A federal judge declined on Wednesday to block an effort by President Donald Trump to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by companies that do business with ​the US government.

Jury selection took place on Monday for the trial of British actor and comedian Russell Brand over alleged historical crimes including rape and ​other sexual offences.

Tracking cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence industry influence on 2026 elections in the United States.

WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...

Nearly 6,000 monitored vertebrate species across more than 35,000 populations declined by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, the World Wide Fund ​for Nature said in its latest Living Planet Report published on Thursday.

Advocates warn that blight-surviving American chestnuts near Mason County’s former state nursery could be lost to AI data center construction. State…

The DNC has accused Donald Trump of breaking U.S. anti-propaganda law.

Charging documents have revealed that the former mayor of Magnolia, Matthew Dantzer, has pleaded guilty to assaulting his city secretary while she was pregnant.

ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...

The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.

Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its ice in just five years, research has found, in a dramatic reshaping of the Alpine country whose big white glaciers have been reduced to moonlike rock deserts, scientists say. Swiss glaciers shrank by 5.5% in the first eight months of 2026, according to an annual monitoring report, after a summer of scorching heatwaves that followed a winter with little snow. The reduction in ice volume falls just shy of the record set in 2022 and brings the total loss of glacier ice since 2021 to 19.4%. Continue reading...

Noem cites irreconcilable differences in filing that comes after husband Bryon Noem involved in tabloid scandal

How high-stakes poker brought down a pillar of Supreme Court coverage.

The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee.

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The prosecutor on the Broadview Six case said she is “retiring under protest” thanks to U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros.

Pax Silica aims to lock up rare earths, and hand Silicon Valley the keys.

Just 28% believe political leaders will be held accountable if they don't follow the rule of law..

A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.

So far, the DOJ has lost every one of its case to have been decided — and it also lost an appeal to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

A federal judge on Thursday struck down a policy that was adopted early in US President Donald Trump's administration that required the US Department of Education ​to terminate millions of dollars in grants funding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

An analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term.

The two latest deaths in Pennsylvania make the United States’ measles crisis undeniable.

Scientists say monthly temperature anomaly of more than 2C is possible as temporary El Niño cycle takes hold in Pacific region

An inspector general’s audit found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays. Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterm...

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