U.S. Hard News Tracker

Public speculation about Mitch McConnell's health is complicated by scarce updates, even after audio revealed an emergency call reporting the 84-year-old unconscious at his DC residence in June.

• DHS statement: ICE officers tried to arrest Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston at 6:50 a.m.; he allegedly rammed their vehicle and...

Amid serious allegations, what's next for Graham Platner's Senate campaign?

Sexual assault claims from his ex-girlfriend, reported Monday by...

A tragic accident in West Park left 1-year-old Wilson Matias Jr. dead after his mother, Ericka Cante Hernandez, backed a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban over...

• Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead off Horn Island, Mississippi, after a July 4 boat trip with friends who left without him.
• The family has retained...

Fans slammed mandatory cooling breaks at the 2026 World Cup as pointless in air-conditioned stadiums, with one England supporter questioning pauses at...

Delaware County is still recovering from a cyberattack nearly two weeks ago that forced a full network shutdown to protect systems.

• Business impact:...

Ventura County detectives arrested two suspects and seized $1.3 million in stolen luxury vehicles—including a $450,000 Lamborghini Aventador, two...

Maine Democrats are jockeying to replace Graham Platner as he faces mounting pressure to drop out.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state health officials to investigate Mission Regional Medical Center for allegedly advertising "birth packages" to...

Trump insisted the U.S. should control Greenland instead of Denmark, repeating claims of Chinese and Russian threats around the island.

NATO allies...

As NATO leaders gather in Ankara, public messages of alliance unity are undercut by worries over President Trump’s commitment, while member militaries run joint exercises off the U.S. coast.

• Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific defend their proposed $85 billion merger, offering to divest stakes in smaller railroads like TRRA if ordered by...

A North Dallas apartment complex owned by Blackstone is set for foreclosure auction Tuesday after defaulting on a $90 million loan. The 490-unit 75 West property joins S2 Capital sites on the block amid falling D-FW rents.

After Monday's flash flooding dumped over 4 inches of rain in an hour on Camden, N.J., Gov. Mikie Sherrill visited Tuesday to thank first responders...

An environmental justice group sued California’s air regulator, alleging it bypassed required reviews when adding a last-minute manufacturing...

Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and ex-City Council President Aaron Banks pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a bribery scheme one week before...

Texas AG Ken Paxton voted in six elections over two years from a Collin County home he no longer lived in.

• His wife’s 2025 divorce filing indicated...

AI stocks tumbled Tuesday and dragged major indexes down, with the Nasdaq falling 1.2% as investors questioned whether high valuations can be justified by future profits. AMD, Intel and Micron led the declines with drops of 6.5% to 9.7%.

President Trump said he is weighing Turkey's return to the F-35 program and will lift related sanctions, calling Turkey more helpful than many...