Trump: Iran fighting 'intermittent,' so it is OK not to call it a war
President Trump said the conflict in Iran is "small potatoes" and amounts to a recurring flare-up of fighting as opposed to a full-scale war.
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Mistrial is declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case after jury deadlocks
A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Friday after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was criminally responsible for killing her three young children.
House Democrats head to Dallas to counter GOP midterm convention
House Democrats are sending a four-member delegation to Dallas next week to provide counterprogramming to Republicans' midterm convention.
Team of scientists recreates sounds of insects from Jurassic period
A multinational group of scientists was able to use the Jurassic fossils of katydid ancestors to reproduce the sounds they made.
Trump picks Adam Telle as acting secretary of the Army
President Trump this week nominated Assistant Secretary of the Army Adam Telle for the service's top civilian job following the abrupt resignation this week of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
Trump Team Works to Convert Anti-Data Center Voters for Midterm Elections
President Trump and his allies are going on the offensive in the public-relations battle over data centers that have become a top target for voters angry about high prices.
Treasury targets Turkey-based bank with new sanctions over its ties to Iran
The U.S. Treasury Department targeted several Turkish financial institutions over their ties to Iran as Washington expands its efforts to isolate Tehran economically.
Trump team to fast-track Alaska oil drilling approvals
The Trump administration is seeking to speed up approval times for oil and gas drilling in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve after nine companies bought tracts there this year and want to move forward with their investments.
Knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cables fatally shot after ignoring orders to drop weapon
Police fatally shot a knife-wielding man walking on the cables of New York City's Brooklyn Bridge after he ignored orders to drop the weapon, authorities said Friday. The shooting happened when he moved within feet of an officer trying to help him climb down.
Hiring burst of 162,000 jobs in August puts the focus squarely back on inflation in the U.S.
The U.S. labor market bounced back in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs, ending a summer of lackluster hiring growth with a bang.
Women gathered in a small Iranian town for a wedding. Then a deadly U.S. strike hit
Women with their children were gathered in the house and yard, waiting for the bride and groom to arrive to kick off a wedding celebration in this small town in southern Iran. Then an explosion turned the scene to carnage.
Here's how the summer box office blew up and Hollywood got its mojo back
Hollywood has just wrapped up its best summer in a decade and its biggest vibe shift since the pandemic.
Man crushed to death by bus at Virginia's Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
A man working under a tour bus at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia, died Thursday after the support structure failed, causing the vehicle to crush him.
ICE officer lied about shovel and broom attack before Minnesota shooting, Justice Department alleges
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer falsely told investigators he was being attacked with a broom and shovel before he shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during the Minnesota immigration crackdown last winter, according to a federal indictment unsealed Friday.
Sen. Fetterman's rivals smell blood after unflattering reporting
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman's potential 2028 Democratic primary challengers aim to take advantage of a Wall Street Journal article accusing him of ignoring his job duties.
Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights survey
The Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity.
House passes bill stripping funding for universities that boycott Israel
The House passed a bill Thursday that would prohibit colleges from receiving federal student aid if they engage in commercial and academic boycotts against Israel.
Weaponization report: Richmond FBI 'revolt' followed rebuke over Catholic memo
July 2023 was a soul-searching month for the FBI's field office in Richmond, Virginia. The office's analysts didn't like the way the Washington headquarters treated them and would eventually need therapeutic counseling, a new Justice Department report says.
Trump says he will stop trade with certain countries if the Fed doesn't lower interest rates
President Trump says the Federal Reserve must lower interest rates or else he will cut off trade with countries that sell a ton of goods to the U.S. but don't buy as much from American producers.
Ex-Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer contributed to 'toxic' work environment, says IG report
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ran a department where staff drank on duty, cried through public dressing-downs and were dispatched to organize her closet and pick up her dry cleaning, according to a new report from the Labor Department's Office of the Inspector General.
