of patients

A federal indictment accuses an Arkansas doctor of drugging and abducting psychiatric patients to profit from health care reimbursements

31 Mar 2026 11:37 pm
Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris is free after 6 months in an Oklahoma jail for child sex abuse

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an Oklahoma woman in the 1980s has been released from an Oklahoma jail

31 Mar 2026 10:14 pm
Jury can't reach verdict in corruption trial of 2 ex-FirstEnergy executives in $60M bribery scandal

Jurors say they cant reach a verdict in the trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives in a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio

31 Mar 2026 9:10 pm
Retired NYPD sergeant arrested in corruption probe linked to city lawmaker and governor's aide

A retired New York City police sergeant whose company provided security to the citys migrant shelters has been indicted on bribery charges

31 Mar 2026 8:30 pm
Winning numbers drawn in Mondays Powerball

The winning numbers in Monday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 07-11-31-41-57, Powerball: 20

31 Mar 2026 2:46 pm
Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops' lives and may not end Iran war, experts say

President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Irans Kharg Island

31 Mar 2026 12:12 pm
Federal 'God squad' poised to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rules

Trump administration officials will soon consider exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act

31 Mar 2026 12:12 pm
Man who crashed pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI says

The FBI says a man with an assault-style rifle who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by the militant group Hezbollah and was seeking to kill many Jewish people

31 Mar 2026 11:23 am
A 'World Cup' for immigrant girls uses the joy of sport to counter ICE fears

A Portland soccer tournament brought girls from immigrant and refugee families together to push back against fear tied to federal immigration enforcement

31 Mar 2026 11:23 am
Student shoots a teacher at Texas high school before fatally shooting self, authorities say

Authorities say a 15-year-old student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself

31 Mar 2026 11:23 am
Small explosive device found in suburban New York neighborhood, police say

Police say a small explosive device has been found by an apartment building door in suburban New York after residents heard booms

31 Mar 2026 11:23 am