Several states held primary elections Tuesday, but it was Maine at the center of attention of the political world. The results were expected: incumbent Sen. Susan Collins won the Republican nomination while embattled Democrat Graham Platner won his party’s. But the win still marked a major test for Platner, who has spent weeks trying to move past allegations that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with multiple women while […]

President Donald Trump has said peace could be close, but the bombs continue to fall. U.S. forces strike Iran again after an American helicopter is shot down, leaving a major question about the president’s prediction of a deal within days. Plus, Graham Platner survives weeks of controversy to win Maine’s Democratic Senate primary. Now both […]

President Donald Trump says Iran will now “pay the price” after he says the country took too long to make a deal with the U.S. He made the comments in a Truth Social post Wednesday, saying, “They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have […]

Republican Steve Hilton advanced to the November general election in California’s governor’s race, setting up a matchup against Democrat Xavier Becerra, a former California attorney general and Biden administration health secretary. California’s top-two primary system sends the two highest vote-getters to the general election, regardless of party. The winner will replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, who […]

A $5 billion bridge connecting Canada and the United States will officially open Friday, despite President Donald Trump’s earlier threats to block the project. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Tuesday that the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which links Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, is ready to begin operations. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for […]

Inflation rose by 4.2% in May, driven largely by rising fuel prices due to near total closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It’s the highest annual increase in inflation since April 2023.  Gasoline prices in May were up 40.5% from a year earlier and 7% compared with April, according to the latest Consumer Price Index […]

Pope Leo XIV is set to offer his formal blessing to the world’s tallest church on Wednesday:  Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica, finally nearing completion after more than 144 years of construction. The basilica’s pièce de résistance, a towering 566-foot-tall spire, was just added in February in preparation for the pope’s visit. Wednesday marks 100 years […]

Global soccer fans — OK, football to you international readers — are flooding the U.S. this summer as 11 cities play host to the World Cup. But soccer isn’t the only thing they’re experiencing.  Now, there are many obvious differences between the U.S. and the countries these fans are visiting from — Germany, England, Spain […]

The U.S. has launched retaliatory strikes on Iran after it said Iranian forces shot down an American Apache helicopter yesterday. President Donald Trump said the helicopter was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. Both American pilots were recovered safely. According to a post from U.S. Central Command, the strikes were “in response to yesterday’s downing […]

What happens when a corporation causes a fire that leaves nearly two dozen people dead? That’s a question that we could soon get an answer to in Southern California. New video appears to show lines from power company SoCal Edison caused the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles. That fire killed 19 people and destroyed nearly […]