BALTIMORE — Five years after unveiling an ambitious blueprint for Baltimore’s future, Mayor Brandon Scott is highlighting sharp declines in homicides and shootings as evidence his public safety strategy is working.

But his second-term action plan also underscores a more complicated reality. Gains in crime reduction are unfolding alongside ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will visit Lexington later this summer for the Kentucky Democratic Party’s Forward Together Dinner, the political party announced Tuesday morning.

The dinner, taking place Aug. 15 at the Hyatt Regency in Lexington, is the party’s largest annual fundraiser. Whitmer will be the keynote speaker...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal court blocked Alabama from using its new congressional map in this fall’s elections, ruling Tuesday that it is still “intentionally discriminatory” against Black voters.

The unanimous decision from a three-judge panel to grant a preliminary injunction adds to the legal drama around the state’s redistricting ...Read more

SEATTLE — Multiple people suffered chemical burns and other injuries in Longview, Washington, after a “major chemical explosion” was reported at a pulp and paper mill Tuesday morning, authorities say.

The explosion was reported around 7:20 a.m. at the Nippon Dynaware Packaging facility in Longview, according to the city’s Fire ...Read more

CHICAGO — An attorney for the “Broadview Six” protesters told a federal judge Tuesday he has “reason to believe” that U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros had personal contact with the grand jury and asked federal prosecutors to preserve any communications about the case.

The comment in open court by attorney Christopher Parente, who ...Read more

U.S. and Iranian forces clashed near the Strait of Hormuz overnight, highlighting the tension between the two sides even as they tout progress toward an interim peace deal.

The exchange of strikes came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations with Tehran to extend their ceasefire and reopen the strait are proceeding, though ...Read more

With the battlefield largely at a stalemate, Russia is ramping up ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine to try to regain the strategic initiative by overwhelming air defenses and demoralizing its population.

The threat of sustained strikes indicates Russian President Vladimir Putin remains committed to his war aims despite a string of recent ...Read more

NASA had a big – and little – problem. For a small satellite, the agency needed a tiny antenna, with very specific communication capabilities and very strict limits on size and weight. The agency gave the problem to a design team adept at simulating the way natural selection engineers solutions.

Design using natural selection is ...Read more

About two-thirds of the U.S. is in some stage of drought in late spring 2026, yet at the same time the country has been seeing more intense downpours. It might seem contradictory, but both are symptoms of rising global temperatures.

The reason has to do with the water cycle.

Water influences every aspect of our lives through a...Read more

Along the California coast, from Bodega Bay to Morro Bay, commercial fishing boats have started pulling in salmon for the first time in three years, and local salmon are once again appearing on restaurant menus and in seafood markets across the state.

California’s commercial ocean salmon fishery began reopening in May 2026 for the ...Read more

In Colorado, a national debate about the role of Latinos in American society has deep roots in the state’s history, current identity — and future.

I’m a professor of ethnic studies at Colorado State University. I recently published a book titled “Latino Colorado: The Struggle for Equality in the Centennial State.” In it, I ...Read more

The number of abortions in the U.S. rose by 21% between 2020 and 2025 – despite the fact that 20 states have passed laws banning or severely restricting abortion care, overturned the constitutional right to abortion.

The increase is largely due to the growing adoption of medication abortion and the use of telehealth. States that ...Read more

With the release of his encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV has signaled that he wants the church to respond to artificial intelligence much as a predecessor, Pope Leo XIII, responded to upheavals during the Industrial Revolution over a century ago.

Since the first act of his papacy – choosing his ...Read more

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov advised U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to evacuate U.S. citizens and diplomats from Kyiv as the Kremlin plans to continue heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said.

Lavrov called his U.S. counterpart at the request of President Vladimir Putin to tell him that Russia ...Read more

Ebola is spreading faster in Democratic Republic of Congo than responders can contain it, the World Health Organization warned, as suspected deaths climbed above 220 and treatment centers came under attack in the country’s conflict-hit east.

Congo has reported 101 confirmed Ebola infections, 930 suspected cases and 221 suspected deaths, ...Read more

NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to unveil his New York City housing plan Tuesday, including using modular housing to modernize construction and build new units faster and cheaper, the Daily News has learned.

Modular housing brings an assembly line format to construction, largely taking place in factories. Advocates for that type ...Read more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Two state transportation workers were replacing a sign on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 6 in western Colorado one morning when a Jeep Grand Cherokee swerved off the road and struck them.

The workers, Nathan Jones and Trent Umberger, died in the September 2024 crash, as did a passenger in the Jeep. Tests found that the ...Read more

Hotel rooms in Los Angeles and other FIFA World Cup host cities could sit empty, despite high expectations that the global sporting event would be a boon to the city.

The soccer tournament, which has sold more than 5 million tickets so far, has historically triggered a surge of international and domestic tourism and infused host cities with an...Read more