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Justice Department agrees to return Rep. Andy Ogles' phone, signaling end of campaign finance probe

2:24 PM on Wednesday, May 6

The Justice Department has agreed to return Tennessee Republican congressman Andy Ogles’ personal cellphone that was seized during an investigation into his campaign finances, signaling it's abandoning its probe into the President Donald Trump supporter

A 600-person search continues for missing US soldiers off Morocco’s coast

1:20 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Over 600 military personnel from multiple countries are searching for two U.S. soldiers who went missing in Morocco during U.S.-African military exercises

Shipping firms are being whipsawed by changing stances and risks as they wait for Hormuz to reopen

1:09 PM on Wednesday, May 6

With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two months into the Iran war

CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, dies at age 87

12:32 PM on Wednesday, May 6

CNN founder Ted Turner has died at age 87

Trump's new counterterrorism strategy makes targeting Western Hemisphere cartels the top priority

12:17 PM on Wednesday, May 6

President Donald Trump has signed off on a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy, and it sets eliminating drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere as the administration’s highest priority

IRS may owe you a refund for coronavirus-era fines. Here's how to apply

12:01 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Millions of taxpayers penalized by the IRS during the coronavirus pandemic for late payments or filings may qualify for refunds or penalty terminations

Lower-income Americans hit hardest by gas price spike, widening inequalities, study finds

11:39 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Lower-income Americans sharply reduced their gas consumption in the month following the Iran war, yet spiking prices still forced them to spend more at the pump, worsening the economy’s disparities, new research released Wednesday showed

Protester comes down from atop Washington bridge ending 5-day stand against AI and Iran war

11:25 AM on Wednesday, May 6

A Florida-based activist who camped out atop one of Washington’s bridges for five days has ended his protest vigil

ADL reports a sharp drop in US antisemitic incidents in 2025, driven by a steep fall on campuses

7:53 AM on Wednesday, May 6

The number of antisemitic incidents in the United States tallied by the Anti-Defamation League declined by 33% in 2025 — the first drop in five years — due in large part to what the ADL said was a dramatic decrease of incidents on college campuses

Pope will inaugurate Barcelona's Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain

7:44 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica during his visit to Spain next month

Georgia officials knew chemicals from carpet mills were polluting local water. The people did not

7:01 AM on Wednesday, May 6

State officials knew nearly two decades ago that toxic chemicals called PFAS were spreading from the carpet mills of northwest Georgia into rivers that are the region's main source of drinking water

Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 payment after Apple agrees to settle case for $250 million

6:50 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Apple has agreed to a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over false advertising of Siri's AI capabilities

How Trump's immigration crackdown is affecting everyday Americans, according to a new AP-NORC poll

5:39 AM on Wednesday, May 6

A new AP-NORC poll finds about 6 in 10 U.S. adults say the country is no longer a great place for immigrants, though they believe it used to be

Russia snubs Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire and fires dozens of drones

3:54 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Russia has fired dozens of drones at Ukraine, ignoring a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv

Editorial Roundup: United States

1:45 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Local elections could hasten the exit of Britain's embattled prime minister

12:58 AM on Wednesday, May 6

British voters will cast ballots in elections that could hasten the end of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s troubled term

Man charged in US with stealing $450 million from Mexican billionaire in loan scheme

9:04 PM on Tuesday, May 5

U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million

Male coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, twice as far as biologists had expected

3:08 PM on Tuesday, May 5

A lone coyote stunned biologists and others by swimming to Alcatraz Island earlier this year

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