To the GOP, he's a sham candidate. At home, he’s Mr. Sullivan, ex-teacher and Alaska Senate hopeful
Read full article: To the GOP, he's a sham candidate. At home, he’s Mr. Sullivan, ex-teacher and Alaska Senate hopefulMany longtime residents of the small Alaska fishing community of Petersburg say they opposed efforts by the state to keep a local man named Dan Sullivan from running in this year's U.S. Senate race, even if they're not voting for him.
Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned after making a life in the US
Read full article: Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned after making a life in the USThe builder got up every morning long before dawn, left home to pick up his construction crew and then headed out to work on yet another house somewhere across the sprawl of Houston.
Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users
Read full article: Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young usersMeta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is appealing the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles.
Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race and Democrats announce process to name new nominee
Read full article: Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race and Democrats announce process to name new nomineeGraham Platner has submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats’ pursuit of chamber control.
DHS was granted $20M for body cameras. ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting had none
Read full article: DHS was granted $20M for body cameras. ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting had noneHomeland Security has not fulfilled its promise to equip all officers with body cameras, despite receiving significant funding.
Detroit-Canada bridge to open by late July after delay due to issues between countries, sources say
Read full article: Detroit-Canada bridge to open by late July after delay due to issues between countries, sources sayA completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after a dispute delayed its debut.
Strained Ohio county seeks help to care for 16 siblings from squalid home and prosecute their family
Read full article: Strained Ohio county seeks help to care for 16 siblings from squalid home and prosecute their familyThe discovery of 16 siblings who authorities say were held at a home for years in squalid conditions is straining their rural Ohio county’s resources as it works to prosecute their parents and two grandparents and address the needs of so many children at once.
Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp
Read full article: Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revampCrews are draining the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool again as President Donald Trump's problem-plagued effort to renovate the site pushes past his initial July 4 deadline.
Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window
Read full article: Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger windowThree men who survived a fatal shooting involving federal immigration officers in Houston say no officer was threatened.
Transgender girls who challenged Trump sports order drop lawsuit after Supreme Court ruling
Read full article: Transgender girls who challenged Trump sports order drop lawsuit after Supreme Court rulingTwo transgender girls who were the first to challenge President Donald Trump's executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports,” have withdrawn their lawsuit in New Hampshire based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in related cases and their own personal hardships.
Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law
Read full article: Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID lawPresident Donald Trump has chosen not to sign a sweeping housing affordability bill on Friday, in protest of Congress not approving a strict voter ID bill that does not have enough support to pass.
Pentagon says suspension lifted for South Carolina helicopter pilots following July 4 beach event
Read full article: Pentagon says suspension lifted for South Carolina helicopter pilots following July 4 beach eventEight South Carolina National Guard helicopter pilots have returned to flying duties after a suspension that followed a low flight over the state's beaches during a July 4 event.
Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps: 'Heat is not to be played with'
Read full article: Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps: 'Heat is not to be played with'Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome.
Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process
Read full article: Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting processPresident Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission charged with assisting state and local elections officials.
EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists
Read full article: EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activistsAfter Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities his agency would pursue.
New York construction scare highlights the challenges of converting offices into housing
Read full article: New York construction scare highlights the challenges of converting offices into housingThe buckling of two steel columns at the former Pfizer headquarters in Manhattan has raised questions about one of the nation’s largest office-to-apartment conversions.
Many US Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year, AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Many US Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year, AP-NORC poll findsA new AP-NORC poll finds that many Jewish Americans feel unsafe in the United States, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning lower-court ruling
Read full article: Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning lower-court rulingA federal appeals court has upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons.
Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation, lawmaker says
Read full article: Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation, lawmaker saysA Texas congresswoman says a Mexican man living in the U.S. who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was not the person federal authorities had been targeting in a Houston operation.
Wally Funk, Texas aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87
Read full article: Wally Funk, Texas aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died.
LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free Olympics
Read full article: LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free OlympicsLos Angeles officials have urged fans to chose public transit over driving during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
A democratic socialist in Wisconsin tests how far left voters want to go in a battleground state
Read full article: A democratic socialist in Wisconsin tests how far left voters want to go in a battleground stateDemocratic socialists have recently won elections in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Denver.
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing said 'he wishes he hadn't done it,' roommate says in video
Read full article: Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing said 'he wishes he hadn't done it,' roommate says in videoA video played in a Utah court reveals that the defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing told his roommate “he wishes he hadn’t done it” the day after Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University.
Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the new Qatari-gifted jet
Read full article: Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the new Qatari-gifted jetPresident Donald Trump has flown partway home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of making the full trip aboard the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted jet he arrived in.
What to know about protecting pets from the New World screwworm fly
Read full article: What to know about protecting pets from the New World screwworm flyNew World screwworm cases in dogs in Texas and New Mexico are prompting warnings from veterinarians and humane societies that pet owners need to remain vigilant to protect their animals.
