Iran faces a pivotal moment. Can a tired regime contain a fresh wave of protests?

Political disillusionment with a system that has proven unwilling or incapable of reform, coupled with economic stagnation, worsened by the trifecta of chronic mismanagement, deep corruption, and ...

Anti-government protests spread in Iran as authorities cut communications

Protests fueled by crippling economic conditions have swept across Iran’s provinces in recent days, as authorities revert to their tested playbook of cracking down without offering viable solutions to ...

Oregon to investigate Border Patrol shooting of man and woman who feds say have ties to notorious gang

Oregon officials are opening an investigation into a shooting by federal agents in Portland that left a married couple wounded and sparked renewed outrage in the city over the Trump administration’s ...

Exclusive: Uvalde school cop was told where gunman was before he got into school building

A school district police officer arrived at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, more than a minute before a gunman entered the building and shot and killed 19 children and two teachers in May 2022, a ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro launches his reelection bid with bigger plans in mind

Shapiro kicked off his 2026 campaign alongside Austin Davis, who is running again to be the state’s lieutenant governor, in what the Democratic governor says in a launch video is about another round ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek third term as fraud scandal churns

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz takes no questions in a news conference announcing he won’t seek a third term. Follow here for live updates.

Teachers tell jury of their panic as they called for help during Uvalde massacre

Three Robb Elementary teachers told jurors what they went through when a gunman came to their campus and massacred two of their colleagues and 19 students.

Judge cancels Wednesday testimony in Uvalde cop trial as defense says prosecutors withheld evidence

Judge Sid Harle told jurors not to come to court Wednesday while prosecutors and the defense seek to find a remedy for a witness’ potentially problematic testimony.

Minnesota child care centers accused of wrongdoing were operating as expected, report says

Minnesota child care centers at the center of widespread fraud allegations fueled by a viral video were operating as expected when visited by investigators, the state Department of Children, Youth, ...

Trump’s gunboat diplomacy presents peril – and opportunity – for Putin

The US raid on Venezuela has exposed the limits of ties between Moscow and Caracas – while pointing the way for potential ...

South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile

South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about ...

House Oversight hearing over fraud allegations in Minnesota drew shouting and partisan fury. Here are the takeaways

At a swiftly scheduled House Oversight Committee hearing in the US Capitol Wednesday, Republican Minnesota state lawmakers ...