Chemical Plants Spinning Out of Control
Industrial chemical facilities across the United States are experiencing a troubling surge in serious accidents, driven largely by deteriorating equipment and infrastructure at aging plants, accord...
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Justice Dept opens religious bias probe into MLB over Pride hat clash
The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into Major League Baseball after three San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Bible verses on rainbow-colored hats during the team...
Trump's Housing Chief Takes Over Intelligence Community
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, became acting director of national intelligence on Friday after the White House halted confirmation proceedings for his successor, thrust...
Rosa Parks' Arrest Number Gets a Second Life as a Warning
In Montgomery, Alabama, bronze hands thrust upward from the pavement gripping a placard that reads 7053. It is the booking number assigned to Rosa Parks when she was arrested during the 1956 bus bo...
Obama: US Worse Off After 15-Week Iran War, but Welcomes Ceasefire
Former President Barack Obama said the United States emerged from its 15-week conflict with Iran in a weaker position than before hostilities began in February, despite expressing relief at a newly...
USA faces stiff Australian test as World Cup intensity ramps up
The American side's demolition of Paraguay in their World Cup opener has reset expectations. Now comes the real measure: a Seattle showdown with Australia that could determine who controls Group D ...
From Angry Atheist to America's Most Powerful Catholic: Inside JD Vance's Faith Gamble
JD Vance released his new memoir this week with a provocative origin story about his religious journey. In 2019, as he was received into the Roman Catholic Church, Vance felt the presence of his la...
Democrats' 2nd Primary Pick Stumbles as Progressive Dunlap Wins Maine Race
House Democratic leadership suffered another primary setback Friday when state auditor Matt Dunlap defeated their favored candidate in Maine's 2nd congressional district. The progressive outsider b...
Trump Signs Iran Deal With Hefty US Concessions
President Donald Trump has inked a 14-point agreement with Iran, touting it as a major victory for American interests. The deal aims to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and avert economic crisis, but co...
World Leaders Trade Zingers While Bees Mysteriously Fall From the Sky
The G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains is unfolding exactly as these gatherings always do: world leaders are making jokes, trading pleasantries, and occasionally letting slip the kind of unguarded remark...
Marine saves trucker's life with combat first aid on Arkansas highway
A veteran truck driver deployed emergency medical skills learned on the battlefield to save a fellow driver's life after a catastrophic crash in Arkansas, earning official recognition from the truc...
Nuclear talks collapse as Israel pounds Lebanon, Vance warns Israeli critics
Scheduled negotiations between Washington and Tehran to implement a nuclear peace agreement fell apart just hours before diplomats were set to arrive in Switzerland. The White House acknowledged th...
Clark leads pack into day two at brutal Shinnecock
Wyndham Clark holds the lead heading into the second round of the US Open at Shinnecock Hills, where the course has shown no mercy and the scoring has defied expectations. Clark will return to the ...
Scientists Sound Alarm Over Trump Rule That Could Halt Half of NIH Trials
A proposed Office of Management and Budget rule has sparked a fierce pushback from the scientific community, with researchers warning that it could dismantle large swaths of federally funded resear...
Tech's Power Hunger Sparks Clean Energy Boom, But Lurks a Dirty Secret
The artificial intelligence boom is rescuing America's clean energy industry from years of decline, channeling billions into wind farms, solar arrays, and battery systems. Yet the same datacenter e...
Doctor: We're systematically dismantling child protections
A physician with four decades in critical care medicine is sounding an alarm about what he describes as a coordinated dismantling of protections for American children across multiple federal progra...
MIT Study: Leaning on AI to Spot Fake News Backfires Over Time
Relying on artificial intelligence to identify misinformation may offer short-term accuracy, but it comes at a steep price: weakened ability to spot falsehoods on your own. That's the conclusion of...
Socialist Sweeps D.C. Mayor's Race on Cost-of-Living Fury
Janeese Lewis George's victory in Washington's mayoral race signals a sharp leftward turn in how younger urban voters are reshaping city politics. The democratic socialist handily defeated a modera...
Climate Scientists Warn: Geoengineering Could Trigger Planetary Catastrophe
Four leading climate researchers are sounding the alarm about geoengineering schemes that promise to cool the planet by blocking sunlight, warning that the technology could create a "termination sh...
Obama Center Opens to Cheers and Fears on South Side
Chicago's South Side is celebrating a historic moment Friday with the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center, a sprawling $850 million campus that has already reshaped the economic and soc...
Trump Claims 'No Limits' to His Power, Compares Himself to History's Greatest Conquerors
President Trump told Axios on Thursday that he has discovered "no limits" to his presidential power, a claim that extends far beyond typical executive authority talk. In remarks hours after departi...
The Braves pitcher redefining what a baseball star looks like
Spencer Strider arrived in Major League Baseball in 2022 and immediately made noise. The Atlanta Braves pitcher finished runner-up for National League Rookie of the Year, then followed that up with...
Juneteenth Survives Corporate Pullback, but Celebrations Grow More Fragile
Juneteenth has quietly become a permanent fixture on American paychecks and government calendars, even as the corporate diversity campaigns that elevated it to national prominence are being dismant...
World Cup Host Role Forces America to Confront Soccer's Popularity Problem
The United States may be co-hosting the World Cup, but the nation's relationship with soccer remains complicated. While the sport dominates youth participation across America, it struggles to compe...
