Why AP declared Hogan the winner in Maryland's GOP Senate primary: Race call explained
Topping the list of contests in this week's primaries in four states is a U.S. Senate race in Maryland that has further complicated Democratic efforts to keep control of the narrowly divided chamber this fall.
Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday's Trump hush money trial takeaways
Donald Trumpโs defense attorneys have grilled prosecutorsโ star witness in his hush money trial, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar whoโs determined to see the former president behind bars.
The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
The Rev. William โBillโ Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston, Texas, and worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, has died.
Trial for final wrongful death suit in Astroworld concert crowd crush is set for September
A judge says the remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after 10 people were killed during a deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld music festival will go to trial in civil court in Houston in September.
Sidewalk video โPortalโ linking NYC and Dublin by livestream temporarily paused after lewd antics
The video screen โPortalโ that lets people in New York and Dublin peer into life on opposite sides of the Atlantic in real time has been a source of whimsical delight, but also a magnet for boorish behavior thatโs prompted officials to hit pause for now.
Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port
Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report the cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore and yet again shortly before it slammed into the bridge and killed six construction workers.
Military hearing officer deciding whether to recommend court-martial for Pentagon leaker
A military hearing officer is deciding whether to recommend a court-martial for Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for leaking highly classified military documents.
American sought after โSo I raped youโ Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant
An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, โSo I raped you,โ has been detained in France after a three-year search.
Fed's Powell downplays potential for a rate hike despite higher price pressures
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank is unlikely to raise its key interest rate in response to signs of stubborn inflation and underscored his view that price increases would soon start to cool again.
New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances
A coalition that includes entrepreneur and philanthropist Daniel Lubetzky, actor Liev Schreiber, journalist Katie Couric, and director of the Muhammad Ali Center Lonnie Ali announced Tuesday that it would launch Builders, a nonprofit global initiative aimed at reducing polarization while encouraging people to work together to find solutions they can all support.
Cannes kicks off with a Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep and a post-'Barbie' fรชte of Greta Gerwig
Beneath intermittent rainy skies, the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with the presentation of an honorary Palme dโOr for Meryl Streep and the unveiling of Greta Gerwigโs jury, as the French Riviera spectacular kicked off a potentially volatile 77th edition.
Donald Trump's GOP allies show up in force as Michael Cohen takes the stand in hush money trial
As Donald Trumpโs hush money trial reaches a pivotal moment the former presidentโs allies are out in force and serving as his voice to criticize the process and people while Trump himself is under a gag order.
Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out
The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year.
Star witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme
The star prosecution witness at Donald Trump's hush money trial says Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign.
For a second time, Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars
For the second time in a decade, Sen. Bob Menendez is finding his political career and freedom on the line in a federal criminal case that already has forced him out of one of the Senate's most powerful posts.