U.S. News Headlines

• Woman charged in connection with stolen ambulance driven into building housing DHS February 24, 2026
  A Boise, Idaho, woman is being charged with malicious destruction of federal property by fire after prosecutors say she stole an ambulance, drove it into a building that houses U.S. Department of Homeland Security offices and then poured accelerant inside
• Pennsylvania residents question police response to student ICE protesters after juveniles detained February 24, 2026
  Some residents in the Philadelphia suburb of Quakertown are calling for the police chief to resign after a scuffle between police and students protesting ICE policies left several juveniles in custody
• Former SF homeless services CEO charged with misspending $1.2 million in public funds February 24, 2026
  The former CEO of a San Francisco homeless services charity will faces nine felony charges after prosecutors said she stole more than $1.2 million in public funds meant to keep people off the streets
• Trump administration sues New Jersey over restrictions on immigration arrests February 24, 2026
  The Trump administration is suing New Jersey over a state order that prohibits federal immigration agents from making arrests in nonpublic areas of state property, such as correctional facilities and courthouses
• NYPD investigating after officers were hit with snowballs during a snowball fight February 24, 2026
  New York City police are investigating after officers were pelted with snowballs while responding to a massive snowball fight at Washington Square Park in Manhattan
• US military boards third oil tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean February 24, 2026
  The Pentagon says U.S. military forces have boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea
• Trump's State of the Union will seek to calm voters' economic concerns ahead of midterm elections February 24, 2026
  President Donald Trump will use his State of the Union address to argue that his whirlwind first year back has made America stronger and that Republicans deserve to keep control of Congress after the midterms
• Man convicted of killing a grocery store owner during set to be executed in Florida February 24, 2026
  A man convicted of killing a grocery store owner is set to become the second person executed in Florida this year
• Utah judge is set to rule on disqualifying prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk case February 24, 2026
  A judge is set to rule on keeping prosecutors on the case of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing in Utah
• Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge winners February 24, 2026
  This year's winners of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge were announced Tuesday, with 24 cities receiving $1 million each and expert support for projects that upgrade core services, often using AI and resident input
• A Utah mom who wrote kids' book on grief after husband died killed him for money, prosecutors say February 24, 2026
  Prosecutors portrayed a Utah mother and children’s book author as a money-hungry killer Monday on the first day of a murder trial in her husband’s death
• Blizzard prompts Boston Globe management to call off printing paper for first time in 153 years February 24, 2026
  A record-setting snowstorm has prompted managers of The Boston Globe to call off printing their daily newspaper for the first time in its 153-year-old history
• Over 30,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers to end strike in California, Hawaii February 24, 2026
  An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers will return to work on Tuesday after a four-week strike in California and Hawaii to demand better wages and staffing
• FBI director invites fresh scrutiny over travels with appearance at US men's hockey team celebration February 24, 2026
  When the American men’s hockey team retreated to their locker room to celebrate their Winter Olympics gold medal win, they were joined by a special guest from the United States: FBI Director Kash Patel
• US military strikes alleged drug boat in Caribbean Sea, killing 3 February 23, 2026
  The U.S. military says it killed three people in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea
• Otters enjoy a snow day in Maryland during winter storm February 23, 2026
  A pair of otters got an early start to enjoying a snow day in Maryland
• Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil, gas companies trying to block climate lawsuits February 23, 2026
  The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change
• Fed's Waller says rate cut in March is a 'coin flip' following a strong US jobs report February 23, 2026
  Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Monday that solid job gains in January could mean the central bank can skip a rate cut at its next meeting in March, a move that would likely spur further attacks by President Donald Trump
• US futures slip, world markets are mixed after the Supreme Court nixes Trump's tariffs February 23, 2026
  U.S. futures were broadly lower on Monday as uncertainty lingered after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs late last week
• Rubio goes to Caribbean to assert US interests after Venezuela strikes, Iran threats February 23, 2026
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis this week to reassert the Trump administration’s interests in the Western Hemisphere