A Justice Department official said Saturday that Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney who represented former President Donald Trump in post-2020 election legal challenges, has been appointed to help lead the...
By Mark Osborne April 18, 2026 Two soldiers training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage were injured Friday when a brown bear attacked them during a land navigation exercise, military officials said. The...
By Caitlin Yilek Updated April 18, 2026 / 1:50 PM EDT President Trump on Saturday signed a short-term extension of a key surveillance authority after Congress approved a temporary measure that delays a decision until...
Relatives' collectives and volunteer search teams say they recovered more than 1,000 bone fragments around Lake Chalco in Mexico City in the weeks before the city is set to host World Cup matches, underscoring the...
President Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to relax research restrictions on psychedelic drugs, specifically naming ibogaine, during a signing ceremony Saturday. Health and Human Services...
A series of tornadoes swept across the Midwest overnight as a large storm system moved from the Great Lakes toward Texas, leaving communities across the Central Plains and upper Midwest beginning cleanup and recovery.
By Daniel Klaidman Updated April 17, 2026 / 7:25 PM EDT The career federal prosecutor who had been leading the Miami criminal investigation into whether former CIA Director John Brennan lied to Congress is no longer...
April 17, 2026 — Washington A federal judge on Friday rejected the Justice Department’s bid to force Rhode Island to turn over sensitive, unredacted voter information, handing another setback to the administration’s...
April 17, 2026 — Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly 1.4 million F-150 pickup trucks after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a gearshift defect could raise crash risk. A loss of signal between...
Police are investigating possible gunfire early Sunday near the University of Iowa, the campus said. The reports placed the incident near the intersection of College and Clinton streets in Iowa City. In a 2:03 a.m....
Iran announced it is shutting the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, saying the move responds to what Tehran calls a U.S. Navy blockade in the area. The declaration, issued through state media and official...
Iran announced it had reversed its brief reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, saying control of the strategic waterway has returned to strict military management. Tehran warned it will continue to restrict transit so long...
