Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Tuesday insisted the ceasefire with Iran is holding firm despite exchanges of fire between the two nations as they seek to enforce dueling blockades of the strategic Straits of Hormuz.

After a day of attacks by both sides, Hegseth said the skirmishes don’t amount to a resumption of combat and claimed that the ...Read more

Ukraine said it hit a Russian export-oriented refinery and oil-pumping station in Kirishi near the Baltic coast, as Kyiv ramps up attacks ahead of planned Victory Day ceasefires.

Ukrainian drones hit three primary crude processing units overnight at the Kirishi refinery and a fuel tank at the nearby pumping station, which services flows of ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new congressional map signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, which eliminates a Hispanic majority seat and aims to help Republicans keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives, has ignited what will likely be drawn-out court battles over Florida’s new voting boundaries.

Three different groups filed lawsuits in a ...Read more

A proposal by Rep. Johnny Olszewski Jr. to impose term limits on U.S. Supreme Court justices is opening a familiar partisan divide, with the Democrat framing it as a needed fix and a Maryland Republican calling it an overreaction to recent rulings.

Legislation introduced by the freshman Baltimore County lawmaker would establish 18-year term ...Read more

DENVER — State lawmakers killed legislation dubbed the “No Kings Act” on Monday night, as opposition from local government groups tanked a bill that would have allowed Coloradans to sue federal officials who violated their civil rights.

Two Democrats — Sens. Dylan Roberts and Lindsey Daugherty — joined with the Senate Judiciary ...Read more

The U.S. played down the prospect of a return to active war with Iran after a day of clashes involving ships in the Strait of Hormuz and missile strikes against the United Arab Emirates.

Attacks by Tehran on vessels in the Persian Gulf and the UAE didn’t constitute a breach of a ceasefire, General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...Read more

President Donald Trump says Venezuelans are “really happy” as the country undergoes political change, but new polling data suggests a growing disconnect between Washington’s optimism and public sentiment inside Venezuela.

Speaking Monday at a White House event, Trump highlighted what he described as a shift in Venezuela’s social and ...Read more

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rival Mamata Banerjee refused to resign as West Bengal’s chief minister a day after she was defeated by the ruling party in state elections, alleging the polls were manipulated.

“I haven’t lost,” Banerjee told reporters in Kolkata on Tuesday. She alleged irregularities during vote counting on ...Read more

Spring means beautiful flowers, fragrant lilacs – and lots of tree pollen coating cars and setting off sneezing, wheezing and headaches.

As an allergist and immunologist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, I help patients with seasonal allergies and associated allergic diseases manage their conditions, and one question...Read more

The question of which court should hear a case isn’t always as easy as it might seem – and the answer can sometimes make a difference in the potential outcome. For instance, in 2013, the government of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, decided to sue several oil companies for violating a 1978 state law that required a state permit for oil ...Read more

Many people finish the workday not just tired but wired. Their mind keeps racing, their body feels tense, and even in moments that should be restful they feel a lingering sense of urgency. Conversations replay in their mind, unfinished tasks resurface, and their nervous system seems unwilling to power down.

You may recognize this ...Read more

When the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, another crisis quietly grew behind closed doors. Reports from around the globe suggested that violence against women and girls was increasing. Governments, nongovernmental organizations and advocates began referring to the phenomenon as a “shadow pandemic.”

To ...Read more

A 35-year-old Kentucky woman was arrested in late 2025, accused of taking abortion pills that she ordered online.

The gestational age and status of the pregnancy is unknown. But Kentucky, like the majority of Southern states that contain Appalachian counties, has a complete abortion ban.

Mifepristone is a medication approved ...Read more

“Mercy,” a film released in January 2026, depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in the near future: a city riddled with violence, homelessness and civic disorder. California’s response is to set up the Mercy Capital Court, run entirely by an AI bot that goes by the name Judge Maddox. The judge can analyze evidence, determine whether the ...Read more

Nonprofits led by Muslim women remain extensively engaged in a wide range of civic activities, even though 72% say they have experienced Islamophobia in their work.

That’s one of the main findings of the study that we conducted together. It is the basis of the applied research project – a type of dissertation – that one of us (...Read more

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is traveling to Beijing for talks, marking the diplomat’s first visit to China since U.S. and Israeli strikes sparked the most severe global oil supply shock in history.

Araghchi is traveling on Tuesday and will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a ...Read more

A quarter of immigration arrests since August were labeled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as "collateral," a type of arrest and detention that's been challenged in court as an end run around civil rights.

Public outrage and lawsuits over the arrests may be tamping down the large-scale sweeps that foster them, but tens of thousands ...Read more

Tory Starr is worried about the people who get medical care at Open Door Community Health Centers along California's North Coast.

"They're the folks that work at restaurants. They're the teacher's aides," said Starr, a registered nurse who became Open Door's chief executive more than six years ago. Those patients, he said, are "really the heart...Read more