NEW YORK — Long Island Rail Road service came back online Tuesday with passengers aboard the 12:03 train from Penn Station to Ronkonkoma the first to ride the rails since 3,500 workers walked off the job Saturday morning in the first strike on the nation’s busiest commuter railroad in 32 years.

The three-day strike ended with a handshake ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened to resume strikes on Iran in the coming days as part of the push for a deal to end the war, after he said he had just called off a U.S. attack.

“I hope we don’t have to do the war, but we may have to give them another big hit,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. When asked how long he would ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general Tuesday dodged questions about the planned $1.8 billion fund to compensate people deemed to have suffered from government investigation and prosecution in previous administrations, including his MAGA allies and Jan. 6 attackers.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to bar those ...Read more

Formula 1 auto racing is one of the most energy-intensive and logistically complex sports on the planet. The events involve cars, of course, but also long-haul freight, international travel, temporary event infrastructure, and a global calendar that keeps people and equipment moving almost constantly.

Motorsports companies are not ...Read more

As Cuban leaders reject reforms and talks with the United States stall, the Trump administration appears to be building a case to justify potential military action in Cuba if diplomacy and sanctions don’t prompt major changes on the island, military experts and former U.S. officials told the Miami Herald.

Only a few days ago, there were few ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — A day after two people opened fire at a San Diego mosque and killed three people inside before taking their own lives, the community was still reeling from shock and loss, and looking for answers as to what sparked the deadly attack.

At the entrance of the Islamic Center of San Diego, police tape still blocked the entrance to the...Read more

Many Muslim Americans are fearful following a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego that left three worshipers dead. Investigators reportedly found hate speech and anti-Islamic writing inside the vehicle of the suspected shooters, who killed themselves soon after the attack.

The director of the Islamic Center, Taha Hassane, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened to resume strikes on Iran in the coming days as part of the push for a deal to end the war, after he said he had just called off a U.S. attack.

“I hope we don’t have to do the war, but we may have to give them another big hit,” Trump told reporters Tuesday. When asked how long he would ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A Michigan manufacturer stands to become the U.S. government’s preferred supplier of yellow pigment used in road and highway markings across the country if a provision in the House’s sweeping surface transportation reauthorization bill becomes law.

Section 1328 — on Page 270 of the 1,005-page text released Sunday — would ...Read more

BALTIMORE — After a hit to the blue crab population last year, the numbers have grown by over 100 million in 2026.

The blue crab population is estimated at 349 million in the Chesapeake Bay, compared to the 238 million last year, according to results from this winter’s annual dredge survey of the waterway.

Blue crab populations are highly ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The Islamic Center of San Diego is mourning three people killed in Monday’s attack, including a security guard praised by police for his actions.

San Diego police Chief Scott Wahl said the security guard who was inside the mosque was “able to minimize the situation to the front area of the mosque” and saved lives.

“His ...Read more

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new lawsuit accuses two top state Republican officials of intentionally “sowing chaos” into the fight over Missouri’s new congressional maps because they politically oppose an effort to allow the voters to weigh in on the gerrymandered boundaries.

In the ninth lawsuit filed in response to the GOP effort to add a ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — As the investigation into Monday’s deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego continues, the three slain victims were praised for actions and heroism that local Muslim leaders said saved lives.

The men were identified Tuesday as Mansour Kaziha, Nader Awad and Amin Abdullah by the local chapter of the Council on American-...Read more

A Kansas judge has cleared the way for transgender minors to resume gender-affirming care that lawmakers banned in 2025.

Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom III issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of key provisions of the state law in a 117-page ruling on Friday.

The decision will allow physicians to administer ...Read more

DETROIT – A series of salmonella outbreaks linked to baby poultry is sickening residents across the country, including 21 people in Michigan, health officials said Monday.

“While raising baby chicks and ducks can be fun and educational, poultry owners should be aware that chickens and other birds can carry germs that can impact human ...Read more

Russia is holding a major combat exercise to practice preparing and using its nuclear forces at the same time as President Vladimir Putin travels to Beijing for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The three days of drills will involve more than 64,000 troops, 200 missile launchers, 140 aircraft, 73 surface ships and 13 submarines, the ...Read more

NATO is discussing the possibility of helping ships pass through the blocked Strait of Hormuz if the waterway isn’t reopened by early July, according to a senior official in the military alliance.

The idea has support from several members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but doesn’t yet have the necessary unanimous support, said a...Read more

Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for insurers. In response, insurers are likely to raise rates again next year, following this year’s larger-than-typical hikes.

Sign-ups were already down in January by about 1.2 ...Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing late Tuesday, aiming to reinforce ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and make progress on a long-stalled energy project.

China’s Foreign Ministry said it’s the Russian leader’s 25th visit to the country.

Putin and Xi, who share a strong bond and a common desire for a multipolar world ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Brooke Loughman knows that when she opens a social media app, she’ll be flooded with posts, whether she wants to see them or not. Lately, the first-year DePaul University student has found herself scrolling quickly through her feed, trying to avoid information about hantavirus and the wave of anxiety she experiences thinking about ...Read more