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Trump says sculpture garden honoring prominent Americans is planned for park along Potomac River

President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans along the Potomac River

15 May 2026 9:07 pm
FBI offers $200,000 reward to catch ex-Air Force specialist wanted on espionage charges in Iran

The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013

15 May 2026 7:00 pm
US Rep. Max Miller sues his ex-wife for defamation in escalation of long-running divorce feud

Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller of Ohio has filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife and her legal team

15 May 2026 5:32 pm
Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House ethics investigation over harassment allegations

The House Ethics Committee is investigating Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina over allegations that he created a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment

15 May 2026 5:32 pm
Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arms length

Kentuckys Republican Senate primary to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell is becoming a test of the Republican Partys transformation under President Donald Trump

15 May 2026 5:30 pm
Such great heights: They're tall, they're proud and they're getting together

The Tall Tour is a traveling meetup drawing thousands of unusually tall people to cities across the United States, offering a rare experience: blending in

15 May 2026 5:03 pm
Strike deadline nears for New York-area train system with 250,000 daily commuters

A New York-area train system with 250,000 daily commuters is facing a shutdown if it cannot reach a deal with unionized workers to avert a strike

15 May 2026 4:09 pm
2 people found dead inside a plane that crashed into an Ohio home

Fire officials say two people were found dead in a plane after it crashed into a house in Ohio and exploded into flames

15 May 2026 12:03 pm
A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing

A bungled message from a South Texas housing authority prompted mass flight

15 May 2026 11:52 am
Court to consider whether new House map violates state ban on partisan gerrymandering

New U.S. House districts in Florida are facing their first test in court

15 May 2026 10:02 am
US agrees to settle lawsuit that accused Indian billionaire of hiding alleged scheme

The U.S. government has agreed to settle a lawsuit against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani

15 May 2026 10:00 am
New Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United ruling

Hawaii's Democratic governor has signed a bill to curb corporate and dark money influence in politics

15 May 2026 9:59 am
Texas man executed for retired professor's killing

Texas man who experts said was intellectually disabled is executed for retired professor's killing

15 May 2026 9:57 am
Justice Thomas hails US Constitution as common bedrock in divided America

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas urged Americans to mark the nations 250th anniversary by defending deeply held beliefs and protecting free speech rather than relying on patriotic slogans or celebrations

15 May 2026 4:26 am
Supreme Court clears way for Texas to carry out 600th execution since 1982

A Texas man deemed intellectually disabled by experts for both prosecutors and defense attorneys is facing a scheduled evening execution for the death of a retired college professor decades ago

15 May 2026 4:23 am
Utah officer accused of shooting unarmed man faces manslaughter charge

A police officer in the Salt Lake City area is charged with manslaughter for allegedly using unreasonable force when he shot an unarmed man

15 May 2026 4:22 am
Oklahoma's Richard Glossip, who was nearly executed 3 times, granted bond while awaiting retrial

An Oklahoma man who has narrowly avoided execution three separate times could walk free from a county jail after a judge agreed to grant him bond while awaiting retrial

15 May 2026 12:01 am
Supreme Court says man who lost leg can sue major logistics company over trucker crash

The Supreme Court is allowing a man to sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tractor-trailer crash, a decision that could have ripple effects across the trucking industry

14 May 2026 9:45 pm
Neo-Nazi gets 15 years for plotting violent attacks, including Santa poison plot

The leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group has been sentenced in New York to 15 years in prison for trying to recruit others to commit violent acts against Jews and racial minorities

14 May 2026 5:30 pm
Immigration authorities detain former Kansas mayor who voted illegally

The former mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, is in the custody of federal immigration authorities, a possible step toward deportation

14 May 2026 5:30 pm
Survivors of plane crash off Florida were on a life raft for hours with no idea if help was coming

Eleven people who survived a plane crash about 50 miles off the Florida coast were on a life raft for hours and had no idea anyone was coming to save them when rescue crews from the U.S. military arrived

14 May 2026 5:29 pm
Allegiant Air and Sun Country complete merger, creating larger budget airline for travelers

Allegiant Air says it has completed its purchase of Sun Country Airlines, bringing together two low-cost carriers and creating a larger budget airline for travelers

14 May 2026 5:29 pm
Trump's talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state

14 May 2026 2:15 pm
British military says a ship anchored off the UAE has been seized and is heading toward Iran

British military says a ship anchored off the UAE has been seized and is heading toward Iran

14 May 2026 2:15 pm
Man set to be executed for killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old daughter

An Oklahoma man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old daughter after setting their home on fire nearly 20 years ago is facing execution

14 May 2026 9:56 am
Tourist arrested after video shows rock hurling at endangered Hawaiian monk seal

Federal agents have arrested a tourist for allegedly harassing an endangered Hawaiian monk seal on Maui

14 May 2026 9:55 am
Jury convicts man accused of running secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City

A man accused of running a secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City has been convicted of acting as an illegal foreign agent and destroying text messages from a Chinese government handler

14 May 2026 4:48 am
Ex-judge accused of swindling real estate investors out of millions of dollars

A former New York City judge who resigned last year while under investigation for professional misconduct has been charged with abusing his position to swindle real estate investors out of at least $5 million and then using some of the loot to pay his ...

