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Breaking news from the U.S. and around the world, reported as it happens.
Standing-room-only Houston crowd cheers as Democratic challenger launches campaign against scandal-plagued Republican Attorney General in what promises to be a bitter contest.
WatchFederal prosecutors say Michele Spagnuolo, a staff information security engineer, tapped Google's confidential "Year in Search" data to bet that the musician d4vd would be the platform's most-searched person of 2025 — the second insider-trading case to hit the prediction market in two months.
The probe targets Carroll, who won a civil case against Trump for sexual abuse, as part of broader DOJ campaign against the president's perceived enemies.
Revolutionary Guards target American base in retaliation for earlier U.S. strikes, threatening fragile diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Carroll committed perjury in her civil lawsuits against Donald Trump, whom she accused of sexual assault.
David Rush faces charges for fraudulent time sheets while investigators discovered 303 kilograms of gold and luxury watches in his residence.
The economic fallout from the strategic waterway's blockade is spreading worldwide, with developing countries bearing the heaviest burden of shortages and rising prices.
Tehran insists $12 billion must be released before meaningful negotiations can begin, while U.S. officials say Iran must abandon uranium enrichment first.
Residents watch as Israeli warplanes circle over southern Lebanon amid escalating military operations against the Iran-backed militant group.
The scandal-plagued attorney general's defeat of John Cornyn transforms the deep red state into a potential Democratic battleground, expanding the national political map.
The controversial policy breaks with previous practice of treating exposed Americans in state-of-the-art domestic facilities, with some citizens already flown to Europe.
The scandal-plagued Texas attorney general overcame significant fundraising disadvantages to unseat the veteran senator in a high-profile Republican runoff.
Companies say it's a better way to dispose of Cold War-era weapons material while addressing nuclear fuel shortages, but nonproliferation experts raise concerns.
Organizations tracking online traffic confirmed an uptick in activity on Tuesday as Iranians reconnected to the global internet after a government-imposed shutdown.
President Trump's health has been subject to public scrutiny as he prepares to turn 80 next month.
Judges and grand juries increasingly distrust the Department of Justice as President Trump uses it to reward allies and target opponents.
The first American pontiff calls for putting care for humans at the heart of technological change in sweeping document addressing artificial intelligence risks.
Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcement comes as Israeli military strikes more than 70 Hezbollah sites in past 24 hours amid broader Middle East conflict.
Even after reaching an agreement to reopen the critical waterway, moving the massive vessel backlog could take weeks or months.
The American pontiff's massive document marks the Vatican's most powerful intervention yet in debates over artificial intelligence misuse and overuse.
President celebrates breakthrough agreement with Iran while acknowledging that crucial issues including nuclear stockpiles, enrichment capabilities, and missile programs remain unresolved.
The pontiff's comprehensive document marks the Catholic Church's most significant entry into the AI debate, addressing potential misuse and overuse of the technology.
GasBuddy and AAA say the 12th week of the Iran war and the continued shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz have pushed the national average gasoline price to its highest Memorial Day level since 2022, with California already above $5.71 and analysts warning the 2022 record of $5.02 is in play if the strait stays closed into July.
WatchOrange County Fire Authority Division Chief Craig Covey called the bulging 34,000-gallon tank 'the worst-case scenario I've ever faced in my career' as crews discovered a stress crack Sunday that may be relieving deadly internal pressure.
Lawmakers, including the president's closest allies, slam the emerging agreement as undermining Trump's own war goals.
President seeks state-by-state voter eligibility lists to combat virtually nonexistent noncitizen voting, even as Justice Department acknowledges they would be unreliable.
Metropolitan Police investigating shooting incident that left civilian injured during Secret Service confrontation with gunman near executive mansion.
Health Secretary's call to restrict depression medications has sparked intense debate at annual psychiatric meeting, with some fearing patients will avoid treatment.
President Trump alternates between bullying and courting the justices as the court prepares major decisions that will shape his agenda.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission purged its ranks and dialed back enforcement after Trump family invested heavily in the industries it regulates.