COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster said he is leaving it up to the General Assembly over whether members want to redraw South Carolina’s congressional map following a Supreme Court decision on another state’s congressional map.

His comments on Tuesday come as public chatter increased for the state to redraw its congressional districts ...Read more

MIAMI — Palm Beach County commissioners approved a trademark deal with one of Donald Trump’s family companies to rename the county’s airport after the president in a 4-3 vote Tuesday, with one Democrat backing the plan.

The agreement gives Trump extra power over how his name is used in the airport rebranding, including giving him veto ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Department of Education is investigating the Los Angeles school district for allegedly reassigning — rather than removing — teachers who have been accused of sexual misconduct, including those who have had “romantic relationships” with students.

The department alleges that the district, under terms “cemented�...Read more

A Florida woman was arrested on animal cruelty charges after an investigation revealed she had driven over several baby ducks, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Beverly Sasberry, 64, was charged on 11 felony counts alleging she intentionally ran over the ducklings, the sheriff’s office stated in a Facebook post.

The arrest ...Read more

NEW YORK — An NYPD captain has been transferred after he was caught in uniform on video while policing a protest calling Mayor Zohran Mamdani “an embarrassment,” officials said Tuesday.

“He’s expendable,” Captain James Wilson said of the Democratic Socialist mayor in a back-and-forth with activists outside Brooklyn’s Wyckoff ...Read more

DENVER — The U.S. Department of Justice sued Denver on Tuesday over the city’s longstanding ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, making good on its threat to do so if city officials did not end the ban voluntarily.

City officials responded to the Trump administration’s threat to sue with defiance Monday, vowing to defend ...Read more

BALTIMORE — With Maryland’s primaries a month away, a Charles County senator is urging lawmakers to return to Annapolis — and even delay the election — to redraw congressional maps after a new Supreme Court ruling, setting up a clash with Senate leaders he accuses of blocking action.

State Sen. Arthur Ellis on Tuesday called for a ...Read more

CHICAGO — Tickets to visit the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s Jackson Park go on sale at 9 a.m. Central time Wednesday, ahead of its planned opening to the public on June 19.

According to an announcement on Tuesday from the Obama Foundation, tickets will be available for admission through Nov. 30 at www.obama.org/visit/museum-...Read more

MIAMI — Monroe County funds designated to attract tourists to the Florida Keys will no longer be available for several LGBTQ events in Key West that bring thousands of people to the Southernmost City every year.

The county announced the decision Tuesday, citing a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last month aimed at prohibiting public money to ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An arrest has been made months after a swatting incident at the University of South Carolina, where reports of an active shooter on campus turned out to be a hoax.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pennsylvania said a juvenile will face charges because it’s believed to be responsible for a series of swatting hoaxes in 2025, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has mostly shrugged off rising gasoline prices since his conflict with Iran began over two months ago, giving Republicans political heartburn ahead of the midterm elections as prices are up again this week amid new tensions over the Strait of Hormuz.

As gas prices continue to tick up, with the cost of a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United States has launched a new military operation to ensure commercial shipping vessels can safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz, deploying scores of warships, fighter jets and drones to counter Iranian efforts that have threatened the narrow waterway that carries a fifth of the world’s oil.

At a news conference ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Steven Lefemine has quoted the Bible and sung hymns.

In his yearslong quest to overturn a criminal conviction in federal court for blocking a Columbia abortion clinic’s door, he has fought the good fight.

But now man’s law has won — again.

Late last week, a 2-1 ruling by a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Another sloth transferred to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens died Tuesday, marking the third sloth death in the nearly two weeks since the calamitous closure of Sloth World, a planned attraction on International Drive.

Called Dumpling, the adult sloth arrived at the zoo April 24, one of 13 sloths sent to there ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Department of State is suing a technology company that operates a popular AI chatbot, after an investigation found it can impersonate a licensed medical professional in Pennsylvania.

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration filed the suit against Character Technologies, Inc., which owns Character.ai — a chatbot ...Read more

Democratic congressional lawmakers Tuesday overwhelmingly urged the conservative Supreme Court to maintain access to abortion medication as the justices consider whether to put on hold an appeals court ruling that would ban receiving it by mail.

All 47 Democratic senators and 212 Democratic House lawmakers signed a petition calling on the the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court often resembles a feuding family where the same heated arguments go on for years.

The justices disagree over race, religion, abortion, guns and the environment, and more recently, presidential power and LGBTQ+ rights. And while they try to maintain a cordial working relationship, they don't claim to be good ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United States has launched a new military operation to ensure commercial shipping vessels can safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz, deploying scores of warships, fighter jets and drones to counter Iranian efforts that have threatened the narrow waterway that carries a fifth of the world’s oil.

At a news conference ...Read more

The U.S. played down the prospect of a return to active war with Iran after a day of clashes involving ships in the Strait of Hormuz and missile strikes against the United Arab Emirates.

Attacks by Tehran on vessels in the Persian Gulf and the UAE didn’t constitute a breach of a ceasefire, General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...Read more