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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…]

The Puerto Rican government is now forcing residents across the island to ration water by cutting off the water supply for 48 hours at a time. (David G. Houser/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Puerto Rico [Read More…]

The New York Police Department said a 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old girl were killed, August 8, 2026, when the boat they were aboard capsized near Liberty Island in New York Harbor, pictured here. (Aire [Read More…]

The mother of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree on Aug. 3 in Jackson, Mississippi, told ABC News on Sunday afternoon that her daughter’s death has “just [Read More…]

A view of the Lincoln Memorial as the Reflecting Pool is drained on the National Mall on July 22, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump acknowledged on Sunday that [Read More…]

Investigators are searching for 32-year-old Thomas David Ryan, who police say is wanted in connection with his father’s death. (New York State Police) (NEW YORK) — A manhunt continued Saturday for a suspect in upstate [Read More…]

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool is shown partially filled on Aug. 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was partially refilled on Friday to flush out what the [Read More…]

Construction at the future site of a helipad and ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House on July 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals court has [Read More…]

National Park Service water intake pipes that used to draw water from Lake Mead are shown going down the side of Pyramid Island, which is no longer surrounded by water, to the left of Saddle [Read More…]

Tracy Mingo is accused of using disguises to evade identification so he could target employees at Circle K, Subway and Family Dollar stores throughout the Atlanta area between October 2025 and January 2026, the FBI [Read More…]