• Trump's border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

    Trump's border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

    May 17, 2026 07:26 PM EDT

    ... Sunland Park, on New Mexico's border with Mexico, crews this year set off blasts on Mount Cristo Rey, a pilgrimage site topped with a limestone crucifix. CBP is seeking to seize a strip of the mountain owned by the Roman Catholic Church for wall construction. The Diocese of Las ...

  • WATCH LIVE: Trump and Xi hold meeting as China state visit begins

    WATCH LIVE: Trump and Xi hold meeting as China state visit begins

    May 13, 2026 03:27 PM EDT

    ... a success before he even left White House grounds. He openly mused about Xi's planned reciprocal visit to the U.S. later this year, lamenting that the White House ballroom under construction would not be completed in time to properly fete the Chinese leader. “We’re going to have ...

  • Conan O'Brien will return to host the 99th Academy Awards next year

    Conan O'Brien will return to host the 99th Academy Awards next year

    May 12, 2026 10:20 PM EDT

    ... familiar team, as well, with the return of Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan as the show's executive producers. Film academy leaders Bill Kramer and Lynette Howell Taylor said in a joint statement, "They are an incredible team and have produced such captivating, entertaining and heartfelt shows over the last ...

  • Bobby Cox, longtime Braves manager and Hall of Famer, dies at 84

    Bobby Cox, longtime Braves manager and Hall of Famer, dies at 84

    May 09, 2026 06:41 PM EDT

    ... he signs half the guys down there up front, and then he comes down and manages them,” Maddux said. Cox usually shied away from the limelight and was uncomfortable when talking about himself. “Honestly, I’m just doing my job. I let everything else fall where it may,” he said.

  • Trump's Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead

    Trump's Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead

    May 06, 2026 02:57 PM EDT

    Trump's success in Indiana, aided by more than $8.3 million in campaign cash in races that usually see very little spending, reaffirmed the president's continued strength within a Republican Party that he has dominated for a decade, despite his inevitable slide toward lame-duck status and his ...

  • Florida legislature approves new congressional map intended to boost Republicans in midterms

    Florida legislature approves new congressional map intended to boost Republicans in midterms

    Apr 30, 2026 01:01 AM EDT

    ... Speaker Daniel Perez, a Republican but not a DeSantis ally, spiked both ideas. DeSantis called it “political shenanigans.” House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, lamented that Republicans still delivered DeSantis the big-ticket item that he wanted. “On destroying our democracy, they’ve been aligned,” she said, “and that ...

  • Live Updates: King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Washington

    Live Updates: King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Washington

    Apr 28, 2026 03:13 PM EDT

    ... relations Trump’s up-and-down relationship with Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken a particularly sour turn over the past several months as the president has sought to rally international support for the war in Iran. Trump lamented that Starmer, who has largely resisted his overtures, was “no Churchill.”

  • A look at health concerns as Roundup case reaches Supreme Court

    A look at health concerns as Roundup case reaches Supreme Court

    Apr 27, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    ... it is used. There is a really intense scientific debate about the extent to which glyphosate might be increasing cancer risk, particularly non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. There is more evidence around the occupational uses, so think farmworkers, farmers, groundskeepers. But a lot of the MAHA moms that you're hearing ...

  • LISTEN: Supreme Court considers case on Roundup weed killer cancer warning labels

    LISTEN: Supreme Court considers case on Roundup weed killer cancer warning labels

    Apr 27, 2026 02:22 PM EDT

    ... The case before the court was filed by a Missouri man named John Durnell. His lawsuit said he developed a cancer called non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after more than 20 years of serving as the neighborhood association’s “spray guy,” using Roundup on parks in his historic St. Louis community ...

  • Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging 40 homes and shutting down roads

    Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging 40 homes and shutting down roads

    Apr 24, 2026 05:42 PM EDT

    ... with huge chunks of debris. A home had part of its metal roof torn off and trees were left stripped of bark and limbs. Dave Lamerton of Enid spent Friday morning salvaging what was left of his son Joseph’s woodworking shop just south of the city, along with some ...