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Tarps are hung on scaffolding outside The Kennedy Center on June 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Kennedy Center board voted on Thursday to close the famed cultural institution for [Read More…]

U.S. sailors tow an EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 133, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, July 30, 2026. (U.S. Navy) (WASHINGTON) — The top Democrat on the [Read More…]

Potential Tropical Cyclone – Forecast Tracker (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Lala has formed in the central Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen, possibly nearing hurricane strength, in the coming days as [Read More…]

Flash flooding in Henry County, Indiana, caused this street to collapse, Aug. 12, 2026. (Henry County Sheriff’s Office) (NEW YORK) — Amid floodwaters already up to the roofs of some homes and turning the streets of multiple [Read More…]

Typical El Nino impacts in winter months. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — El Nino conditions continue to intensify and are likely to be very strong, resulting in a potentially historic event in the coming months [Read More…]

Luigi Mangione attends a pretrial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court on Aug. 11, 2026, in New York City. (David Dee Delgado-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — It’s expected that a guilty plea will be announced in [Read More…]

A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein holds a copy of files on July 29, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The Epstein survivors attempted to meet with Sen. Cornyn and Attorney General nominee Tod Blanch over the Department [Read More…]

Powerball lottery tickets (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing, winning an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot, according to the lottery organization. The winning [Read More…]

Nick Reiner appears during his arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Feb. 23, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Chris Torres/Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Nick Reiner has been indicted on charges alleging he murdered his [Read More…]

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference on Aug. 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In his first news conference since his narrow confirmation as attorney general, Todd [Read More…]

A person pumps gas at a Chevron gas station on Aug. 7, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Inflation eased slightly in July but price increases stayed above the pace recorded [Read More…]

Luigi Mangione attends a pretrial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court on Aug. 11, 2026, in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Luigi Mangione‘s federal case are expected [Read More…]

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on Aug. 11, 2026, in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal district court in Massachusetts on Tuesday [Read More…]

Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court on Aug. 11, 2026, in New York City. (Barry Williams-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The jurors in accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione‘s state murder trial will [Read More…]

Tyler Boebert is seen in this undated police booking photo. (Garfield County Sheriff’s Office – Colorado) (GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo.) — The oldest son of Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., was arrested on charges of sexual exploitation [Read More…]

First responders at the scene of a deadly car crash in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Aug. 9, 2026.(Grand Junction Police Department) (NEW YORK) — Five 17-year-old boys died when their vehicle went off a cliff [Read More…]

U.S. President Donald Trump takes a question from reporters during an event in the Oval Office on Aug. 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The same legal team that successfully challenged [Read More…]

(WASHINGTON) — Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen and former Marine, has been freed from years of detention in Russia on humanitarian grounds, a State Department spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. “Thanks to the hard work of President [Read More…]

Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court on Aug. 11, 2026, in New York City. (Barry Williams-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione is in a packed Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday [Read More…]

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) looks on during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol Building on March 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (GARFIELD COUNTY, [Read More…]