Maryland Republicans say they were largely left in the dark as Maryland’s top Democrats prepare plans for a mid-July special session that could create a pathway for redrawing the state’s congressional map, potentially reshaping the balance of political power in Maryland’s congressional delegation.

Senate President Bill Ferguson’s office...Read more

HARRISBURG — So-called skill games, the slot-machine lookalikes that have proliferated by the tens of thousands around Pennsylvania bars and corner stores, are slot machines devices and should be regulated as such, the state’s highest court ruled Monday.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling clears the way for widespread taxation and ...Read more

NEW YORK — As the New York State Education Department moves forward with a years-long effort to overhaul high school graduation measures, officials on Monday announced what could be their most dramatic proposal yet, but one with many open questions.

The plan is to confer diplomas based on public school students demonstrating certain “...Read more

LOS ANGELES — More than five years after a series of mysterious "jetpack man" sightings in the airspace near LAX, another possible airborne human rattled air traffic controllers Sunday.

Shortly before landing at LAX around 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, a military transport Gulfstream jet pilot told air traffic controllers that they "just had a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — All eight people who were on a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber that crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday are presumed dead, officials said.

The crash occurred during a “routine test mission” just after 11 a.m. Pacific time Monday, and “initial indications are that the crash was not survivable,” military ...Read more

MIAMI — Prosecutors rested their case Monday in the trial of Doral real estate broker George Pino, who is charged in a boat crash that killed a 17-year-old girl.

Before prosecutor Laura Adams announced that the state wrapped up its case, a forensic pathologist testified about the nature of 17-year-old Luciana “Lucy” Fernandez’s injuries...Read more

LOS ANGELES — With the first tranche of money from Los Angeles County’s $4 billion sex abuse settlement scheduled to hit victims’ bank accounts next week, the county’s district attorney made a last-ditch effort Monday to stop the payouts, which he says are rife with fake claims.

Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman asked the judge presiding over ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The terms of a deal to end President Donald Trump’s war with Iran remained a secret on Monday as both sides claimed victory and the months-long conflict reached a nebulous end.

The memorandum of understanding, providing a rough framework to conclude the war, was signed digitally Sunday, with a ceremony scheduled to take place ...Read more

As city leaders and residents of Pacifica, California, continue to grapple with the future of the city’s iconic but crumbling pier, U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo called on the federal and state governments to provide funding and support to allow the city to undertake crucial repairs and coastal resiliency projects.

In front of the pier — which was...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — The CEO of an international tech company contends a viral clip of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer "appears" to have been manipulated, but the person who recorded the video at the groundbreaking for a data center says that's not the case.

The dispute dates back to the June 1 celebration of plans for a 1.65 million-square-foot ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Buried deep inside President Donald Trump’s typical campaign trail stump speech have been brief mentions about boosting voters’ take-home pay, which could boost Republican congressional candidates in November.

But there are worries in GOP circles that the president is not focused enough on his economic stewardship, amid ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche started his Senate goodwill tour Monday in his bid for Senate confirmation to run the Justice Department permanently, sitting down with Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Charles E. Grassley.

The Iowa Republican is the first lawmaker to meet with Blanche since President Donald Trump tapped him ...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday accused the Justice Department of launching — at President Donald Trump’s request — a baseless and politically-motivated investigation into him and his wife, first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

“After calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — In March, a pair of Ecuadorean fishing boats in the Pacific burst into flames, forcing both crews to abandon ship. Months later, the incidents — which occurred well after the Trump administration launched its bombing campaign targeting alleged drug boats — have left more questions than answers.

All 36 crewmen survived, but ...Read more

BOSTON — As the state investigates a possible cancer cluster at a high school, many Herald readers have asked whatever happened with the potential tumor cluster at a local hospital.

Seven current and former nurses in Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s fifth floor maternity wing were diagnosed with brain tumors, the Herald reported last year.

The ...Read more

Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, which served as the key negotiator between the U.S. and Iran, announced on June 14, 2026, that the two sides had agreed on a deal to end the war. It will be officially signed on June 19 in Switzerland.

President Donald Trump announced it on Truth Social as a triumph, claiming that the ...Read more

For years, crypto firms have argued that blockchain technology could create markets for private companies long before they reach Wall Street. SpaceX provided the industry’s biggest test yet. The results were mixed.

Ahead of the largest IPO in history, perpetual futures tied to Elon Musk’s rocket company gave traders a live — and ...Read more