CHICAGO — Illinois’ two Democratic U.S. senators called Tuesday for U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign, saying his office has been “riddled with chaos, deep internal dysfunction, and alleged misconduct.”

“He must resign, and there must be an open, transparent, and nonpartisan search to nominate the next U.S. Attorney for the ...Read more

CHICAGO — Hoping to earn enough money to cover her son’s daycare, María Cuetia made her way downtown on Mother’s Day to sell mangos near Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue. Walking beside her cart was her 3-year-old son, proudly pushing his own toy cart through the crowded streets.

The boy had been sick for a few days, forcing Cuetia to...Read more

A suspect is dead and two police officers were injured in a shooting in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Tuesday.

The incident occurred on the 100 block of North Florida Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said police were executing a search warrant on the block at the time of the shooting.

Small added that he had been to ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In less than 24 hours, Florida lawmakers questioned, debated and added to the November ballot what could become the most sweeping restructuring of the state’s tax system — and city and county governments — in a generation.

Now it’s up to voters.

Legislators voted largely along party lines Tuesday to approve a ...Read more

MIAMI — Fresh off a nomination from President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to Brazil, outgoing Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez on Tuesday denied coordinating with the White House over a newly approved state tax break that could personally benefit him if he is confirmed for the diplomatic post.

The Miami Republican’s ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Police Department has monitored social media activity criticizing artificial intelligence data centers, and said in an internally-generated report that so-called domestic violent extremists were “likely interested in targeting” the facilities with potential physical or cyber attacks.

Officials within the ...Read more

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis has moved to appeal a Denver court’s order that prohibited him from telling state employees to comply with a federal immigration subpoena — his latest attempt to turn over information about the sponsors of undocumented children.

Polis’ attorneys filed the notice with the Colorado Court of Appeals last week, ...Read more

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told congressional lawmakers Tuesday that Venezuela no longer poses the same national-security threat to the United States that it did under Nicolás Maduro, pointing to what he described as significant reforms undertaken over the past five months by the country’s interim authorities.

But Rubio cautioned that ...Read more

The White House Correspondents Association Tuesday rescheduled its annual dinner for July 24 after the shooting aimed at President Trump cut short the gala in April.

“We will not allow an act of violence to have the last word, especially during a year when we are reflecting on the 250th anniversary of America and everything we stand for,” ...Read more

An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention center. A Honduran mother of two said she was hospitalized for a heart problem after she was denied blood pressure medications while held in Florida. A Venezuelan man said his leg grew purple and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick of Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence got mixed reviews Tuesday on Capitol Hill, as some worried that the Trump ally may seek to weaponize the agency.

Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has been tapped by ...Read more

For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low. For patients who were diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer between 2015 and 2021, about 97% died within five years of their diagnosis.

Pancreatic cancer is so deadly in part because there are no effective screening tests, and it rarely causes...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has opened a Title IX investigation into Cabarrus County Schools following complaints about the district’s handling of transgender students’ access to bathrooms and locker rooms.

The investigation, announced Monday by the department’s Office for Civil Rights, comes after months of ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Voters will have their say on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to slash property taxes after the Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday voted mostly along party lines to place a modified version of the proposal on the November ballot — but only after inserting provisions to protect public schools from any cuts.

The ...Read more

President Donald Trump is still optimistic the United States can reach an interim peace deal with Iran soon, after the Islamic Republic threatened to suspend talks because of Israel’s escalating attacks in Lebanon.

Trump on Tuesday disputed reports in Iranian state media that said talks with the U.S. had been suspended over the fighting in ...Read more

If you’re one of the 63 million Americans who went hiking last year, chances are you’ve found yourself needing to go, with no toilet in sight.

Aside from personal inconvenience, why is this such a big deal?

Human fecal contamination is a public health concern in natural areas. Pathogens in human poop can remain active for ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office will expand its Baltimore Police “Do Not Call” list to all city law enforcement agencies, such as the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, in the upcoming calendar year.

The State’s Attorney’s Office hopes to begin the work by January 2027 as part of the office’s deep dive ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has chosen federal housing regulator Bill Pulte, who has served as a political attack dog targeting Trump's perceived enemies, to serve as acting director of national intelligence.

Pulte, a businessman with ties to Michigan, lacks national security experience, which is required by federal ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has tapped a department veteran as interim chief of police a week after Brian O’Hara resigned from the position amid findings that he interfered in an ongoing sexual misconduct investigation.

First Precinct Inspector Bill Peterson takes over from acting Chief Katie Blackwell, who’s been running ...Read more