14 May 2026 4:47 am
Doctor who helped ship take care of passengers with hantavirus is isolated in Nebraska medical unit

An oncologist traveling on a cruise ship amid a hantavirus outbreak says he's the lone American isolated at a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska

14 May 2026 3:46 am
NTSB urges airlines to train their pilots to deal with smoke in the cockpit

Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike in 2023

14 May 2026 3:45 am
A 'Knight Rider' replica car got a speeding ticket. It hasn't gone anywhere in years

A museum in Illinois is wondering how it got a speeding ticket for its replica of the car in the TV show Knight Rider that hasn't moved from its display in years

14 May 2026 2:04 am
A timeline of events in the cases against Alex Murdaugh

The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out the murder convictions against disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the deaths of his wife and son

14 May 2026 2:03 am
Expected closure of Everglades detention center is no accident given timing, environmentalists say

Environmental groups say the expected closure of a detention center in the Florida Everglades is linked to their lawsuit

14 May 2026 2:03 am
One of the largest modern US infrastructure projects will soon burrow toward New York City

The giant machines that will bore a train tunnel beneath the Hudson River connecting Manhattan to New Jersey are being assembled

14 May 2026 2:02 am
US deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda

Official figures show that the number of people deported to El Salvador from the United States nearly have doubled in the first months of 2026

14 May 2026 2:02 am
Trump administration freezes new Medicare enrollments for hospice and home health agencies

The Trump administration is expanding its fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs

13 May 2026 8:33 pm
What a US gas tax suspension could mean for drivers and the prices they see at the pump

President Donald Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax to ease financial strain from high fuel prices during the war with Iran

13 May 2026 6:39 pm
Black Sabbath bass player, Debbie Gibson praise effort to find new homes for beagles

Pop star Debbie Gibson and Terry Geezer Butler, co-founder of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, are singing the same tune when it comes to sparing dogs from medical experiments

13 May 2026 6:39 pm
Federal prosecutors seek NYU hospital information on gender-affirming care for children

A New York health care system has received a federal grand jury subpoena issued in Texas seeking information about children who received gender-affirming care and the medical providers who administered it

13 May 2026 6:39 pm
Shelley Capito wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in West Virginia

Shelley Capito wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in West Virginia

13 May 2026 6:39 pm
Jim Pillen wins Republican nomination for governor in Nebraska

Jim Pillen wins Republican nomination for governor in Nebraska

13 May 2026 6:38 pm
Cindy Burbank wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Nebraska

Cindy Burbank wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Nebraska

13 May 2026 6:38 pm
Sons of Utah woman convicted of murder worry she would hurt them if she was ever freed from prison

The young sons of Utah author Kouri Richins have said in a new court document that they would feel unsafe if their mother was ever released from prison after she was found guilty of killing their father

13 May 2026 6:37 pm
US Air Force training jet crashes in Alabama and the pilots eject safely

A U.S. Air Force training jet crashed in Alabama with both pilots ejecting safely

13 May 2026 4:40 pm
Kids are in a reading recession, as test scores continue to decline

Researchers are warning that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession, a slide that predates the COVID-19 pandemic

13 May 2026 3:46 pm
US grocery prices rose in April, but gas spikes weren't the only reason

Americans paid more for their groceries in April, but high gas prices were only one of the reasons why

13 May 2026 2:51 pm
Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak

When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be home for 35 days as he and more than 100 other passengers and crew were to travel across the South Atlantic

13 May 2026 2:10 pm
Federal judge rules ICE in Colorado violated order limiting warrantless arrests

A federal judge has ruled that immigration officers in Colorado have violated his order limiting when they can arrest people without a warrant

13 May 2026 1:43 pm
Woman who published book on grief after husbands death to be sentenced

A Utah woman found guilty of aggravated murder in her husbands death finds out how long she will spend in prison at a sentencing hearing in Park City, Utah

13 May 2026 12:36 pm
In diplomacy, pomp and protocol matter, especially when Trump goes to China

President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing is drawing attention for the spectacle China might present

13 May 2026 12:36 pm