NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has fired members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation. Members of the National Science Board received an email on Friday sen

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials are evaluating how to proceed with some high-profile public events featuring President Donald Trump after the attack at the White House Corresponden

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Fast-moving storms pummeled parts of the Midwest with hail, strong wind and heavy rain, flooding streets and leading to stranded commuters who needed to be rescued Monday, with

The geofence warrant police served on Google found that Chatrie's cellphone was among a handful of devices in the vicinity of the bank around the time it was robbed. Chatrie made off with $195,000 fr

ATORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — The California man arrested in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer opposed to the po

RUNAWAY BAY, Texas (AP) — A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew, authorities said. Barthol

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a "Friendly Federal Assa

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of trying to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives had written about targeting Trump administration officials,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. He suggested that hi

A May 2025 profile photo of Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, appears to match the appearance of the man in a photo of the alleged attacker being taken into custody that was posted Saturday ni

Guests went diving under tables as the scene unfolded and some reported hearing shots outside the vast subterranean ballroom in the Washington Hilton where the event was being held. Trump held a news

WASHINGTON (AP) — The suspect in a shooting incident at a high-profile correspondents' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials was carrying guns and knives and was be

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was reported uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after an

CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer died and another was critically injured after a shooting at a Chicago hospital on Saturday, according to officials. The suspect, who was not publicly identified, was t

Airlines worldwide have begun canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices — but the disruption doesn't end there. For travelers, it can mean having

NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — Two wildfires in southeastern Georgia continued to threaten homes and lives on Saturday as officials warned that strong winds could spread the flames. Brantley County Manager Joey

At the peak of the crackdown, carloads of masked immigration officers were a common sight in the streets of Minneapolis, while thousands of people were being arrested every week in Texas, Florida and

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. Navy is clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a vital sea route for oil shipments whose disruption is increasingly threatening the gl

Some Planned Parenthood clinics are using Botox to smooth over federal cuts toggle caption Tracy Barbutes for NPR SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Christine Ruiz sits in an exam room for some aesthetic skin

DOJ wants to shield its lawyers from outside scrutiny. Critics worry about oversight toggle caption Matt McClain/Getty Images The Justice Department wants to oversee the discipline of its attorneys

Justice Department makes it easier to deport those with DACA status toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration is making it easier to deport immigrants protected

Iran's foreign minister awaits U.S. delegation to Pakistan for peace talks toggle caption AFP via Getty Images The White House has confirmed that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump

Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will adopt firing sq

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case that forced the st

Workers in Arizona don't have protections they need from triple-digit temperatures Labor groups say Arizona isn't moving fast enough to establish new protections for people whose work exposes them to

Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Trump's executive order suspending

NEW YORK (AP) — HBO Max, "Harry Potter" and CNN may soon find themselves under a new roof: Paramount. That's because shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery approved an $81 billion sale of the company

BEIJING (AP) — Atlanta will have giant pandas again. China on Friday announced it will send two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. in Beijing's latest efforts of panda diplomacy despite tensions

In northern Florida, the Nassau County Sheriff's Office said Friday that volunteer firefighter James "Kevin" Crews suffered an unspecified medical emergency while suppressing a brush fire. Crews was r

ENID, Okla. (AP) — Communities began cleaning up Friday after a powerful tornado in Oklahoma damaged at least 40 homes, ripping roofs off of some and reducing others to rubble in a rural community as

Decades-old, newly restored Smithsonian carousel reopens — to children's delight toggle caption Valerie Plesch for NPR The Smithsonian Institution's carousel is back open for business Friday after b

Justice Department drops inquiry into Fed Chair Jerome Powell toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department is dropping its investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, pavin

How Pittsburgh — host of this year's NFL draft — became a sports mecca toggle caption Jeff Swensen for NPR PITTSBURGH — Amir Grigsby is standing on North Shore Drive, just blocks from the Steelers'

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