Houston shooting marks at least the 8th fatality in US immigration sweeps
Read full article: Houston shooting marks at least the 8th fatality in US immigration sweepsA Houston man shot by immigration officers has become at least the eighth person to die during the Trump administration's immigration enforcement campaign.
The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on states to change election practices
Read full article: The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on states to change election practicesThe Trumps administration has been ramping up pressure on state election officials to make sure noncitizens aren't registered to vote.
Family demands an independent probe after ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston
Read full article: Family demands an independent probe after ICE officer fatally shoots a man in HoustonThe son of a Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston says he was a hardworking father who had been working toward a work permit after 35 years in the U.S. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving to a construction job Tuesday morning when he was killed.
Judges deny request to return Trump's name to Kennedy Center pending an appeal
Read full article: Judges deny request to return Trump's name to Kennedy Center pending an appealA three-judge panel has denied a request from the Kennedy Center's board to restore President Donald Trump's name to the institution while they appeal an earlier ruling that dubbed the name change illegal.
Life returns to streets around damaged NYC high-rise. Here is what comes next
Read full article: Life returns to streets around damaged NYC high-rise. Here is what comes nextThe streets around a midtown Manhattan high-rise where structural damage forced evacuations are gradually returning to life.
The Latest: Defense, prosecution argue at Kirk assassination hearing over evidence to be admitted
Read full article: The Latest: Defense, prosecution argue at Kirk assassination hearing over evidence to be admittedA weeklong preliminary hearing for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk has paused for the day and will resume Thursday.
Specialty farmers adapt harvests, protect crops in face of extreme heat
Read full article: Specialty farmers adapt harvests, protect crops in face of extreme heatThe heat dome that settled over much of the United States affected some specialty farmers who produce crops fruits and vegetables.
Obamacare premiums surged this year. A new analysis shows it's likely to happen again in 2027
Read full article: Obamacare premiums surged this year. A new analysis shows it's likely to happen again in 2027A new analysis of early rate filings shows that Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing another year of double-digit premium increases.
The Latest: US says it's carrying out more strikes after Iran’s attacks in Strait of Hormuz
Read full article: The Latest: US says it's carrying out more strikes after Iran’s attacks in Strait of HormuzThe U.S. has carried out another round of strikes on Iran hours after President Donald Trump said that recent Iranian attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the ceasefire.
Prosecutors play video in court of suspect in Charlie Kirk's shooting after he turned himself in
Read full article: Prosecutors play video in court of suspect in Charlie Kirk's shooting after he turned himself inProsecutors in Utah played a video clip that provided a rare glimpse of Tyler Robinson after the defendant in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk first turned himself in.
Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant
Read full article: Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrantFormer Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan has been spared from prison for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents waited in the hallway.
Charges filed against Indian crime boss in assassination that strained Canada-India ties
Read full article: Charges filed against Indian crime boss in assassination that strained Canada-India tiesAuthorities have charged the leader of an Indian criminal group in connection with the assassination of a prominent Sikh leader in Canada.
Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County
Read full article: Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton CountyA federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot have access to personal information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County.
Democrats' narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation
Read full article: Democrats' narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegationA new accusation that Graham Platner once sexually assaulted a woman he was dating has rocked the U.S. Senate race in Maine and cast fresh doubt on Democrats’ path to a Senate majority.
Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Kneeland had early stage CTE at time of death
Read full article: Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Kneeland had early stage CTE at time of deathFormer Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had a brain abnormality linked to repeated head trauma when he killed himself after a high-speed chase with police in November 2025.
Manhattan high-rise deemed stable after columns buckled, and some evacuations are lifted
Read full article: Manhattan high-rise deemed stable after columns buckled, and some evacuations are liftedAn under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse after columns buckled has been stabilized and some evacuations of nearby buildings have been lifted.
Lawsuit says US illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran
Read full article: Lawsuit says US illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with IranA lawsuit alleges that President Donald Trump's immigration agencies have shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government.
The Latest: Video shows Tyler Robinson before and after killing Charlie Kirk, investigators say
Read full article: The Latest: Video shows Tyler Robinson before and after killing Charlie Kirk, investigators sayThe weeklong preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk has entered its second day.
AP-NORC poll: About 3 in 10 US adults believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians
Read full article: AP-NORC poll: About 3 in 10 US adults believe Israel has committed genocide against PalestiniansA new AP-NORC poll reveals a dramatic erosion of support for Israel, after decades of bipartisan backing.
Investigator says video shows defendant going onto roof to kill Charlie Kirk
Read full article: Investigator says video shows defendant going onto roof to kill Charlie KirkAn investigator says the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt and bought a meal at Chick-fil-A on the morning of the conservative activist's assassination.