WASHINGTON — The aging congressional campus urgently needs work, Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin said Tuesday, warning of “system degradation and failure.”

As the deferred maintenance piles up, so do the costs and the risk to lawmakers and staff, he said.

But Senate appropriators had a warning of their own: They need a better ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The South Carolina state Senate on Tuesday rejected a proposal to extend their legislative session, making it appear unlikely the state will redraw its House map ahead of the November elections.

Five Republican state senators joined all Democrats in voting against a sine die agreement that would have allowed the chamber to ...Read more

After a hantavirus outbreak killed three passengers aboard a cruise ship, Washington state residents are wondering if they’re at risk of the deadly rodent-spread disease.

At least three Washington state residents have been exposed to the Andes strain of hantavirus, according to public health officials.

Two King County residents were “...Read more

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein’s attorney on Tuesday said the woman at the center of his rape trial was either delusional or a liar, pulling pages from the defense playbooks of many a high-profile rape suspect in the #MeToo era.

Arguing Weinstein, 73, should be acquitted of third-degree rape, defense attorney Marc Agnifilo asked the jury to ...Read more

In late February, animal rights activists flew a drone over a calf ranch in California's Central Valley and watched as workers kicked and punched the animals.

Footage reviewed by the Los Angeles Times shows a worker pulling a calf by the nose with pliers.

It shows two workers removing the budding horns of a calf with a hot iron. While one held...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Almost a year late, North Carolina is headed toward having a new state budget.

House Speaker Destin Hall and Senate leader Phil Berger, both Republicans, had been at a stalemate since the summer of 2025, when they failed to reach an agreement on the amounts of tax cuts or raises for teachers and state employees. Hall and ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate stopped an effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps, bucking pressure from the White House and the expedited process to redistrict in the House.

State senators could not muster the necessary votes to amend a sine die agreement to allow for a discussion on middecade congressional ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Eileen Wang emerged as an up-and-coming community leader in the San Gabriel Valley several years ago.

She won the endorsement of prominent political figures and was elected to a seat on the Arcadia City Council. In a 2024 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Wang said she moved to Southern California from China 30 years ago.

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LAS VEGAS — A gunman shot and killed two people inside a busy south Las Vegas grocery store Tuesday morning before several witnesses tackled and subdued him until officers arrived.

The Metropolitan Police Department said the shooting was reported just before 11:30 a.m. and that a gunman was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were ...Read more

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the state’s gerrymandered congressional map in a pair of landmark rulings that ease a path for Republicans to unseat Kansas City’s longtime Democratic congressman.

The first unanimous ruling found that the map itself, which carves up Kansas City, was legal and did not violate the state ...Read more

In a clear symbol that California is not facing water shortages or a drought this summer, Lake Oroville, the state’s second-largest reservoir and a key component of California’s water system, has nearly filled to the top.

The massive reservoir, contained behind America’s tallest dam, was 99% full on Tuesday afternoon, at 122% of its ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The LAPD has temporarily disbanded a South L.A. anti-gang unit whose members are accused of turning off their body-worn cameras during traffic stops.

Police officials announced the move Tuesday as the department’s civilian watchdog requested a review of behavior by all gang enforcement units citywide.

Members of the the 77th ...Read more

Public health authorities are monitoring someone in Minnesota who may have been briefly exposed during overseas travel to a cruise ship traveler who tested positive for hantavirus.

The person with the potential exposure has not shown any symptoms or tested positive, but the Minnesota Department of Health is conducting surveillance and notifying...Read more

Three people are being monitored by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment after they were exposed to a person with the Andes hantavirus.

KDHE said it is working alongside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the local health department in monitoring the three.

The exposure occurred internationally after the three came ...Read more

On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis left in place two injunctions against the re-arrest or detention of Maryland resident and immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

In March, the Trump Administration sought to deport Abrego Garcia a second time, this time to Liberia and “in a matter of days.” He was deported in March 2025 to El ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is facing scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest and misuse of public resources associated with a road trip reality show filmed with his family over the past year.

The official's "Great American Road Trip" program will feature Duffy, his wife Rachel, and their nine children touring ...Read more

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Less than two miles away from Jeffrey Epstein’s former mansion in Palm Beach, five survivors of the late sex trafficker’s abuse demanded Tuesday that the investigation into his crimes continue.

“I am here to ask for one simple thing,” said Courtney Wild, who was abused by Epstein in that mansion at age 14. “To ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary will leave his role, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.

Makary’s departure comes after pressure within the administration to step down over a variety of issues, from abortion medication to flavored vapes.

FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Kyle Diamantas will lead the ...Read more