Hamas said it agreed to disarm as long as Israel withdraws from Gaza and agrees to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, conditions that dent the prospects of a revival in the protracted peace process.

The militant group will give up heavy weaponry if Israel accepts those requirements, alongside the deployment of an ...Read more

CHICAGO — Trump administration officials on Thursday fired two more judges at the Chicago Immigration Court, which has seen seismic changes since the president returned to office and recently become the national leader in deportation orders.

Now-terminated Immigration Judges Elizabeth Crites and Eva Saltzman had been with the city’s ...Read more

A new study examining pollution levels across a 16-year span found that while general pollution levels from sources such as cars and industry have significantly declined, recent increases in wildfire smoke air pollution have offset those gains and could be contributing to negative outcomes for pregnant women and babies such as low birth weight ...Read more

A man detained in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, who has not been seen since January, is threatening to sue the Arizona sheriff’s department leading the investigation.

Attorneys for Carlos Palazuelos and two others filed a notice of claim — the precursor to a lawsuit — against the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Jennifer Jones Austin, an advocate and city government veteran, to head of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, a police department oversight body.

Jones Austin currently heads anti-poverty organization the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, and she serves as the vice chair of Al Sharpton’s ...Read more

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, its citizens commemorate a democracy more diverse, free and inclusive than it’s ever been. The path to this milestone was imperfect and paved in blood and suffering. Still, few of the revelers will likely pay heed to the anniversary of another historic event: the 150th anniversary of the July ...Read more

In his White House Correspondents’ Association dinner speech on July 24, 2026, President Donald Trump made his usual diatribes against the news media. He derided the “failing” New York Times and reiterated his complaint that CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins doesn’t smile enough. He dismissed the award she received at the dinner as “fake...Read more

A bus company that left its buses’ engines running while parked in Boston neighborhoods has settled a lawsuit by agreeing to pay US$5.6 million in damages for the resulting air pollution.

The settlement came in a citizen-enforcement lawsuit under the Clean Air Act, which allows any person to sue alleged polluters for the harm done ...Read more

Pope Leo XIV recently found himself in a position many of today’s students can relate to: having his writing tested for signs of artificial intelligence use.

Proudly Human, a tech company that analyzes creative work, announced July 21, 2026, that it had reviewed a collection of Leo’s speeches. In general, algorithms to sniff out ...Read more

Ukrainian artillery crews are on track to have access to extended-range shells by the end of the summer — a high-tech tool Kyiv hopes will drastically expand the frontline “kill zone.”

The first wave of deliveries will stretch 155mm cannons’ range to at least 60 kilometers (37 miles) and include laser-guided shells, Ukraine has said. ...Read more

MIAMI — Exactly 260 days after immigration agents arrested a prominent Haitian businessman at his South Miami home, U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles questioned why Dimitri Vorbe had been held for so long without due process.

“I am concerned about the whole idea that the petitioner can just be detained indefinitely,” Gayles said on June 9...Read more

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For months, Marie’s 11-year-old daughter wasn’t acting like herself. The fifth grader was often fatigued, sleeping more. She wasn’t eating enough, and spent more time alone.

“...Read more

It’s not every day that physicians coin a new name for a disorder — and that the disorder plagues a majority of Americans.

Last month, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released guidelines for physicians on a syndrome it’s calling “CKM syndrome” or cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, which they ...Read more

In a Kansas Democratic governor primary shaped by personal attacks and long-simmering animosity, dueling accusations could jeopardize the party’s ability to unify behind whoever wins next Tuesday.

Will Lawrence, chief of staff for term-limited Gov. Laura Kelly, says his boss chose to go public with her divorce last year because she felt she ...Read more

Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from a Senate committee more than 100 times on July 29, 2026.

The Republican-led hearing – convened to scrutinize Fauci’s management of the pandemic and the origins of COVID-19 – was the latest chapter in a political story that began in 2020, when ...Read more

President Donald Trump is traveling to Las Vegas next week to promote his administration’s Working Families Tax Cuts, his second such appearance in the valley this year, the White House said.

Trump is slated to again highlight the tax provision of the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act he signed into law. The legislation included tax deductions ...Read more

President Donald Trump said the U.S.-led Board of Peace had reached an agreement for Hamas to disarm, though questions remained about the extent of the accord and officials suggested it would not be implemented immediately.

U.S. and Board of Peace officials said details of the deal would have to be refined over the next couple of weeks, with ...Read more

The Ecuadorian woman whose arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at Denver International Airport last week went viral was released from federal custody Thursday afternoon, according to her lawyer.

Chantal Alejandra Morales Rojas was released on a $3,000 bond and will return home to Oakland with her family and friends while ...Read more