Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope — and the first pope to vote in US 
Former FBI director seeks dismissal of latest charges filed by Trump admin 
Hackers broke into a reporter’s X account — and used his cancer recovery to push a crypto scheme 
‘I don’t know why I survived’: Christa Pike speaks out following failed execution 
A Georgia librarian put a trans-inclusive book on display. She says that’s why she was fired 
Over 20 shots fired into home of Georgia secretary of state aide; 2 arrested
More than 20 shots were fired into the Atlanta home of a senior aide to Georgia Secretary of State Brad...
Dallas police officer shot by person he helped off interstate
A Dallas school police officer was shot by a person he had stopped to help after they were found walking...
An Air Force robot made the C-17 part no vendor would
A C-17 Globemaster III that was facing two years out of service is airborne again after the U.S. Air Force...
Republicans putting controversial figure’s 9/11 comment in Abdul El-Sayed’s mouth
In April, months before Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan, his eventual Republican opponent, Mike Rogers,...
The privacy paradox: Why civil rights groups are divided over Senate AI bill
Legislation winding its way through Congress would create a national standard of guardrails for how kids and teens interact with...
A midterm election defined by scandal? Candidates across parties face controversy
Scandals and controversy have plagued the midterm elections this year, with new accusations and investigations into various politicians on both...
Major VA study to examine effectiveness of psilocybin on depression, PTSD
The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching research to determine whether psilocybin — the psychoactive ingredient in “magic mushrooms” —...
Mitch McConnell released from rehabilitation center
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has been discharged from the rehabilitation center he's been in since he fell in his...
12 states, 100 towns: How big is the water hack threat?
Straight Arrow reported last week that U.S. officials were investigating whether Iran-backed hackers targeted more than 30 municipal water systems...
More US employers plan to go back to merit-based pay raises in 2027
At the beginning of the year, more companies in the U.S. said they were moving toward “peanut butter”-style raises, in...
