Eighth man charged in alleged drone-and-sniper plot at White House UFC event

What happens when the water dries up? Much of the American West is close to finding out

A changing climate makes disasters worse. Can Americans count on their government to help?

Social Security was supposed to be a safety net. To young Americans, it’s a broken promise

Public schools were America’s great equalizer. What happened?

Trump warns Iran war about to get ‘really bad’; 3 missing after San Francisco Bay tragedy

Plus, Blanche begins a two-day attorney general confirmation hearing. And the House advances a bill to make daylight saving time permanent.

Todd Blanche’s attorney general bid opens with key GOP votes still in play

Populists on the left and right see AI as a threat. The middle isn’t sure yet.

Iran fires back after overnight strikes; Maine ICE shooting raises new questions

Ukraine sinks Russian ship miles away from rumored Putin sea stronghold

Satellite imagery released by the Ukrainian Navy confirms the destruction of Russia’s Izumrud patrol ship while moored at a pier.

US strikes Iran for fourth consecutive night, freezes more than $130M in assets

Memorial boat trip turns deadly as search continues for 3 near Alcatraz

How old is too old to be executed? Florida’s about to break its freshly set record

Supreme Court to ask Congress for millions to bolster justice security

Two Supreme Court justices will testify before Congressional subcommittees to secure support for a budget that funds a new security facility.

‘The end of American science as we know it.’ White House funding plan sparks alarm

Beset by problems, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool being drained again

GOP takes fight to overturn Florida’s 2020 census to Supreme Court

One person killed in ICE-involved shooting in Maine

One person was killed in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved shooting in Biddeford, Maine, Monday.

Passengers refute ICE claims in fatal Houston shooting that lacked officer body cams

DHS says Mexican man killed in Houston wasn’t the intended target as Mexico calls for an investigation

A newsroom mistake about immigration-fueled housing costs turned into a GOP talking point

US inflation falls sharply as energy prices retreat, but relief may prove temporary

Consumer prices rose 3.5% in June from a year earlier, down sharply from an annual rate of 4.2% in May, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Why the buckling NYC Pfizer building matters to new affordable housing law

How climate change could cause your water bill to double

US home prices hit record high even as sales fall

Education Dept. launches crackdown on school sexual misconduct, but critics question impact

The Dept. of Education has a new plan to prevent sex assaults by adults in schools. Will it actually be able to help remedy the problem?

New Trump admin rules tie federal student loans to how much money graduates earn

How much tech do schools need? Parents seek new limits

Homeschoolers call a truancy bill in Rhode Island a public school power grab

Freddy, the viral German soccer fan documenting his trip to the US, returns to X following backlash

A viral German soccer fan who deactivated his X account due to backlash is back online, and he’s documenting his final days in the U.S.

House advances permanent daylight saving time bill, Senate hurdles remain

Coverage of Graham Platner shows that Americans still doubt sexual assault victims

Could the World Cup revive America’s struggling dating culture?

‘Game changer’: New cancer treatment turns major surgery into an outpatient procedure

With a new cancer treatment, “patients who couldn’t tolerate a major operation now have another option,” a doctor tells Straight Arrow.

Why do some people have vision problems years after COVID?

Metals found in tampons don’t pose a risk to women’s health: FDA

Obamacare insurers seek double-digit rate hikes despite plummeting enrollment

New York becomes first state to hit pause on new AI data centers over power concerns

New York becomes the first state to pause permits for large AI data centers, citing concerns over energy demand, water use and utility costs.

How New Jersey is trying to rein in data centers and lower electric bills

Data shows how renewable energy fared in the year since One Big Beautiful Bill

Electric grid strains while 150 million endure high heat ahead of July Fourth

23andMe customers in dozens of states will get paid after $150M data breach settlement

At-home DNA company 23andMe agreed to a multi-million-dollar settlement with 41 states and D.C. over a data breach. Is yours one of them?

LAPD cancels Flock contract after cameras falsely flagged vehicles as stolen

Milwaukee detective is latest officer charged with misusing Flock cameras

Smart glasses users were secretly recording others. Meta says it found a fix

Arsenic remains a persistent challenge for the rice industry

Rice feeds people across the world. Overindulging, however, can expose consumers to notable levels of inorganic arsenic, a carcinogen.

Why an eradicated parasite is back in the American Southwest

California banned ‘sell by’ dates on food. Could your state be next?

Did rising egg prices seem illegal? Turns out, they were

One Republican senator is dead, another is still alive. Both are the center of conspiracy theories

When a ‘proof-of-life’ isn’t proof enough: Here’s how reality fails to keep pace with rumor.

Meta suddenly retracts new ‘gross’ AI feature. Is this customer-responsive or damage control?

On the media beat, it’s all Trump all the time

Michael Cohen’s journey from Trump fixer to MAGA pariah — to ‘the next Rush Limbaugh?’