Nation and World
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More than 200 people at a summer camp helicoptered to safety as Missouri faces floodingJul 11, 2026 7:45 pm - One person remained missing in Missouri on Saturday after heavy rainfall battered parts of the state the previous day, forcing numerous emergency rescues and evacuations, including at a summer camp with more than 200 children.
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Videos show ICE agents pursuing van in unmarked vehicles before fatal shooting
Jul 11, 2026 6:15 pm - Videos that capture the minutes leading up to and immediately after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot an undocumented Mexican immigrant in Houston early Tuesday morning show agents aggressively following a white work van and then approaching the vehicle on foot.
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Democrat announces whistleblower allegations of construction problems at Kennedy Center
Jul 11, 2026 5:47 pm - A Democratic senator on Saturday alleged that whistleblowers have detailed several problems stemming from rushed or improper reconstruction of the Kennedy Center, adding ...
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Judge tosses remnants of Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case after Trump’s broad clemency
Jul 11, 2026 5:39 pm - A federal judge has dismissed the remnants of the government's landmark case against far-right Proud Boys members who were convicted of seditious conspiracy for plotting to attack the Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in the White House more than five years ago.
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Justice Dept. subpoenas N.Y. Times journalists over reports on new Air Force One
Jul 11, 2026 5:35 pm - The Justice Department subpoenaed several New York Times reporters on Friday to testify about their reporting, the latest instance of federal officials taking the unusually aggressive step of demanding that journalists appear before grand juries.
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Trump suggests a standing order to attack Iran if it assassinates him. But Vance would make the call
Jul 11, 2026 5:20 pm - President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “at levels they've never seen before” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him.
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Trump officials propose fencing off public spaces outside White House
Jul 11, 2026 3:10 pm - The Trump administration is seeking to permanently fence Lafayette Square — the public park across from the White House, where tourists and protesters often congregate — as officials say they are seeking to balance Americans’ access to the famous grounds with the need to protect the president, according to a proposal released Friday afternoon.
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US military says it is striking Iran in response to attack on civilian vessel in Strait of Hormuz
Jul 11, 2026 2:23 pm - U.S. and Iranian leaders traded threats on Saturday as the interim deal to end the war buckled under crossfire in the Middle East and efforts continued to keep talks going.
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Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race
Jul 10, 2026 8:07 pm - Graham Platner has officially withdrawn from the Maine Senate race, the state’s secretary of state said Friday, submitting the needed paperwork to remove his name from the ballot.
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Minn. school serving Somalis faces threats after Trump posts clip of students
Jul 10, 2026 7:37 pm - Hateful emails and phone calls targeted a Minnesota school serving Somali families after President Donald Trump shared a video of its kindergartners on Truth Social this week, an episode that many Somali Americans see as an escalation of a sustained campaign of political and rhetorical attacks during Trump’s second term, community leaders said.