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FILE - A California's SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court ruling

6:29 PM on Monday, June 29

Arkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda

FILE - The Ralph Carr Judicial Building, which houses the Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado Court of Appeals, is shown Jan. 14, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado court rejects November ballot initiatives aimed at redrawing congressional districts

6:03 PM on Monday, June 29

Colorado voters won't get to decide this November on whether to change the state's congressional districts to favor Democrats

FILE - A Twitter page of Chinese exiled businessman Guo Wengui is seen on a computer screen in Beijing, Aug. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction

5:48 PM on Monday, June 29

A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his fraud conviction

FILE- A cannibis plant that is close to harvest grows in a grow room at the Greenleaf Medical Cannabis facility in Richmond, Va., June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in retail stores beginning in 2027

5:42 PM on Monday, June 29

Recreational marijuana sales are set to begin next year in Virginia

FILE - The William McChesney Martin Jr. building, which houses the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, is seen on April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

What the Supreme Court's ruling in the Cook case means for Federal Reserve independence

4:09 PM on Monday, June 29

The Supreme Court on Monday said the Federal Reserve, unlike any other agency in Washington, has a measure of independence from the presidency and day-to-day politics

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks to the Faith & Freedom Coalition, a gathering of conservative Christian activists and leaders, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Democrats in half of states sue Trump administration over Medicaid work rules

3:41 PM on Monday, June 29

Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over its interpretation of new Medicaid work requirements

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks about holding federal authorities accountable for policies that allowed fentanyl pills to reach the streets, during a news conference in Albuquerque, on Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streets

3:32 PM on Monday, June 29

New Mexico's governor says the state could seek billions in civil damages after DEA agents allowed fentanyl shipments into communities

FILE - Ballots are counted at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center during the California primary election, June 2, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang, File)

Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballots

3:14 PM on Monday, June 29

Election officials in states that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day say they are relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to outlaw the practice

Motorbikes drive past a banner showing a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran says this. The U.S. says that. A look at the trickiest issues in the unresolved conflict

3:07 PM on Monday, June 29

The 60-day clock is ticking on further talks between the United States and Iran on the interim deal they signed earlier this month, but it's not clear when their negotiators will meet again

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves a Serbian flag during a rally of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, June 27, 2026, where he announced that he will resign in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia's President Vucic says elections will be held in the next 3 to 4 months

2:22 PM on Monday, June 29

Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic says early general elections will be held in the next three to four months

Connecticut Researcher Calls for National Reassessment of America's Earliest Federal Diplomatic Artifacts Ahead of the Nation's 250th Anniversary

2:20 PM on Monday, June 29

Editorial Roundup: United States

2:02 PM on Monday, June 29

FILE - John Yoo, a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Professor known for 'torture memos' will advise conspiracy probe focused on perceived Trump foes

1:51 PM on Monday, June 29

John Yoo, a conservative law professor known for his views on presidential power, confirms he will advise a team investigating whether officials conspired against Donald Trump

FILE - President Bassirou Diomaye Faye addresses the 80th session of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

Senegalese lawmakers pass divisive reform curbing presidential powers

1:03 PM on Monday, June 29

Senegal's National Assembly has adopted a controversial constitutional amendment that expands its role and reduces presidential powers

In this photo provided by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, law enforcement officers load an inmate for transport Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center Windsor, Bertie County, N.C. (North Carolina Bureau State Bureau of Investigation via AP)

Authorities end a takeover at a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpowered the guards

12:51 PM on Monday, June 29

Authorities have retaken control of a jail in eastern North Carolina where inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of the facility

FILE - Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook leaves the Supreme Court in Washington, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Supreme Court says Fed’s Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings

10:24 AM on Monday, June 29

The Supreme Court says Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook can remain in her job for now, a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s bid to wrest control of the nation’s central bank

FILE - Department of Elections workers sort mail-in ballots for the California primary election at City Hall on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

10:08 AM on Monday, June 29

The Supreme Court is rejecting a Republican-led attack on state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump

FILE - Members of the Arizona State University Barrett Choir wave Arizona state flags during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Arizona's statehood, Feb. 14, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican appeal to enforce Arizona voting laws

9:43 AM on Monday, June 29

The Supreme Court says it will consider Arizona voting laws passed in the wake of the 2020 election that impose proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and regular purging of state voter rolls

FILE - A demonstrator carries an American flag upside-down near the White House during a protest taking place on the day of a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Live updates: Supreme Court lets Trump fire agency heads, a dramatic expansion of presidential power

8:33 AM on Monday, June 29

President Donald Trump has won and lost some as the Supreme Court wraps its final week of a term focused on executive power

A woman walks past a welcoming billboard featuring Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian along a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

US and Iran pause strikes but disagree over next steps on talks

4:21 AM on Monday, June 29

The United States and Iran have separately announced they are sending delegations to Qatar this week, though Tehran insists it has not agreed to meet with the U_S_ “at any level.”

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