WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that there were no talks ongoing with Iran, leaving the simmering conflict in the Middle East and control of the Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo.

“There are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump posted on his social media ...Read more

ABC went to court Tuesday in an attempt to halt the Federal Communications Commission’s early review of its TV licenses, alleging the move is an attack on the broadcast outlet’s right to free speech.

The Disney-owned network asked a U.S. District Court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the FCC’s action. The agency says it is ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is trying to make his White House ballroom a “fait accompli” by building it so quickly the judiciary won’t be able to stop him, a historic preservation group told the U.S. Supreme Court.

In a filing that tees up the high court to decide the fate of the 90,000-square-foot facility, the National Trust ...Read more

MIAMI — A prominent Haitian businessman who has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for nearly a year is entitled to a bond hearing, a federal judge in Miami has ruled.

U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles, ruling on a habeas corpus petition filed by Dimitri Vorbe, said the federal government cannot continue to hold him in ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The state of Minnesota sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in federal court on Tuesday over a nearly three-month delay in extraditing Christian Castro, the ICE agent accused of shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge and later lying about it.

Castro has been held in the Cameron County jail near ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Mike Caruso, the Palm Beach County clerk of courts and a staunch ally of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, was arrested Tuesday morning on charges linked to the child sexual abuse of his grandson, state officials announced.

Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest in a statement on X.

“Early this morning, with ...Read more

DETROIT — Vanderbilt University Provost C. Cybele Raver is set to be the next president of the University of Michigan, according to two sources familiar with the selection, making her the second woman in history to lead the school and marking the second time this year the university has chosen a leader at a private university to lead one of ...Read more

ABC went to court Tuesday in an attempt to halt the Federal Communications Commission's early review of its TV licenses, claiming the move is an attack on the broadcast outlet's right to free speech.

The Disney-owned network asked a U.S. District Court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the FCC's action. The agency says it is ...Read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro is expected to dramatically restrict data center development in Pennsylvania via a sweeping executive order Tuesday, marking a major shift from his initial embrace of the increasingly unpopular projects.

Shapiro, a first-term Democrat running for reelection and rumored 2028 presidential contender, had been ...Read more

CHICAGO — In a historic first for Chicago, all 21 school board seats will be on the November ballot. The board was previously composed of seven mayoral appointees, but is currently in a two-year transition period, split between 10 elected and 11 appointed members.

Get to know the candidates for school board president.

Jessica Biggs

Jessica ...Read more

The Trump administration’s plan for dealing with worsening water shortages along the Colorado River is encountering strong opposition from Arizona’s leaders, who are warning they could sue to challenge mandatory water cutbacks that they say would harm their state.

A legal fight could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court and further ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that there were no talks ongoing with Iran, leaving the simmering conflict in the Middle East and control of the Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo.

“There are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump posted on his social media ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said he won’t try to revive a lapsed ceasefire deal with Iran, leaving the simmering conflict in the Middle East and a tussle for control of the Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo.

When asked if he would seek an extension to the memorandum of understanding the U.S. and Iran signed in June, Trump replied...Read more

Russia warned that the U.K. would face “consequences for which it will have to answer” after reports that Kyiv used drones made by British companies to carry out strikes inside Russian territory.

“London is deliberately opting for an escalation,” the Russian embassy in London said in a statement Monday. The deeper the U.K.’s ...Read more

CHICAGO — A pledge signed by nearly half of Chicago’s aldermen to reject campaign contributions from companies allegedly tied to federal immigration crackdowns has split the City Council — with supporters calling it a critical show of solidarity and detractors dismissing it as an insincere political gesture.

The “ICE Out” pledge has ...Read more

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. — Inside city hall in this meatpacking town, a giant banner shows how the immigrant-rich place of 2,600 people presents itself to the world.

“WELCOME TO OUR CITY,” it reads, over a photograph of the town’s 15-foot-tall riverside mascot, Pelican Pete. “SMALL-TOWN WARMTH AND DIVERSE DELIGHT.”

The Otter Tail ...Read more

Brooke Green thought she needed a mammogram.

Green, a Democratic state representative in Idaho, knew that breast cancer ran in her family and she “just had an inkling” that she should be tested.

She was two weeks shy of the day her last remaining embryo would be implanted through in vitro fertilization. It was the one shot she had left to ...Read more