‘Extraordinarily hot’: US heatwave stretches on with millions still under warnings
Southern and central states from California to Mississippi face heat indexes above 100F amid another heat dome At least 40 million people were under extreme heat warnings...
Rapid pace of interceptor and precision-guided weapons use worries Trump administration
The rapid pace at which the U.S. is expending some of its most advanced air-defense interceptors and precision-guided weapons in the Middle East is a...
Analysis: Iran war energy shock hits the U.S. economy as gas and diesel prices climb
The U.S. economy is more vulnerable than ever to the problems in energy markets caused by the Iran war. The economy has been remarkably resilient, but the buffers that protected...
Democratic lawmakers slam Trump “vanity projects” in shadow hearing
Congressional Democrats held a shadow hearing Tuesday to heap scorn on President Trump's construction projects around Washington. Republicans did not participate. Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing...
U.S. measles cases hit 35-year record with months left in 2026
The United States has now reported the most measles cases in any year since 1991, not only surpassing all of last year’s record total, but also reaching...
U.S. death toll rises again as Iran war escalates over the weekend
The U.S. said on Sunday that a third American service member was killed in action during recent fighting with Iran, and American forces found unidentified...
Severe weather threat continues across US; flash flooding kills at least 8
Severe weather, including thunderstorms packing damaging winds and heavy rain, are expected Sunday from Southern Virginia to northern Georgia following flash flooding in recent days that killed...
Air quality plummets in 20 US states as smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads
Millions of Americans face air quality alerts from Minnesota to New York as authorities urge people to stay indoors Smoke from wildfires burning in south-central Canada...
Nearly half of House Democrats vote to cut off aid to Israel as public opinion shifts
More than 100 Democrats voted to end U.S. assistance to Israel. The vote sparked a rare division between the chamber’s top two Democrats: Hakeem Jeffries...