U.S. launches new strikes against Iran after 3 ships were hit in Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the waters off Oman in the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed attacks from both sides threaten the interim deal reached last month, with the U.S....
Private prison company sells 2 of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds
The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a deal worth $1.5 billion, the company announced Monday. CoreCivic said it anticipates that the sale of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County...
Republican leaders say they speak to Mitch McConnell as speculation swirls about his health
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top two Republicans have spoken individually to Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, according to aides, as the former GOP leader remains in the hospital more than three weeks after being admitted for undisclosed health issues. Aides to McConnell have declined to release any information about his condition,...
Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County
ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The Justice Department in April obtained a grand jury subpoena seeking the names and personal contact information...
Democratic-led states face backlash over National Guard deployments in Washington
WASHINGTON — A National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C. has ballooned during the celebrations of the country’s 250th anniversary of independence, bolstered in part by contingents from Democratic-led states. That participation has sparked anger among some in the nation’s capital who argue the troops from Democratic-led states are not just...
Pepsi faces backlash after controversial social media post
A now-deleted Pepsi Company social media post has drawn substantial criticism and discourse from online users. The Tuesday post made on the Threads platform was promoting its Pepsi Wild Cherry product, saying “Pepsi Wild Cherry is what happens when regular cherry stops asking permission.” Online users condemning the post are...
Ex-Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrested on drug possession charges
DAPHNE, Ala. — Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has been arrested on drug possession charges in Alabama after police say they pulled him over for erratic driving and found marijuana and meth in his vehicle. It’s the latest legal trouble for the ex-Tallahassee mayor, who narrowly lost to Republican...
Getty scraps $3.7B Shutterstock deal after UK antitrust requires key sale
Getty Images notified Shutterstock on Tuesday that it’s scrapping plans to combine the companies in a $3.7 billion deal because it didn’t want to comply with a key condition laid out by Britain’s antitrust regulator. In a filing, Getty said that it “delivered a written notice to Shutterstock terminating the...
Reform UK’s Farage says he’ll quit as lawmaker and seek reelection amid donation allegations
LONDON — Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced Tuesday that he will quit his seat in Parliament and seek reelection in an effort to clear his name over financial allegations linked to millions of dollars’ worth of donations. The unexpected resignation is an effort by the anti-immigration politician to preempt...
Manhattan high-rise still unstable after columns buckle, forcing evacuationsVideo
NEW YORK — A Manhattan high-rise remained unstable Tuesday after officials found that columns buckled and floors sagged while it was being converted to luxury apartments, forcing evacuations in and around the Midtown construction site. The former headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is in a busy corridor just down the...
Landslides in Bangladesh kill at least 8 Rohingya refugees while monsoon rains batter India
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least eight Rohingya refugees, including five children, while heavy monsoon rains battered parts of neighboring India, leaving 13 dead over the past few days. Dollar Tripura, a Fire Service and Civil Defense official in Cox’s Bazar...
U.S. support for Israel slips as Democrats grow more critical, AP-NORC poll finds
NEW YORK — After decades of reliable bipartisan backing for Israel, a new AP-NORC poll reveals a dramatic erosion of support for the longtime U.S. ally, with rising opposition from Democrats and signs of division among Republicans. The survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research arrives at...
More video expected during hearing in case against man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
PROVO, Utah — Prosecutors in the case against the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk were expected to present a recorded statement from his roommate and more videos from law enforcement as a weeklong preliminary hearing resumed Tuesday. The court proceedings mark the most significant presentation of evidence to date...
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records sought by conservative activist
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by a conservative activist to obtain guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters in the presidential battleground state. The case has been winding its way through the courts for years and stems from attempts by conservatives...
French court clears way for far-right leader Le Pen to run in 2027 but under a condition she rejects
PARIS — A Paris appeals court cleared the way Tuesday for popular far-right leader Marine Le Pen to possibly run for the French presidency next year but said she must wear an electronic bracelet after finding her guilty of embezzling public funds. Le Pen has previously said that campaigning with...
Judge dismisses Prince Harry’s privacy invasion lawsuit against publisher of Daily Mail
LONDON — Prince Harry ‘s final lawsuit aimed at taming the British tabloids ended in defeat Tuesday as a judge found he failed to prove his privacy invasion claims against the publisher of the Daily Mail. Justice Matthew Nicklin rejected the broad inferences the Duke of Sussex had relied on...
U.S. airlines chase profits in premium cabins, deepening a fare class divide on flights
One traveler breezes through a priority security lane and heads straight to an invite-only lounge for craft cocktails and a chef-prepared meal before boarding early. A flight attendant offering a glass of champagne and a warm hand towel welcomes the passenger to a spacious seat at the front of the...
South Korean law targeting ‘fake news’ takes effect as journalists’ groups raise concerns
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea began enforcing a law Tuesday that allows steep punitive damages against news outlets and social media influencers for spreading false information as journalist groups warned it could chill public discourse and invite censorship. Journalists and civil liberties groups say the vaguely worded law fails...
Idaho mother who said her toddler twins died after vaccinations has been charged with murder
An Idaho woman who said her toddler twins died last year after being vaccinated faces murder charges connected to their deaths, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Andrea Shaw, who is accused of suffocating her 18-month-old twins in May 2025, on two counts of first-degree murder on June 29, according...
3 tankers hit in latest attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, British military says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Three tankers were struck by projectiles Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, the British military said, in the latest attacks targeting vessels moving through the fuel-shipping waterway that is central to negotiations seeking a permanent end to the war between the U.S. and Iran. The...
The family of a man shot by the Tennessee National Guard demands release of video
NASHVILLE — The grandfather of a man who was shot and killed by the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis over the weekend says he wants answers from law enforcement. Evaniel Johnson said he is waiting to see if video footage supports the police narrative that his 20-year-old grandson, Tyrin Johnson,...
ICE sent officers to a man’s home over an email. Now he’s suing
An upstate New York resident sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for sending federal officers to his house with a warning over an email he sent to the agency’s one-time head. David Streever, who is a U.S. citizen, was on a trip to Finland when two officers showed up to...
Planned Parenthood regains access to federal funds as GOP ban expires
Planned Parenthood has regained access to hundreds of millions in federal Medicaid funding as a Republican congressional ban expired after a year. The beleaguered women’s health organization still cannot receive funds for abortions but can resume billing the feds for up to $800 million a year for other health services...
Trump posts doctored photo of the Obamas and Air Force One with graffiti spray-painted on plane
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump posted a falsified image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, waving before boarding an Air Force One that had been spray-painted with graffiti. It came months after another racist post by the president that showed the couple as primates in a...
Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 rioters don’t apply to D.C. pipe bomb suspect, judge rules
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s mass pardons for supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol don’t apply to a Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S....
