A Republican-sponsored proposal before Congress to mandate the sale of federal public lands is getting a mixed reception from the governors of Western states.

The U.S. entry into Israel’s war with Iran has caused travel disruptions to pile up globally.

The Department of Homeland Security is warning of a heightened threat environment following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

A man convicted of raping and killing a woman near a central Florida bar is scheduled to be executed.

Officials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump’s proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore.

Recent immigration arrests show on video are showing a pattern emerging: more Border Patrol agents are working away from the border.

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran says he was shocked to see a video on social media of his father being beaten by masked U.S. Border Patrol officers as he was pinned to the ground during a weekend immigration arrest.

A search continues for two people still missing after six others were killed when a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California during a powerful weekend thunderstorm that whipped up high waves.

The first big heat wave of 2025 has arrived, coinciding with the official start of summer.

Six people died over the weekend when tornadoes wreaked havoc in New York and North Dakota.

A jury has watched nearly 20 minutes of recordings of marathon sex events that prosecutors and defense lawyers have both cited as important to the outcome of the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Police say a man who opened fire outside a Michigan church filled with worshippers before he was struck by a vehicle and then fatally shot by security staff had attended services there a couple of times in the last year and his mother was a member.

An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America in a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit heat that hasn’t been seen in some places in more than a decade.

Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman on Monday said the central bank should consider cutting its key interest rate as soon as its next meeting in July, underscoring deep divisions among Fed officials as they endure sharp criticism from the White House.

New York City is using ranked choice voting in its Democratic mayoral primary election.

Firefighters rescued a man who got stuck in the chimney of a Connecticut parks building while trying to retrieve his dog.

Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault knows exactly why the NBA Finals are coming down to a Game 7.

A new report finds that the number of abortions in the U.S. grew in 2024 as more women obtained pills through telehealth.

Although women face the threat of more injury risks in vehicle crashes, the crash test dummies used in U.S. safety tests are designed almost entirely around the body of a man.

The University of Chicago Crime Lab's Policing Leadership Academy tackles some serious topics like how to make data-driven decisions or how to help officers handle on-the-job trauma.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a former Louisiana prison inmate whose dreadlocks were shaved by guards in violation of his religious beliefs.

Dozens of researchers are chasing, driving and running into storms to collect fresh hail, getting their car bodies and their own bodies dented in the name of science.

Officials say six people were confirmed dead and two others were missing after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California.

A new poll shows Americans’ support for green energy tax credits and renewable energies like wind and solar power has decreased in recent years, driven by a softening in support from Democrats and independents.

People fearful of being arrested for wearing masks while protesting immigration raids in Los Angeles and other cities have voiced anger over Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents covering their faces.

President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have repeatedly called for masks at protests to be banned and for protesters wearing masks to be arrested.

Police in Michigan say a suspect has been shot and killed by a security guard after a shooting at a church in a suburb of Detroit.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has vetoed a bill to ban all THC products.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.

The clerk of a tiny Kentucky county who became known for denying same-sex marriage licenses is still fighting the Supreme Court decision 10 years later.

A Tennessee judge has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from jail while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges, but he is not expected to be allowed to go free.

Across the U.S. Americans are expressing a mixture of support, apprehension and confoundment over President Donald Trump's decision to bomb nuclear sites in Iran.

Cities across the eastern and central United States are bracing for more days of extreme temperatures as a unusual June heat wave continues to grip that portion of the country.

Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said.

“How to Train Your Dragon" is maintaining its top ranking in movie theaters.

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling 10 years ago this month, on June 26, 2015, legalized same-sex marriage across the U.S. The Obergefell v.

Officials in North Dakota say three people are dead after severe weather swept through a rural town in North Dakota.

Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new state law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate.

A new court filing in an ongoing legal dispute with the federal government reveals the psychological and physical trauma endured by children and families held at Texas family detention centers.

Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil has returned to the Northeast U.S. after spending 104 days in custody for protesting against Israel's war in Gaza.

As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why.

A man accused of brandishing a rifle at a “No Kings” rally in Utah — prompting an armed safety volunteer to open fire and accidentally kill a protester — has been released from jail while the investigation continues.

With the Trump administration aggressively trying to increase the number of immigration arrests, raids are now being conducted at all hours and more Americans are witnessing people being hauled off.

A federal judge says he’ll order Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released from immigration detention.

The husband of a Colorado woman whose remains were found after more than three years of searching has been re-arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder.

A federal judge is hearing arguments over whether the Trump administration should continue its deployment of troops to Los Angeles.

Republicans have suffered a setback over their plans to gut the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau in President Donald Trump's big bill.

A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

A police officer’s widow wanted to prove that a man assaulted her husband during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and ultimately was responsible for her husband’s suicide nine days later.

Prosecutors in Utah have charged a 16-year-old boy with four counts of murder Friday for allegedly shooting to death three people in an apparent gang confrontation at a carnival in the Salt Lake City area.