PHILADELPHIA — As Pennsylvania grapples with a measles outbreak that has sickened 130 residents, state health officials are recommending some parents vaccinate young children early to provide extra protection against the highly contagious disease.

Children as young as 6 months who live in or whose parents plan travel to affected counties ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Tuesday as the U.S. leader sought to avoid renewed bombing in Iran and instead laid the ground for further diplomacy after both sides paused tit-for-tat strikes.

“I think we have a very strong position right now,” Trump told Fox ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As millions of visitors flocked to the coast for a reprieve from the heat, lifeguards across California have sprung into action, making thousands of rescues over the last few days, some of which have gone viral on social media.

In Los Angeles County, lifeguards performed nearly 2,000 ocean rescues over the weekend, according to ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A civilian died at Joint Base Andrews on Tuesday from injuries sustained during an incident on the base campground, an Air Force news release said.

The Air Force said the isolated incident occurred at approximately 12:50 p.m. Emergency personnel responded to the scene, but the civilian died from their injuries, the military branch...Read more

WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed Patriot air defenses and the prospects for renewed diplomacy during a meeting with President Donald Trump, although there were few public signs of progress as Kyiv seeks to shore up military capabilities against Russia.

The visit to the White House on Tuesday came as ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth will be decommissioned more than a decade early on Wednesday in San Diego in an effort by the Navy to save money on a vessel that’s been plagued by costly mechanical problems and structural defects.

The ship was expected to be in service for 25 years when it was commissioned in 2012. It ...Read more

World leaders, U.S. politicians from across the political spectrum and other officials gathered in Washington, D.C. to mourn Lindsey Graham, a prominent lawmaker from South Carolina who died suddenly earlier this month.

Graham’s Washington memorials began in the U.S. Capitol rotunda Tuesday morning. A service followed at the Washington ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — An aide involved in an affair with Gavin Newsom more than 20 years ago, when he was mayor of San Francisco, detailed their relationship and her journey to sobriety in an essay published by Vanity Fair on Tuesday.

Although Ruby Rippey, 54, has spoken previously about her relationship with the now-governor, her first-person essay ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Tuesday as the U.S. leader sought to avoid renewed bombing in Iran and instead laid the ground for further diplomacy after both sides paused tit-for-tat strikes.

“I think we have a very strong position right now,” Trump told Fox News on Tuesday...Read more

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is urging Sen. Mitch McConnell to either release more details on his health condition or resign from office.

In a letter sent to McConnell’s office Monday and obtained by the Herald-Leader, Beshear called for McConnell to “directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to ...Read more

U.S. Coast Guard crews intercepted a boat off the Bahamas on Saturday that was hauling almost 100 bales of marijuana, the service said.

Small boat crews from the Cutter Charles Sexton, along with Royal Defense Force crews, intercepted the boat off about 80 miles southwest of Inagua, an island off the eastern tip of Cuba, the Coast Guard said in...Read more

WASHINGTON — The late Sen. Lindsey Graham returned to the Capitol a final time Tuesday morning for a congressional tribute surrounded by his family, colleagues, staff and members of the Trump administration.

The South Carolina Republican’s casket sat at the center of the Capitol Rotunda, underneath the Apotheosis of Washington fresco 180 ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Last week, a Russian-crewed ship skirted past MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, the home of U.S. Central Command.

It continued east of the base to stop at Port Tampa Bay’s Citgo terminal, where it docked about six miles from the base. The 600-foot-long oil tanker, the Pyxis Lamda, drew attention for its size. And in a Facebook ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday ordered every NYC agency to find savings cuts of 2.5% as the city is projected to face a multi-billion-dollar budget gap in the upcoming fiscal year.

Chief Savings Officers, who were appointed earlier this year, will be heading these efforts. The officers have found $1.77 billion, or 1.5% in savings ...Read more

DETROIT — The number of cyclosporiasis cases reported in Michigan since the outbreak began in late June rose to 9,680 on Tuesday, a 5% increase over Monday's total.

Health officials continue to investigate the state's worst-ever outbreak of the parasitic illness, which usually only affects around 50 people each year. As of Thursday, 160 ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The state spent more than $111 million on 55 disaster support sites after Helene caused widespread flooding and destruction across western North Carolina, according to a new auditor’s report.

That averaged out to more than half a million dollars a day over a seven-month period, according to the report released Tuesday by the...Read more

You’ve been planning your dream beach vacation for months, only to arrive and find the shoreline covered in large piles of smelly, brown seaweed, with even more floating offshore. It’s disappointing, for sure – and increasingly common.

Since 2011, summer scenes like this have played out on beaches in South Florida and throughout...Read more

A recent decision by a French court requires a major European oil and gas company to report not only its own climate-warming emissions and those of its contractors but also those of its customers, who burn the oil and petroleum products the company sells.

The court’s ruling against TotalEnergies, under a French law passed in 2017, ...Read more

In recent years, a growing number of elected officials have questioned or outright denied the results of elections, sought to undermine freedom of speech, and attempted to bend electoral rules to benefit themselves.

Only a sliver of Americans say they support these kinds of antidemocratic actions. For example, just 8% of Americans ...Read more

Whether in an Oval Office proclamation signing about commercial fishing or during a Fox News interview while discussing Iran, President Donald Trump finds opportunities to share his views on transgender people.

During a June 2026 signing event, Trump claimed, in response to a question about proposed legislation regarding election ...Read more