
Riders navigate the first weekday of a strike that has shut down the largest US commuter rail system
Commuters are navigating a maze of car, bus and subway routes after a strike shut down the Long Island Rail Road in New York
3h ago

Supreme Court rejects appeals from drugmakers over Medicare price negotiations
The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies that object to negotiating Medicare drug prices with the federal government
4h ago

Supreme Court sends Native American voting rights decision back to lower court
The Supreme Court has acted in a Voting Rights Act case brought by Native American tribes, saying a closely watched ruling needs to be reconsidered after the high court weakened the Civil Rights-era l...
4h ago

Former assistant principal set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old shot teacher
A former assistant principal is set to go on trial, accused of ignoring warnings that a student brought a loaded gun to a Virginia elementary school
12h ago

Redistricting debate shifts as Republicans seek clean sweep of US House seats
A debate over congressional redistricting is shifting to South Carolina
9h ago

Cassidy tried to get along with Trump after his impeachment vote. Retribution came anyway
It was a hurdle too high for Bill Cassidy to clear
7h ago

Four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho, organizer says
Four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho, organizer says
13h ago

Teenagers arrested in random shootings across Austin that left 4 injured
Officials in Austin, Texas, say two teenagers are in custody and a potential third suspect is being sought in at least 10 random shootings that left four people hurt in the city over the weekend
13h ago

US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say
Indigenous leaders say that federal contractors are desecrating sacred Native American places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace in the rush to build more walls on the U.S.-Mexico border
May 17, 2026

Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who've died
May 17, 2026

On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight
The year was 1965 and Black Americans had come to Montgomery, Alabama, to demonstrate peacefully voting rights
May 17, 2026







