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Worship attendance at churches up for the first time in decades, according to new report

5:08 PM on Wednesday, May 6

A new study from the Hartford Institute of Religion Research showed that the median-sized congregation in the U.S. grew from 60 people to 70 people, the first growth in average house of worship attendance in years

Man accused in Dallas-area shootings that killed 2 and injured 3 charged with capital murder

4:19 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Police say a man accused of shooting five people, killing two, in back-to-back shootings at a shopping center and an apartment building in suburban Dallas has been charged with two counts of capital murder

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 5/6/2026

4:17 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Oil prices sank, and stock markets burst higher worldwide with hopes that a deal is nearing to allow tankers to deliver crude from the Persian Gulf again

Circuit court must consider whether deputies were to blame in man’s death, appeals court says

4:10 PM on Wednesday, May 6

The Mississippi Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit against Rankin County deputies over the 2021 death of Damien Cameron

He's accused of running a Chinese spy outpost. His lawyer says it was a place to play ping-pong

4:03 PM on Wednesday, May 6

U_S_ prosecutors say a plain glass-clad building in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood was a secret Chinese spy outpost, with orders to silence, harass and intimidate pro-democracy dissidents in the U_S_ It had a banner inside that said: “Fuzhou Police Overseas Service Station, New York USA.”

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo is not running in the Preakness

3:36 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not run in the Preakness Stakes next weekend

Justice Dept. finds UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions

3:24 PM on Wednesday, May 6

The Justice Department has found UCLA's medical school illegally considered race in admissions

Search warrant served at home connected to killer of California college student Kristin Smart

2:52 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Authorities have served a search warrant at a home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996

Teen boy, woman shot and killed in Michigan after dispute over soccer game

2:45 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Police say a teenage boy and a woman are dead after they were fatally shot in a dispute over an informal soccer game in Michigan

Jury deliberations begin in murder retrial of former Ohio deputy who fatally shot Black man

2:45 PM on Wednesday, May 6

A jury has begun deliberating in the retrial of a former sheriff's deputy in Ohio charged with murder and reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. in 2020

California governor candidates clash on taxes, Trump and healthcare in lively debate

2:35 PM on Wednesday, May 6

The leading candidates for California governor are trying to stand out from the crowded field as mail voting is underway

Why gasoline costs 52% more in the US than it did before the Iran war

1:19 PM on Wednesday, May 6

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. has climbed 31 cents in the past week and is now 52% higher than before the Iran war began

Rutgers University withdraws invite to a graduation speaker over his criticism of Israel

11:11 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Rutgers University has canceled a planned graduation speech by business leader Rami Elghandour after students raised concerns about his criticism of Israel on social media

The Latest: Cruise ship hantavirus patients arrive in Europe for treatment

10:05 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Three cruise ship passengers with suspected hantavirus infections are being flown to the Netherlands for treatment

Trump's success at purging Republican dissenters may not help in midterm elections

8:47 AM on Wednesday, May 6

The primary election results in Indiana have shown how President Donald Trump can punish Republican lawmakers who defy him

Oil prices sink and stocks leap worldwide on hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

11:31 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Oil prices sank, and stock markets rallied worldwide with hopes that a deal is nearing to allow tankers to deliver crude from the Persian Gulf again

US rights agency sues New York Times for discriminating against white man passed over for promotion

6:56 PM on Tuesday, May 5

A federal civil rights agency filed a discrimination lawsuit Tuesday against the New York Times, claiming that the new organization passed over a white male employee for a promotion in favor of a lesser qualified woman to meet its diversity goals

Tennessee Republicans target Memphis as South Carolina considers joining House redistricting battle

11:57 PM on Monday, May 4

South Carolina is the latest state to enter a redistricting battle after the U.S. Supreme Court severely weakened the Voting Rights Act

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