
21 states now reporting COVID ‘razor throat’ variant
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer At least 21 states are reporting a COVID-19 variant that spread across China earlier this year, according to newly updated data provided by a private company.

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer At least 21 states are reporting a COVID-19 variant that spread across China earlier this year, according to newly updated data provided by a private company.

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Tesla CEO and former White House adviser Elon Musk on Saturday announced that he would create a new political party following a split with President Donald

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer Dozens are dead and missing after July 4 flash floods in central Texas swept away homes, cars and people along the Guadalupe River outside San Antonio.

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Donald Trump on Sunday signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, Texas, following floods that left dozens of people dead over the weekend, while

By Emel Akan Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed the “Big, Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4, celebrating both a major legislative victory and America’s Independence Day at

By Travis Gillmore Contributing Writer DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump praised the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, marking

By Bill Pan Contributing Writer Bryan Kohberger, the former criminal justice doctoral student charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022, on Wednesday entered a guilty

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has confirmed that federal officials informed her about a possible terrorist threat ahead of the July 4 Independence Day holiday. “Our

By Joseph Lord, Nathan Worcester, Lawrence Wilson and Jackson Richman Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to implement President Donald

By Chris Summers Contributing Writer Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said the Fordow nuclear site was “seriously and heavily damaged” by U.S. B-2 bombers on June 21. “No one exactly

By Chase Smith Contributing Writer Pete Buttigieg is the early leader in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey that shows the former Biden-era Transportation

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he is unsatisfied with how the Senate changed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act before passing it this week and

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Rapper and businessman Sean “Diddy” Combs on Wednesday morning was found guilty on two charges and not guilty on three counts in a high-profile sex trafficking

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The Department of Justice on Monday filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles over what it said are “sanctuary city” policies that shield illegal

Joseph Lord, Nathan Worcester and Jackson Richman Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at midday on Tuesday after a “vote-a-rama”

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk vowed on Monday that he would primary any Republican who casts a vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer President Donald Trump on Sunday pushed for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, as the Israeli military warned of an intensifying offensive in several Gaza

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer The Senate on Monday began the amendment process known as a vote-a-rama on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ahead of the final vote on the

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer Two firefighters were killed and one injured in a sniper ambush while responding to a fire in the mountains of northern Idaho on Sunday, according to

By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer President Donald Trump announced on social media that he is ending all trade negotiations with Canada. In a Truth Social post on Friday, Trump said the