WASHINGTON — U.S. military service members may soon find garlic and seafood from China stripped off the shelves of their local military commissaries, in a move led by three Senate Republicans.

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., put Chinese garlic on the military’s chopping block. He, along with Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Fla, and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., ...Read more

Two ballot boxes were set on fire in the Portland, Ore., area on Monday morning, authorities said.

Officials said hundreds of ballots were likely damaged in the fires in southeast Portland and the northern suburb of Vancouver, Wash., local NBC affiliate KGW reported.

Photos from both scenes appeared to show small holes in the boxes where ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Whether you prefer a sample ballot, Notes app bullet points on your phone or a good old paper list, Missouri residents will need a way to remember who and what to vote for in the 2024 general election.

In Missouri, voters will choose the governor and U.S. senator, and the future of abortion and minimum wage. That is on top ...Read more

ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. — Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido said he will decide Monday whether to charge a man accused of making hateful comments before allegedly driving his car toward a group of volunteers distributing campaign material this month supporting Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

Lucido said his office's Hate ...Read more

CHICAGO — Illinois state Rep. Bob Rita is no longer expected to testify Monday morning in the corruption trial of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan.

Rita had taken the witness stand for a few minutes Thursday and was expected to continue Monday morning. Instead, proceedings began with lengthy sidebars and a recess. When jurors finally got back to ...Read more

BALTIMORE — More than two years ago, James Weems Jr.’s wife shot him in a Washington, D.C., hotel room.

Now, the 59-year-old former Baltimore Police officer charged with sexually abusing children who attended the Owings Mills day care run by his wife, Shanteari Weems, faces his own trial this week in Baltimore County.

The dramatic July ...Read more

Russia’s decision to bring North Korean troops to shore up its war-weary forces has Ukraine’s allies realizing they have few options to respond without escalating the conflict even more.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed the deployment following a briefing by high-ranking South Korean officials Monday in Brussels — and called it...Read more

ATLANTA — The line that formed outside of Fox Theatre in Atlanta could have been mistaken for a Harris-Walz event because so many people arrived Sunday afternoon wearing Kamala Harris T-shirts and other campaign apparel.

They were there to hear from the only other woman in the world who knows exactly what Harris is going through. Hillary ...Read more

Russia’s decision to bring North Korean troops to shore up its war-weary forces has Ukraine’s allies realizing they have few options to respond without escalating the conflict even more.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed the deployment for the first time following a briefing by high-ranking South Korean officials Monday in ...Read more

Fergie’s viral rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” may have finally been overshadowed.

Indie singer Loomis has been taking over social media after botching the national anthem during a live telecast of the Free & Equal Elections Foundation presidential debate featuring third-party candidates Chase Oliver, Jill Stein and Randall Terry....Read more

I am a direct descendant of family members that were forced as children to attend either a U.S. government-operated or church-run Indian boarding school. They include my mother, all four of my grandparents and the majority of my great-grandparents.

On Oct. 25, 2024, Joe Biden, the first U.S. president to formally apologize for the ...Read more

ORLANDO Fla. — The National Hurricane Center increased the odds that a system could develop in the Caribbean and become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, its said a broad area of low pressure is likely to develop over the southwestern Caribbean Sea in the next few days.

“Gradual ...Read more

MIAMI — A new storm could form in the Caribbean this week, and forecasters have been steadily increasing the odds it will strengthen.

As of 8 a.m Monday., the National Hurricane Center gave the newest tropical depression a 40% chance of developing into a tropical depression in the next seven days, with no chance of formation in the next two ...Read more

The sheer closeness of the U.S. presidential race makes an election-determining Supreme Court showdown a possibility. It just isn’t likely.

A generation after the high court resolved the 2000 election deadlock, the dynamic of the battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is fueling visions of a sequel. That potentially would give the ex-...Read more

Israel expects a new laser system that can intercept rockets, drones and mortars at negligible cost to be operational next year after an accelerated manufacturing process.

The shield, known as Iron Beam, would supplement existing Israeli air defenses that have been stretched by more than a year of fighting with Iran and its proxies in Gaza, ...Read more

Russia’s decision to bring North Korean troops to shore up its war-weary forces has Ukraine’s allies realizing they have few options to respond without escalating the conflict even more.

High-ranking South Korean officials are set to brief NATO and the E.U. in Brussels later Monday about North Korea’s plans to send as many as 10,000 ...Read more

ATLANTA — Young Thug’s lengthy gang and racketeering trial is set to resume this morning following days of negotiations over possible plea deals.

It’s unclear whether any of the six defendants intend to plead guilty, but some defense attorneys confirmed meeting with members of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office late last week....Read more