The Republican governor of Ohio is speaking out against the Trump administration’s end of deportation protections for more than 300,000 Haitians, saying that terminating the humanitarian program and targeting the group for mass deportations “is a mistake” and does not serve either the interest of the United States or his state.

“Haiti ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — State Rep. Erin Paré is proposing legislation to regulate what transgender school employees wear in school after she says the Wake County school system hired a transgender music teacher.

In posts Monday on Facebook and X, Paré said she had received emails and phone calls about “the hiring of a transgender biological male, ...Read more

For nearly three decades, North Carolina required law enforcement officers and agencies to record information about traffic stops, searches, arrests and uses of force, creating a database that allowed the public to examine racial disparities involving individual officers and departments.

That requirement ended July 1, when the General Assembly ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help developing nuclear energy to create thousands of jobs.

The states — Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Idaho — all have Republican governors who say they welcome the chance to help America reclaim its leadership in ...Read more

The leading Arizona lawman investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie is confident that evidence investigators have collected will crack the case.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos made his bold assurance on the NBC morning show hosted by the missing woman’s daughter Savannah Guthrie.

“We have so much DNA to sort through. We have so ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A warming Chesapeake Bay may mean more days of swimming, but it brings a greater threat from a flesh-eating bacterium that thrives as the mercury rises.

Last year, the health department reported 11 deaths from Vibrio fulnificus — the so-called flesh-eating strain — including an outbreak tied to a Wicomico County crab feast. ...Read more

DETROIT — Evidence that a Dearborn man is dangerous is thin, his lawyers said Tuesday while requesting bond amid a broader terrorism crackdown in which prosecutors recently secured the government's first conviction.

Ayob Nasser, 20, asked U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith to be released from pretrial detention after spending nearly nine ...Read more

The former aide Gov. Gavin Newsom had an affair with while he was mayor of San Francisco revealed more details in a Vanity Fair essay published Tuesday that contradicts Newsom’s public recollection of their brief relationship.

Ruby Rippey worked as Newsom’s deputy campaign finance director, and later appointments secretary from 2004 to 2006...Read more

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has challenged a Minnesota law banning apps that digitally alter photos of clothed people to make them appear nude before the law takes effect Aug. 1.

In a complaint filed Monday in Minnesota federal court, xAI argues that the provision is a “clumsy attempt to prohibit ...Read more

Even after Prince Harry stirred up “psychodrama” and lost out on his chance to stay at Buckingham Palace when he visited the U.K. earlier this month, King Charles III wants to continue to extend an “olive branch” and has reportedly offered him accommodations at the royal residence when he returns to London for a charitable event in ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — When Bryan Kohberger admitted to stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, he was asked by the presiding judge question after question to make sure all aspects of his plea were offered “voluntarily.”

The convicted murderer is now claiming that wasn’t the case, and despite the fact that his plea agreement ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Just when North Carolina seemed finished with the 2026 state budget, lawmakers are pulling it back in.

The Republican-controlled General Assembly adjourned and went home in early July after sending Democratic Gov. Josh Stein an overdue state budget, which he signed into law. The budget spends about $34 billion of taxpayer ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Ukraine and Israel — two nations at war — at the White House on Tuesday, as Washington’s role in both conflicts reaches a critical stage.

Trump’s meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came as the wars in Ukraine and...Read more

ELGIN, Ill. — Illinois public and charter school students will be barred from using cellphones during the school day starting in fall 2027, under a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Tuesday.

The new law requires districts without an existing phone policy to adopt a “bell-to-bell” ban for elementary and middle school students. High school ...Read more

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