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Auburn University student Weston Higginbotham found dead in mountains outside Kyoto after week of searching

James "Weston" Higginbotham, the 20-year-old Auburn University student who vanished during a family vacation in Japan on May 29, has…
By Christina Davie

Bernadette Chirac, France's steely former first lady, dead at 93

Bernadette Chirac, the former first lady of France who spent 12 years in the Élysée Palace, built her own political…
By Jacob Stewart

Rhode Island federal judge overturns Trump immigration policies covering nearly 40 countries

A Rhode Island-based federal judge vacated a series of Trump administration immigration policies on Friday, ordering U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…
By Samuel Lee

D.C. appeals court signals skepticism toward Trump White House ballroom defense

Two Democratic-appointed judges on a three-judge D.C. Circuit panel pressed the Trump administration hard Friday over whether it has legal…
By Mandy Donalds

Vance calls out Craig over Minnesota's refusal to share SNAP fraud data

Vice President JD Vance pressed Rep. Angie Craig on Wednesday after the Minnesota Democrat defended her state's fraud record during…
By Francis Walshe

Senate derails FISA surveillance extension as Pulte nomination roils both parties

The Senate voted 47-52 early Friday to block a procedural motion that would have advanced a reauthorization of a Foreign…
By Jacob Stewart

Federal prosecutors charge Ohio suspects with looting $30 million from children's behavioral health program

Four suspects in Ohio, two of them state employees, face 32 federal counts for allegedly draining $30 million in Medicaid…
By George Robertson

Veteran actor James Handy fatally stabbed in Tarzana as suspect's chilling 911 call emerges

James Handy, the 81-year-old character actor best known for roles in "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Jumanji," was stabbed to death…
By Samuel Lee

House Republicans break ranks to push Democrat-led Ukraine aid package past Speaker Johnson

Seven House Republicans joined every Democrat present on Wednesday to force a vote on a Democrat-sponsored Ukraine military aid and…
By George Robertson

Candace Owens takes the stage in Russia, and the Kremlin couldn't be happier

Candace Owens landed in Moscow on June 1 and promptly began posting glowing dispatches about Russia on X, praising its…
By Elizabeth Delaney
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