WASHINGTON — In its latest chapter on religion in schools, the Supreme Court debated Tuesday whether Colorado may fund private preschools for 4-year-olds but exclude Catholic schools that refuse to serve same-sex parents and their children.

The court’s six conservatives, all of whom were raised Catholic, leaned in favor of ruling the state...Read more

MIAMI — Pieces of the Learjet plane were falling off in the sky before it crashed into a Palm Beach County road Sunday afternoon, killing all nine people on board, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Investigators found the majority of the plane’s left elevator broken into three pieces scattered from around 1.3 to 3.8 ...Read more

DETROIT — A bomb threat at a Downriver polling place on Election Day is under investigation, police said.

Authorities evacuated the building, at Carlson High School in Gibraltar, according to a social media post by the Brownstown Township Police Department, which is aiding in the investigation.

The location serves as the polling location for...Read more

DENVER — Residents in the Conejos County town of Sanford have been ordered to evacuate as flooding continues to thrash southern Colorado.

The Conejos County Sheriff’s Office told residents to leave immediately and plan to be away from home for days. A shelter is available at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 521 Spruce St.

The new ...Read more

NEW YORK — Vandals scrawled “F— Israel” and other antisemitic remarks on the sides of four school buses parked outside a Brooklyn Yeshiva — a hate crime quickly blasted by Mayor Zohan Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other city leaders.

The graffiti was spotted on the yellow school buses parked at Bedford Ave. and Williamsburg St. in ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As federal investigators continue their probe of Sunday’s Learjet 60 crash in Palm Beach County amid rainy weather challenges, key pieces of evidence have been found, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday.

The jet’s left tail elevator was found in three pieces Monday within a range of 1.3 miles...Read more

BALTIMORE — The polls had barely opened for the 2026 midterm elections Tuesday morning when about two dozen voters were already waiting in the 46-degree chill outside William Paca Elementary School in East Baltimore.

Beneath colorful murals of birds and mountains inside, election workers hauled out a 13th voting booth to accommodate the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Backlash against San Diego City Hall over housing policies and administrative blunders reached a new level this week when critics of Mayor Todd Gloria launched a recall effort against him.

Recent polling by City Council campaigns shows widespread disapproval of the mayor’s performance, making a recall effort seem potentially ...Read more

The United Nations is distancing itself from El Salvador’s unprecedented military buildup in Haiti, confirming that the vast majority of the Central American nation’s troops are operating outside the Gang Suppression Force authorized by its Security Council and beyond the mandate and reporting of its U.N. Support Office.

The Miami Herald ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Community members say they need answers about the actions of St. Paul police officers as the one-year mark approaches since a federal immigration operation, during which officers responded and used force against some people who had gathered.

The St. Paul Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Commission has been reviewing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Federal officials unsealed charges Tuesday against an Oklahoma man accused of mailing hundreds of letters containing suspicious substances to members of Congress and other officials last month and ahead of the 2024 election.

The court records, unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, show ...Read more

The United Nations is distancing itself from El Salvador’s unprecedented military buildup in Haiti, confirming that the vast majority of the Central American nation’s troops are operating outside the Gang Suppression Force authorized by its Security Council and beyond the mandate and reporting of its U.N. Support Office.

The Miami Herald ...Read more

Beginning Tuesday night, all travelers arriving at United States airports from overseas will face a new requirement.

They’ll need to write and provide a statement saying they’ve not spent time in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the prior 21 days, including for transit or layovers.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continued to forecast a low pressure system could form in the Atlantic with a chance to develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 1 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, the prediction was that an area of low pressure was likely to form along a weakening frontal boundary a ...Read more

U.S. Sen Chris Murphy continues to respond to treatment after having a stroke, according to a statement from a spokesperson for Murphy. The spokesperson declined to offer any additional information Monday on the senator’s condition.

The 53-year-old Connecticut senator experienced numbness in his arm Saturday afternoon while at his son’s ...Read more

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Israel will no longer get U.S. aid after the end of the year, contending that the U.S. ally is a "thriving" country and no longer needs the help. Israel is historically the largest recipient of U.S. military aid.

Trump specifically cited the critiques by Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis unveiled his final budget proposal on Monday, teeing up some hard decisions on healthcare cuts for the state’s next chief executive and the legislature to consider next year.

Polis, a Democrat, is term-limited and will leave office in January. This is his eighth and final budget proposal as governor. While...Read more

CHICAGO — Amid deepening national tensions over election integrity, local elections officials on Tuesday announced a bolstered group of field investigators will be on hand across Chicago to help ensure a smooth final day of in-person voting.

The chair of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Marisel Hernandez, said Tuesday morning that...Read more