U.S. News Headlines

• A Reflecting Pool that has long enticed visitors now gains police scrutiny under Trump June 27, 2026
  The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is a popular spot for protests, celebrations, and photos
• Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules June 27, 2026
  An Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary
• States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans June 27, 2026
  Legislators across the U.S. are trying to lower prescription costs by reining in big companies that handle drug coverage for health insurers
• Trump-backed Letlow faces Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate runoff June 27, 2026
  President Donald Trump's choice for U.S. Senate in Louisiana is seeking to secure the GOP nomination and deliver another win for the president in his effort to replace Republicans who crossed him
• Dangerous weather hampers firefighters and leads to fireworks bans in western US June 27, 2026
  The largest fire in the United States has marched through thousands of acres of tinder-dry forest in Utah, fueled by conditions that fire managers and experts call unprecedented
• Final stretch: NYC’s last horse track, Aqueduct, ending live races June 27, 2026
  New York City’s last horse track is on its final stretch
• Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer June 27, 2026
  A polygamous sect leader has been convicted on child abuse charges in Arizona while already serving a 50-year sentence in federal prison for orchestrating sex involving children
• Newly released video shows Connecticut prison officers striking inmate before he died June 27, 2026
  A Connecticut judge has publicly released a video showing correctional officers striking an inmate multiple times and pepper spraying him before he died in 2018
• Complaint seeks answers on Scouting America's transgender policy after Pentagon deal June 27, 2026
  A gay rights activist is suing the Defense Department to answer a simple question: Did Scouting America actually ban transgender members in a deal with the Pentagon
• A Minnesota man accused in a $250M fraud scheme has been taken into custody in Somalia June 26, 2026
  Authorities say a Minnesota man charged with orchestrating a $250 million fraud scheme has been taken into custody in Somalia
• Gracie the Giraffe, who went missing after wandering off a Texas ranch, is finally found June 26, 2026
  Gracie the Giraffe has finally been found in Texas
• Election worker says federal officers confronted her at polls over social media post criticizing ICE June 26, 2026
  A poll worker says two federal officers visited her at a voting location during New York’s party primaries to confront her about a social media post she’d written criticizing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis
• Judge holds Charlie Kirk murder case prosecutors in contempt for comments about guilt June 26, 2026
  The Utah judge in the murder case over conservative activist's Charlie Kirk’s killing has held prosecutors in contempt of court over comments they made about defendant Tyler Robinson's guilt
• Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds protection from deportation June 26, 2026
  Fear is ricocheting through Haitian communities across the United States after the Supreme Court decided to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disasters
• Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports June 26, 2026
  President Donald Trump is threatening a 100% tariff on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services provided by United States companies
• DC reaches settlement with man who protested troops' patrol with Darth Vader song June 26, 2026
  The District of Columbia has reached a settlement agreement for an undisclosed amount of money with a resident who claims police illegally detained him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” ...
• Black women's non-profit awards grants to local Southern groups as part of joy-filled tour June 26, 2026
  Organizations supporting Black women and girls in the American South are receiving a boost this summer
• Utah governor restricts fireworks as largest US wildfire surges uncontained June 26, 2026
  Utah's governor has restricted fireworks as the largest wildfire in the nation continues to grow
• ATF cancels phone tracking contract after lawmakers raise concerns June 26, 2026
  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has canceled its contract for a surveillance tool that allows warrantless tracking of mobile devices
• California voters will consider a measure in November to raise taxes on billionaires June 26, 2026
  Californians will vote in November on a controversial proposal to impose a one-time tax on billionaires to help fund federal funding cuts to healthcare for low-income people