3+ day, 11+ min ago   (477+ words) Law enforcement is a noble calling. Of course, an officer can abuse the authority and trust of badge and gun. But the fact that such cases appear as scandals, even national scandals, testifies to the high standard of professionalism upheld…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (658+ words) WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's pitch to send Americans $5,000 checks should Republicans prevail in the November midterms is drawing scorn from some members of Congress -- the very people who have constitutional authority over federal spending. Economists and other political observers are…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (647+ words) The White House has not yet made a decision on refined copper tariffs as officials juggle concerns that higher prices for the red metal could raise manufacturing costs against the potential benefits of encouraging more domestic mining, according to two…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (189+ words) An Arkansas law that provides in-state tuition and financial assistance to some immigrants is being challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice, which says the statute discriminates against U.S. citizens not given the same benefits. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (53+ words) Sanders says last-minute family conflict kept her from attending Republican Convention in Dallas The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Sanders says last-minute family conflict kept her from attending Republican Convention in Dallas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders did not attend the 2026 Republican Convention in…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (894+ words) Conflicting court orders issued on the same day have thrown congressional elections in Missouri into chaos, two months before an election in which a handful of races could decide control of the House. On Tuesday, Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied a…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (981+ words) VIENNA -- The U.N. atomic watchdog's board on Wednesday reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council for the first time in 20 years, citing it for failure to cooperate in a long-running investigation into uranium traces detected by inspectors at undeclared sites. Western officials…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (193+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The two NASA astronauts who led the Artemis II moonshot earlier this year are stepping away from spaceflight. NASA announced Wednesday that Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover will no longer serve as active…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (609+ words) MIAMI -- Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador were in limbo Wednesday as a deadline neared for the Trump administration to decide if they should end, as it has done for hundreds of thousands from Venezuela, Haiti and…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (687+ words) DALLAS -- President Donald Trump capped Wednesday's opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention, slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every American $5,000 if his party retains its control…...