Israel struck more of Iran’s nuclear sites and warned its attacks could bring down Tehran’s leadership as both sides await U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision on whether to join the offensive on the Islamic Republic.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that while the military’s objective remains the destruction of Iran’...Read more

ATLANTA - The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will allow Tennessee to continue to ban gender-affirming care to minors will likely affect a challenge to Georgia’s law, advocates said.

In a 6-3 decision issued Wednesday, the Supreme Court said banning minors from receiving certain treatments for gender dysphoria, the diagnosis given to most ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump considers whether to use America’s military might to help Israel destroy nuclear facilities in Iran, he is facing sharp criticism from some of his closest and highest-profile allies.

Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has joined other notable MAGA figures, such as former Trump strategist Steve ...Read more

BALTIMORE —Lobbyists and advocates looking to wield their influence with Maryland officials — with a record $58 million behind them — saw both wins and losses this year in Annapolis.

For the viewing public, it’s sometimes difficult to discern one from the other.

The Baltimore Sun analyzed data from thousands of new lobbying disclosures...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento-area residents can turn in illegal fireworks — and avoid hefty fines — at two upcoming local events.

Saturday’s fireworks amnesty events will be held in Elk Grove and Galt. They will be hosted by the city of Elk Grove and Cosumnes Community Service District Fire Department.

People from all over the area ...Read more

It has become an old joke in the Cuban American community to note that Cubans seem to be everywhere. And so, when Pope Leo was elected to lead the Catholic Church and traces of his rich heritage began to emerge, including an ancestor who had been born in Havana, a Cuban genealogist in Miami rushed to figure out if this was just an isolated case ...Read more

Dozens of HIV experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received emails earlier this month revoking notices they received 10 weeks ago that laid them off. Damage to their projects may be permanent, however, and ongoing restrictions on their research will harm lives, multiple HIV scientists at the CDC told KFF Health News on ...Read more

While on her way home from a co-working space in Denver last year, Colorado state Rep. Jenny Willford says she was sexually assaulted by her Lyft driver.

In her lawsuit filed against Lyft in January, Willford alleges she was "subjected to unwelcome, nonconsensual sexual contact, touching" and lewd comments during the ride.

Willford was picked ...Read more

More American children and teens die from firearms than any other cause, but there are more deaths — and wider racial disparities — in states with more permissive gun policies, according to a new study.

The study, published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics on June 9, analyzes trends in state firearm policies and kids’ deaths since ...Read more

HAWTHORNE, Calif. – The truck carrying two men suspected of living in the country illegally was pinned between a white rusty fence and two border patrol vehicles near a busy intersection in Hawthorne.

Standing by the passenger door, two federal agents were handcuffing a pregnant woman, a U.S. citizen, angering the crowd that had gathered ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As California continues to reel from the historic firestorm that decimated portions of Los Angeles in January, the state is now facing the prospect of an exceptionally active wildfire season fueled by hot, dry conditions. It may not be ready: Experts say sweeping changes at federal agencies that play key roles in California’s ...Read more

DENVER - The number of people living without homes in Denver may be growing, but the appearance of the city’s center — once dotted with sprawling encampments — has changed over the past 18 months.

Where tents once lined the streets of downtown, there are now open sidewalks and medians.

“You might see three people together, whereas you ...Read more

ATLANTA — Mellissa Hairston has been living in the Atlanta area for 15 years. But it wasn’t until Memorial Day 2024, while soaking up the sun from her Milton home’s hot tub, that the mother of four crossed paths with the Asian needle ant. It’s invasive, venomous and — within minutes — had Hairston fearing for her life.

The ant is ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- Maybe you didn’t want your kid to play with toy guns or toy soldiers, so you gave him some wholesome, creative Lego bricks.

Which works until he uses the interlocking plastic pieces to make a tank.

And that explains why World War Brick exists.

World War Brick was a three-day convention held June 6-8 in Minneapolis devoted to ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just hours after President Donald Trump said on June 7 that he would send the California National Guard to Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office launched a steady stream of TikTok, X and Instagram memes, videos, fact-checks and GIFs cutting the administration down to size.

The digital barrage has kept up even as...Read more