Tropical Storm Bertha strikes Gulf Coast near the Texas-Louisiana line in second landfall

Tropical Storm Bertha made a second landfall Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana state line after grazing southern Louisiana in ...

Foodlink Meal Mobiles help fill summer meal gap

For families who rely on school meals during the academic year, summer can create a gap in access to reliable food. Foodlink’s Meal Mobiles are working to close that gap ...

Black members of Oklahoma Native American tribe file federal lawsuit to gain citizenship rights

Two descendants of Black people once enslaved by a Native American tribe are asking a federal court in Oklahoma to force tribal leaders to issue them citizenship cards as ordered a year ago by a ...

Fatal police shooting of man with knife roils Madison, Wisconsin

The police shooting death of a man who injured an officer with a knife while resisting arrest has roiled the city of Madison, ...

Fun is the key to growing American soccer

The 2026 World Cup hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to a thrilling close with Spain defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time. While fans were treated to quality soccer throughout ...

Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to widen Iran war

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel. The ...

Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss

The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband is set to be sentenced in federal ...

D4vd’s lawyers ask why more DNA testing wasn’t done on chain saws, car in teen girl’s killing

Lawyers for D4vd began showing glimpses into their defense strategy Thursday, pressing police on why they didn’t conduct more DNA testing on items found in the ...

Can MLS leverage the 2026 World Cup momentum?

The 2026 World Cup may be over, as Spain lifted the trophy after defeating defending champions Argentina, but the tournament’s impact on soccer in the U.S. could just be getting started. The ...

Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nominee

The Senate health committee delayed a planned vote Thursday on whether to advance the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him

Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker Thursday and told jurors for a second time about the ...

Laura Loomer meets with Zelenskyy in Ukraine after major reversal on the war

Laura Loomer, an ardent ally of President Donald Trump with a reputation for incendiary social media commentary, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday after a ...