Texas voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose a Republican Senate nominee, and the final days of the race looked very different from the ones that started it after President Donald Trump threw his support behind Attorney General Ken Paxton. The endorsement arrived late, but it changed the conversation around a contest that had […]
The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire overnight, with Iran saying it shot down a U.S. drone and fired on other aircraft it said entered Iranian airspace. Meanwhile, the U.S. says it carried out self-defense strikes, targeting missile launch sites and Iranian boats they said were trying to place mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Following […]
Thousands of people in southern California still can’t return to their homes, even as officials say the risk of a “catastrophic” explosion at a chemical take near Los Angeles has been all but eliminated. About 16,000 people are still under evacuation orders around the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, about 30 miles south of Los Angeles. That’s down from more than 50,000 people […]
Fighting between the U.S. and Iran flares up again, putting new strain on efforts to end the conflict. Plus, the biggest danger from a chemical emergency in Southern California appears to be backing off. But thousands of people still can’t return home as crews monitor a troubled tank for any new problems. And President Donald […]
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., may have lost his primary last week, but he’s not quite finished with his political career. On Monday, the Republican congressman filed a statement of candidacy, thereby qualifying him to run for office in 2028. Which office, however, remains to be seen. In a social media post, Massie said the move […]
Last Friday, in deep-red Oklahoma, residents may have caught a glimpse of a “lifelong Republican” smiling at them, with a pin on his chest featuring Barack Obama. A week later in California, viewers saw three men in a sunny backyard, sipping beers and repeating the same phrase as they discovered reasons to support the same […]
Major grocery chain Kroger says it plans to cut prices on thousands of products as it looks to win over shoppers increasingly focused on value. Kroger CEO Greg Foran told Bloomberg the company is trying to close the gap with larger competitors on affordability as consumers continue watching spending and searching for lower prices. “I […]
A federal court has blocked a new Alabama congressional map that would have given Republicans an advantage during the midterms. The new map, a three-judge panel wrote, “represents an intentional effort to crack the Black population in Alabama,” redrawing a district that had elected a Black representative. The court issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily prohibits […]
A woman who lost her husband in the line of duty during the Iraq War made a long-shot request on social media over the Memorial Day weekend. The response was an outpouring of love, support and honor. Sharrell Anne Shaw shared a post on X on Sunday, asking if anyone visiting Arlington National Cemetery would […]
A ransomware gang claims to have hacked MyPillow, the company founded by 2020 election conspiracy theorist and Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell. In a post to its blog on the dark web on Monday, the ransomware gang known as “Play” said it was able to steal a wide range of private information from the Minnesota-based […]
