U.S. News Headlines

• Dallas fire official says people have died in a massive blaze at an apartment building and search for missing is ongoing May 29, 2026
  Dallas fire official says people have died in a massive blaze at an apartment building and search for missing is ongoing
• Recent survivors of US boat strikes haven't been found, bringing overall death toll to 199 May 29, 2026
  The death toll from the Trump administration’s monthslong series of strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 199 people after survivors of recent attacks weren't found
• Conditions of 4 climbers who fell on Mount McKinley unknown as rescuers try to reach them May 29, 2026
  Rescuers are trying to reach four climbers who fell on Alaska’s Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest peak, the National Park Service said Thursday
• US trains for World Cup at new $250 million, 200-acre, 19-field complex south of Atlanta May 29, 2026
  Jozy Altidore says the U.S. Soccer National Training Center is far different from where he trained with the national team a decade ago
• Israeli and Russian forces added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones May 29, 2026
  An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees
• Ghanaian mother and child detained at airport for days after arriving on valid visas, lawyers say May 29, 2026
  A pregnant woman from Ghana who entered the U.S. on a valid visa with her son so he could get medical attention has been held for more than a week in a windowless detention room at a Washington airport, her lawyers said in court documents
• Explosion and large fire at a Dallas apartment building has killed 3 people, city official says May 29, 2026
  Explosion and large fire at a Dallas apartment building has killed 3 people, city official says
• What to know about Manhattanhenge, NYC's sunset spectacle May 29, 2026
  New York City residents and visitors are treated to a phenomenon twice a year known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers
• Shrey Parikh bounces back, battles nerves and dominates spell-off to win the National Spelling Bee May 29, 2026
  Shrey Parikh has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in a lightning-round tiebreaker
• Former Iowa superintendent to be sentenced for claiming to be a US citizen May 29, 2026
  The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district is set to learn Friday how long he will be in prison after he was convicted of falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen and illegally possessing firearms
• Man wanted over 3 killings apprehended after an intense search of Hawaii’s Big Island May 29, 2026
  A man wanted in connection with the killings of three men has been apprehended after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island
• Caesars Entertainment, Las Vegas Strip icon, sold for nearly $6 billion May 28, 2026
  Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta, the company that owns Las Vegas’ Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton’s
• A large fire has erupted at an apartment complex in Dallas May 28, 2026
  Firefighters are battling a large fire at an apartment complex in Dallas
• 6 protesters arrested after clash with ICE officers outside a New Jersey detention center May 28, 2026
  Protesters have clashed with armed federal immigration officers in front of a New Jersey detention center where advocates have been demonstrating and asserting that detainees are staging a hunger strike
• The police chief’s sudden resignation puts Minneapolis back in tumult after years of crises May 28, 2026
  In a city that has staggered from crisis to crisis in recent years, the sudden resignation of police Chief Brian O’Hara is again leaving Minneapolis looking for a way forward
• Carney calls for new partnership with US as Trump mulls whether to renew free trade agreement May 28, 2026
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling for a new partnership with the United States
• Trump's DOJ sues 4 Democratic-run states over denying undercover license plates for federal agents May 28, 2026
  President Donald Trump’s administration is suing four states over their refusal to issue undercover license plates to federal agents, the latest front in the wider struggle between the White House and Democratic-led states over the Republican president...
• Trump review that could shutter Mexican consulates stokes worries May 28, 2026
  The Trump administration's review of Mexico's 53 U.S. consulates has stoked worries among Mexicans in the U.S. that some could be shuttered, making it harder for them to access important services
• Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate over racial bias in makeup of jury May 28, 2026
  The Supreme Court has ruled for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him
• US jobless claims rise to 215,000 but layoffs remain low despite Iran war uncertainty May 28, 2026
  More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war