Trump DOJ surprises California prison reform advocates with crackdown on sexual abuse
The U.S. Justice Department says several women’s prisons in California are violating the U.S. Constitution.
Murder rate down 18% in 2025. Who gets to take credit?
New FBI data shows 2025 homicide rates may be the lowest in over a century. But who — or what — actually caused the drop?
6 people, including suspect, dead and 1 wounded after mass shooting in Michigan
Six people are dead, including the suspected gunman, and one is injured, after a shooting in northern Michigan on Friday.
Firefighter entrapments are at a two-decade high for this point in the year
An already historic wildfire season is setting another tragic record, with 12 entrapments so far this year.
Signers of the Declaration of Independence: North Carolina
Joseph Hewes, William Hooper and John Penn represented North Carolina at the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
Your phone isn’t really eavesdropping. But it still knows all about you
Advertisers don’t need access to your phone’s microphone to anticipate what might grab your attention online.
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
USS Lincoln nears relief after record deployment amid reports of strain aboard
The Lincoln has been supporting the U.S. war against Iran and has now spent more than 260 straight days at sea without a port call.
USS Lincoln crew strained by record deployment; Midwest flooding turns deadly
Plus, Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty to federal charges tied to the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. And the Kennedy Center board approves a new Trump inscription just two months after a judge ordered his name removed.