States Get Creative on Housing Crisis, Quietly Loosening Rules
The American housing shortage has reached a breaking point, and policymakers are finally scrambling to act. But instead of sweeping federal intervention, individual states are testing unconventiona...
DHS Dumps Seven Warehouses from Detention Expansion Plan
The Department of Homeland Security is scrapping plans to use seven warehouse facilities as immigration detention centers, reversing course on an initiative that had been part of a larger infrastru...
Clark surges to shocking four-shot lead at Shinnecock as fog delays opening round
Wyndham Clark seized control of the US Open on Thursday, posting a stunning six-under round through 16 holes to build a four-stroke advantage before darkness halted play at 8:25pm. The defending ch...
Democratic socialist set to lead Washington DC after rival concedes
Janeese Lewis George, a sitting city councillor, will become Washington DC's next mayor after her primary opponent yielded Thursday, securing the Democratic nomination through the city's first rank...
Vance warns Israel: don't bite the hand that feeds you
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday delivered a stark message to Israeli government officials criticizing the Trump administration's Iran deal: Israel has no stronger allies left, so attacking the ...
US and Australia aren't rivals, they're mirrors
The World Cup match between the United States and Australia in Seattle has been sold as a battle between adversaries. Media figures have stoked tension, and a spiky friendly last year fueled talk o...
Vance Cancels Switzerland Trip as Iran Nuclear Talks Hit Snag
Vice President JD Vance scrapped plans to travel to Switzerland for nuclear negotiations with Iran, the White House announced Thursday, citing unspecified logistics challenges that have complicated...
Vance warns Israel: Trump is your last friend standing
Vice President JD Vance delivered a blunt message to Israeli officials who have criticized the Trump administration's newly brokered deal with Iran, declaring that the United States remains Israel'...
Military kills three in Pacific boat strike, death toll hits 211 under Trump's cartel war
The US military destroyed a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing three people aboard. The strike marks the latest in a campaign the Trump administration launched in early Septem...
Trump Pushes SAVE Act, Setting Up Legal Battles on Multiple Fronts
Donald Trump is driving forward with the SAVE America act, a legislative push that appears destined to collide with significant legal and political obstacles across several domains.The former presi...
Mexico Takes Field Against South Korea in World Cup 2026 Showdown
Mexico and South Korea clash in what shapes up as a crucial World Cup 2026 matchup, with kickoff set for 7pm local time, 9pm EDT, 2am BST, and 11am AEST. The two nations arrive at this fixture with...
Obama Center Opens With Star Power, Unspoken Jabs at Trump
Chicago's South Side hosted one of the week's most glittering political events Thursday when the Barack Obama Presidential Center officially opened, drawing former presidents, sitting governors, in...
Mangione Drops Insanity Defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO Case
Luigi Mangione has withdrawn his psychiatric defense strategy in the high-profile murder trial connected to the killing of a UnitedHealthcare executive, marking a sharp tactical shift in his legal ...
Pochettino keeps Pulisic status shrouded in mystery heading into Australia clash
Christian Pulisic spent the entire week training alone, a stark contrast to the rest of the US men's national team preparing for Friday's match against Australia in Seattle. Yet his coach remained ...
Judge Orders Release of Mosque Leader Detained Over Palestinian Rights Advocacy
A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, after finding that immigration authorities detained him in apparent retaliation for his ...
Trump Insists War Proved His Power, Not Its Limits
President Trump told Axios he sees no constraints on his authority, even as his recent conflict with Iran ended far differently than he initially demanded. The war that began with calls for "uncond...
Trump's Murky Pool Becomes Water Cooler Talk
The reflecting pool stretching across the National Mall has turned into an unlikely flashpoint, drawing crowds of visitors who come not just to observe the structure but to debate its future. The w...
Mangione's lawyers ditch psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
Luigi Mangione's defense team has abruptly reversed course, dropping plans to pursue a psychiatric defense in his state trial over the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, just one day aft...
Iran's Supreme Leader Greenlights U.S. Talks, But With Major Caveats
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has authorized direct negotiations with the United States, removing a key obstacle to talks scheduled for Switzerland this week. His public blessing came thro...
Supreme Court Hands Victory to Marijuana User in Landmark Gun Rights Case
The Supreme Court delivered a unanimous decision on Wednesday, siding with a marijuana user in a Second Amendment case that touched on the intersection of drug use and gun ownership.The 9-0 ruling ...
Will democracy survive the AI age? America faces its biggest test yet
The United States is hurtling toward a reckoning. As the nation prepares to mark a quarter-millennium of independence, the question looming over the next five decades is whether the foundational pr...
Fed Official Burned $1 Million in Legal Bills Fighting Trump
A senior Federal Reserve official spent more than $1 million on legal representation while defending her job against pressure from the incoming Trump administration, according to disclosures that s...
Over 150 recruits infected in flu outbreak at Texas air base weeks after vaccine mandate dropped
A rapid influenza outbreak has swept through Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, infecting at least 159 recruits in basic training. The timing has drawn attention because the surge began...
Trump's Reflecting Pool Turns Green: Algae Defeats $14M Makeover
The Trump administration is struggling to keep Washington's iconic reflecting pool the color the president wants, as an algae bloom has repeatedly turned the water murky green despite a $14.2 milli...