Election fraud is exceedingly rare, but President Trump has fixated on rooting it out this year, claiming without evidence that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote.The Department of Homeland Security is scouring state voter rolls for evidence of fraud ahead of the November electi
Election officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.Workers in the City of Industry, Calif., sorting through ballots cast during a statewide special election last November.
The United States seems increasingly bogged down in Iran after six months of conflict, despite President Trump’s declarations of military dominance.President Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday night that he “couldn’t care less” about an agreement with Iran, hours after a U.S. attack.
Thousands of sailors and Marines serve on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, which came into the spotlight because of a tough deployment in the war in Iran.Crew members on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln as it arrived at the port of Laem Chabang near Pattaya, Thailand, on Wednesday.
The American military said its barrage was retaliation against recent attacks on U.S. forces and marine traffic. Iranian officials said a wedding was hit and civilians killed.A still from a video provided by the Iranian Red Crescent rescue service showed damage in Kuhestak, southern Iran, on Wednesd
Anna Wintour put her full power and prestige behind a designer convicted of an antisemitic hate crime. Behind the scenes, influential New Yorkers revolted.One high-level donor called the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s plan to honor the designer John Galliano “insane.”
After several delays, George Lucas’s legacy project is finally ready to open. There’s less “Star Wars” than you might expect.The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art intends to present the images and objects that make stories come alive.
Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.A meltwater lake on the Ngozumpa Glacier in Nepal in 2025.
People are coming to take photos of the green-painted house, which kept the Pyakurel family safe as the area all around them was destroyed by rampaging floodwaters.
Jurors say they cannot reach a unanimous agreement after about 30 hours of deliberations. The judge is bringing them back for one last try.Lindsay Clancy doesn’t deny killing her children in 2023, but she has mounted an insanity defense.
Requests for advice from women with maternal mental health conditions, as well as health providers who care for them, have surged.
In a long-awaited decision, a federal judge said Google must change its ad tech business to address antitrust issues, but did not disclose the measures.The government had asked the court to require Google to sell off parts of its business.
The homey Southern comic is a red-state phenomenon with blue-state celebrity, big tours, a Netflix series and Judd Apatow’s adoration. How did she get here?
Many members of Congress in the most competitive re-election races are skipping the chance to share a pep rally stage with President Trump.Representative David Valadao of California said that President Trump had a part to play in the midterm elections, but that navigating around a deeply unpopular p
For years, Democrats have failed to harness the anger of Montanans contending with out-of-state wealth driving up costs. This year, a smokejumper thinks he can succeed.Sam Forstag, a telegenic firefighter and union leader, is the Democratic candidate for a House race in Montana.
About $1 billion in anonymous contributions is coursing through midterm races across the country. Figuring out where the funds are coming from is no easy task.Political campaigns are awash in money with obscured origins.
The 21-year-old sensation Alex Eala has charmed the tennis world and united her far-flung compatriots.Alex Eala fans wave the Philippines flag during her exhibition match at the U.S. Open last week.
With a low and smoky voice, she conjured the blues tradition of her native Mississippi in both her own songs and in covers.Cassandra Wilson in 2014.
Steve Hilton wants to “Make California Golden Again.”
I realized that in this country Indians were not supposed to be happy or to pursue happiness. We were supposed to suffer and to pursue suffering.
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For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.New World screwworm flies in a cage at a facility in Metapa, Mexico, that that produc
