U.S. President Donald Trump keeps repeating that the Strait of Hormuz — through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally flow — will reopen by Friday.

But on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit, where Iran will dominate Monday’s dinner conversation, it’s clear that his European allies don�...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating him, claiming the White House is “abusing the grand jury process” to target him.

The White House has not identified a specific allegation, Newsom said, but is instead conducting interviews and requesting records in efforts to identify crimes...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday accused the Justice Department of launching — at President Donald Trump’s request — a baseless and politically motivated investigation into him and his wife, first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

“After calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson won’t rescind former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s arrest warrant until he turns over financial documents in his family court case, the judge ruled Monday.

Jesse Mudd, Matt Bevin’s lawyer, filed a motion Monday morning asking lawyers for Bevin’s son, Jonah Bevin, to submit a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber plane crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday morning, leaving behind a major plume of smoke that could be seen across Los Angeles County’s high desert.

It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was injured or killed in the crash. The Air Force base only confirmed in a post on ...Read more

The United States and Iran reached an interim peace agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and move further toward ending a 15-week war that has wrought chaos across the Middle East and reverberated through the global economy.

The development caused equities and bonds to jump at the start of the week, while oil and natural gas prices — ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Democrats on Thursday evening vowed to inject $900 million into a coveted and closely watched homeless program for the upcoming fiscal year, almost twice as much money as Gov. Gavin Newsom said he wanted to spend.

“It’s gratifying to have the support of the Legislature once again,” said Riverside Mayor ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a Trump administration appeal and decide if "criminal aliens" may be held indefinitely while they fight deportation.

The case to be heard in the fall could give the administration more power to arrest and hold immigrants, including green card holders, who have criminal records.

The ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office announced Monday that the Democratic leader is traveling to Europe for a weeklong trade mission that will include attending a defense and security conference taking place in Paris.

The venture marks Whitmer's second trip to Europe of the last five months, as she's faced criticism from ...Read more

MIAMI — In the nine seconds before the boat crash that killed a 17-year-old girl, Doral real estate broker George Pino traveled the length of three football fields, going around 47 mph, a boating expert testified Monday.

Lt. Paul Alber, a boating expert called to the witness stand by prosecutors, walked jurors through Pino’s trajectory on ...Read more

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that the United States is prepared to carry out additional military operations across Latin America similar to the recent strike in Venezuela that killed Tren de Aragua leader Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as “Niño Guerrero,” signaling a potentially broader campaign against cartels and...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised on the campaign trail to drastically change the way New York City handles policing — but nearly six months in, his administration has made little progress and even backed away from some of those pledges, as friction between Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch trickles into public view and ...Read more

MIAMI – Baby formula sold at Target and Target.com has been recalled because it might cause infant botulism.

Nara Organics issued the recall of all lots of Nara Organics Whole Milk Infant Formula after, according to the company recall notice, the FDA and CDC told the company about babies sick with infant botulism in California, Pennsylvania ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran reached an interim peace agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and move further toward ending a 15-week war that’s wrought chaos across the Middle East and reverberated through the global economy.

The development caused equities and bonds to jump at the start of the week, while oil and natural gas prices — which soared ...Read more

People who rent their homes, or don’t have enough money to make major upgrades to their homes, have for many years been left out of a major shift in heating and cooling technology that can improve efficiency, save money and be better for the global climate: heat pumps.

Heating and cooling buildings consumes 35% of all the energy ...Read more

I met Mohammad in 2004 in Baghdad when we were both in our early 20s. I was an American soldier, and he was a local interpreter for my platoon during our 1-year deployment. Mohammad’s job was dangerous because Iraqis who worked with the Americans were targeted by insurgent forces.

So when I didn’t hear from him for a couple of ...Read more

Late in her pregnancy in the fall of 2025, Jacqueline, a Guatemalan immigrant living in North Florida, began planning for labor alone.

After her husband was detained and deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, she stopped leaving her home except when absolutely necessary. Even routine prenatal visits felt risky, she told the ...Read more

Pause for a moment and listen. What do you hear? Chances are, somewhere in the background, is the ever-present hum of a road.

More than 4.2 million miles of public roads crisscross the lower 48 states – enough to reach the Moon and back almost nine times. This vast network of roads spiderwebs its way across the contiguous U.S., ...Read more

Lately, much of the news about the Arctic has been bleak. The far north is warming three to four times faster than the rest of the planet. Arctic climate change – manifesting in sea ice loss, permafrost thaw and coastal erosion, among other phenomena – is already causing serious problems for Arctic residents, ecosystems and the rest of ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran said they reached an interim peace agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and move further toward ending a 15-week war that’s wrought chaos across the Middle East and reverberated through the global economy.

The development caused equities and bonds to jump at the start of the trading week, while oil and natural gas prices...Read more