Millions of Americans are facing heat advisories ahead of the July Fourth holiday as a major heat wave spreads across large parts of the central and eastern United States.

For many people, this is the time of year for cookouts, beach trips and other outdoor activities. Soccer fans are packing into stadiums for World Cup matches. But ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Federal officials have set a date to round up and relocate 450 wild horses they say are damaging Mono Lake’s famed limestone tufas and posing a threat to drivers. The move is hailed by environmentalists but heartbreaking for tribes and horse lovers who have fought to stop it.

On July 8, the Inyo National Forest will begin ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic tax writers are interested in changing how collegiate and professional athletics are handled in the tax code — but they’re in the early stages of discussing what those changes might look like.

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee during a nearly four-hour hearing Tuesday expressed a desire ...Read more

U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held positive discussions in Qatar and progress is being made on technical talks with Iran, according to a senior administration official, as the countries seek to turn an interim peace deal into a permanent end to the war.

The two Americans were in Doha on Tuesday as part of ongoing indirect ...Read more

France will hold the first round of its upcoming presidential election on April 18, 2027, with a potential run-off set for May 2 if no candidate secures a majority.

Government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon announced the dates following a cabinet meeting Wednesday in Paris.

President Emmanuel Macron, who was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in ...Read more

Ukraine has expanded the range and intensity of its missile strikes inside Russia, triggering alerts across nearly half of the regions in the world’s largest country so far this year.

Missile threats were declared in at least five regions of the Volga Federal District southeast of Moscow in the past week alone, as well as in the southern ...Read more

DETROIT — It's been three weeks since the construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge was officially completed, and the opening of the new $4.7 billion span is as clear as Detroit River water.

During the week of June 8, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority was making plans to formally open the new Canadian-financed Detroit-to-Windsor...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After a jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused of igniting what became the massive Palisades fire, prosecutors immediately pledged to try again, but legal experts say the U.S. Attorney’s Office will have to reassess its court strategy if it hopes to win over a new jury.

Given the surprise split of last ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — A new report identifying Connecticut as one of the most segregated states in the country did not surprise state lawmakers, educators and local leaders.

In fact, it solidified what they have known about the state for many decades.

Economic and racial segregation in schools resulted from a history of discriminatory housing ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Skid Row's only post office has closed after what officials said were repeated break-ins and damage to employee property.

Homeless residents, many of whom don't have a car or are disabled, now have to travel outside Skid Row to get stamps or mail a package. The closure has prompted anger and frustration in a community that is ...Read more

Alea Bates wasn’t ready to leave Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s main hospital four days after a stranger shot her seven times at close range. Miraculously, hospital records show, none of the bullets damaged her internal organs.

But after surgery, Bates said, she couldn’t get out of bed or walk to the bathroom without help. She ...Read more

The Supreme Court on June 30, 2026, declared that universal birthright citizenship is protected by the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, meaning that nearly all babies born in the United States automatically become American citizens, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

The ruling rejects...Read more

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump said late Tuesday that Michigan will receive $32.1 million in federal disaster relief aid following tornadoes that resulted in four deaths and significant property damage in southwest Michigan in March.

Trump posted on social media that he had spoken to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to inform her of the approval, ...Read more

The ruling by the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday that permits states to place competition restrictions on transgender athletes isn’t expected to have an immediate impact on high school sports in California.

The Supreme Court’s decision, by a 6-3 vote, upholds laws in Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender student-athletes from...Read more

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a coalition of states’ attorneys have protected more than $3 billion in federal funding for people experiencing homelessness after winning a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s attempt to make significant cuts.

In November 2025, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued ...Read more

About two months before Alexander Iniguez Mercado was arrested and charged with obstructing an investigation into a planned attack on President Donald Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House Lawn, federal prosecutors allege that he shared his intentions in a Signal group.

“Mentally preparing,” he wrote, according ...Read more

The General Assembly passed, and Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed, about 1,000 bills into law this year.

Many take effect July 1. Here are some that might affect your daily life.

Consumer protection

SB183 makes it so restaurants must mark food prepared for takeout or delivery that has been altered due to a food allergy.

HB312/SB767 strengthens...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff had positive discussions with regional leaders in Qatar and technical talks with Iran are moving ahead, according to a senior administration official, as the countries seek to ease tensions in the wake of recent attacks that imperiled an already fragile ceasefire.

The two Americans...Read more