The August 2023 raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper and its owner’s home drew national headlines and was roundly criticized as an attack on press freedom.

Now, rural Marion County is paying for the role it played in signing off on the raids, which followed a local restaurateur’s complaints about journalists investigating her.

On Monday, ...Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a Mississippi case that could have a major effect on Illinois’ efforts to promote voting by mail, as the high court is expected to decide whether such ballots, cast and postmarked on or before Election Day in a general election, can be counted afterward.

The combined suit — brought by ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Aides to President Donald Trump have spent the days following Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race reviewing federal funds that benefit the city to potentially suspend or cancel, a White House official said Tuesday, highlighting the threat of retribution over the democratic socialist’s win.

The ...Read more

BALTIMORE — As Veterans Day commemoration events occurred across Baltimore, over a dozen veterans gathered Tuesday morning to condemn President Donald Trump’s plans to deploy the National Guard to the city and how ICE has been enacting the president’s immigration agenda.

Local grassroots organizations, The Baltimore Rapid Response Network...Read more

Passengers traveling through Philadelphia International Airport over the weekend may have been exposed to a case of the measles, city health officials warned Tuesday.

Travelers and anyone else who was at the airport’s terminals A and B between 8:50 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease, according to a ...Read more

Months of closed-door negotiations have produced at least a tentative agreement surrounding a long-overdue 2025-26 state budget, and there were indications Tuesday that votes on budget bills might take place this week.

The state House, which previously had not been scheduled to return until Monday, was scheduled to go into voting session on ...Read more

Michael Duarte, the influencer and chef known for his love of all things barbecue, died in a “horrible incident” while traveling with his family in Texas, his friends and agent confirmed Tuesday.

The self-taught grill master, who posted about his craft under the Instagram handle Food with Bear Hands, died on Saturday, “just three short ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration reportedly has plans to open the waters off California’s coast to new oil and gas drilling for the first time in four decades, drawing swift condemnation from Gov. Gavin Newsom, lawmakers and environmental groups who say it would be disastrous for the state’s environment, economy and clean energy ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court extended a pause on $4 billion in food aid, likely ensuring that millions of low-income families won’t get assistance until Congress reopens the government and provides full benefits.

Siding with President Donald Trump’s administration, the justices said they will maintain a block on lower court rulings...Read more

The Trump administration vowed Tuesday to investigate security protocols at both UC Berkeley and the city of Berkeley after angry clashes among protesters and attendees at an event hosted by Turning Point USA, the organization founded by assassinated conservative youth activist Charlie Kirk.

Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said ...Read more

Sen. John Fetterman joined ABC’s "The View" on Tuesday for a virtual interview in which he vehemently defended his votes to end the government shutdown and shared some of the thinking behind his new memoir.

The Pennsylvania Democrat joined the daytime talk show at a key moment for his party and for his personal brand. In a pair of votes ...Read more

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it would investigate security at two liberal California bastions — the campus of UC Berkeley and the city of Berkeley — after multiple people were taken into custody following clashes as protesters tried to shut down a Turning Point USA event.

“I see several issues of serious concern ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A near-collision between two passenger planes departing from Los Angeles International Airport on Oct. 31 highlighted concerns about the safety of flying during an ongoing government shutdown.

Shortly before 4 p.m., an ITA Airways jet and American Airlines jet were climbing after taking off on from parallel runways when the ITA ...Read more

Alaska has not spent state funds to replace lost federal food assistance, state officials said Tuesday, despite Gov. Mike Dunleavy's promise to do so.

Amid the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, President Donald Trump has halted full federal food assistance to the more than 40 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental ...Read more

Nevada lawmakers are preparing to return to Carson City later this week to consider what Gov. Joe Lombardo considers “unfinished” business from the Legislature’s session earlier this year.

But what that could be has been less clear.

The Republican governor said on Oct. 6 that he planned to call a special legislative session later this ...Read more

The world’s largest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has entered the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, further expanding what is already the biggest U.S. military presence in the Caribbean in decades, the Navy said Tuesday.

The deployment — officially framed as a mission against ...Read more

A Veterans Day message from George Santos was greeted with a reminder that, before going to prison, he was accused of scamming a Navy vet who blamed the disgraced congressman for the death of his emotional support dog.

“Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all veterans for your service!” Santos posted on X Tuesday.

He was quickly met with ...Read more

After the FDA learned of infant botulism infecting two more babies, New York City-based ByHeart recalled all of its formula products nationwide on Tuesday.

The recall reaches all Walmart stores, Walmart.com and SamsClub.com; Kroger and Kroger-owned chains Fred Meyer, QFC and Smith’s; Target; Meijer; and Publix, among national chains.

“At ...Read more

Sean “Diddy” Combs is already making a name for himself behind bars as the disgraced mogul faces disciplinary action for an unsanctioned three-way phone call in a New Jersey federal prison.

If officials at FCI Fort Dix have their way, the Bad Boy Records founder — who was convicted over the summer for two counts of transportation to ...Read more