Megyn Kelly urges Republicans to rebuild without Trump on the ballot
The conservative host called the party in ruins after Democrats took both chambers Tuesday.
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NTSB says Learjet may have broken up before Florida crash
Debris from the Learjet 60 is spread across roughly half a mile in Palm Beach County, and about 600 residents have been moved to shelters.
3 NovSen. Chris Murphy transferred to Johns Hopkins after stroke
Murphy felt numbness in his arm at his son's hockey game on Saturday; his office has not said what kind of stroke he had.
2 NovAbubakarr Barrie held without bail on nine charges in Baltimore stabbing
The homeowner gave Baltimore police surveillance video timestamped 43 minutes apart, showing the 15-year-old arriving and then running from the house.
28 OctManhunt in Tennessee after Jacob Morley escapes through prison fence
The TBI put Morley on its Most Wanted list with a reward of up to $2,500, and says he stole a white 2008 Ford F-350.
27 OctBend teacher disputes reports that she shielded student
Drury, 54, says her left hand was nearly severed and she played dead; police had said she covered a wounded 7-year-old.
23 OctVirginia Sen. Louise Lucas indicted in marijuana racketeering case
Lucas surrendered in Norfolk and was released on her own recognizance; her attorney says she denies all charges, with arraignment set for Nov. 16.
23 OctTrump Jr. privately opposed his father's Iran war, Atlantic says
Two people who spoke with Trump Jr. told The Atlantic he raised objections when the campaign began on Feb. 28, nearly eight months ago.
21 OctNo charges announced over shotgun used in Bend school shooting
Bend police declined to confirm who owned the shotgun, and court records show the shooter's mother pleaded guilty to harassment in 2023.
20 OctNew Mexico leaders reject Trump's push to rename state New America
Trump's Truth Social post claimed higher home values and prestige; a change would need New Mexico's legislature and its voters.
20 OctMiami judge signs no-bond warrant for Raúl Castro, 95
Attorney General James Uthmeier is set to announce the charge Monday at FIU, months after the Justice Department charged Castro in the same 1996 shootdown.
19 OctBend police say 16-year-old killed four at Silver Rail Elementary
Three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher died Thursday; two more were critically hurt, and Gov. Tina Kotek praised the bystander who intervened.
16 OctTrump administration aims to strip Ilhan Omar of citizenship, WSJ says
Agents took Omar's passport and phone on Monday, and prosecutors have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas in Minnesota.
15 OctJudge orders Illinois teen held in Hindu temple attack plot
A Cook County judge ordered the 19-year-old Taco Bell cashier detained after two coworkers called 911 about his messages.
15 OctBakersfield police hunt gunman who fired 10 shots into KBAK/KBFX studio
The Sinclair-owned stations were hit again early Tuesday, four days after a car pulled up and fired 10 rounds into a conference room and an office.
14 OctFederal agents search Ilhan Omar's home in criminal probe
The Justice Department confirmed the warrant but did not name Omar, who called the search an attempt to weaponize federal law enforcement.
12 OctAndrew Tanaka charged with four attempted murder counts in I-35 shootings
Officers found Tanaka on the shoulder of I-35 holding a handgun, and court documents show a $1 million cash-only bond.
8 OctSheikhdoon Mohamud charged in alleged Mall of America attack plot
Court filings say Mohamud settled on Oct. 24, the date of a Hmong arts festival at the Bloomington mall, before buying a rifle.
8 OctTrump jokes he created a monster in Treasury chief Bessent
More than 30 current and former officials and associates described Bessent's temper to the Journal, which he has partly disputed.
7 OctChrista Pike is conscious as lawyers seek execution records
Pike, 50, is off a ventilator and in intensive care a week after two doses of pentobarbital failed to kill her.
7 OctDennis Hastert, longest-serving Republican House speaker, dies at 84
Hastert pleaded guilty in 2015 to concealing hush-money payments to a man he abused as a teenager and served 13 months in prison.
5 OctJudge sets $10,000 bond for Nathalie Belizaire in neglect case
North Miami Beach police say the four children, including a 2-month-old, were found hiding in a bathroom while Belizaire sailed to the Bahamas.
2 OctProsecutors seek $100,000 bond for Sinema's ex-bodyguard
Ammel refused to leave jail for Thursday's arraignment, and a judge ordered him brought to the Oct. 15 hearing by force if necessary.
2 OctTennessee halts executions after Christa Pike survives two doses
Pike was still audibly snoring when witnesses were escorted out at 8:53 p.m., and Tennessee's protocol sets out no step after the second dose.
1 OctMilwaukee prosecutors charge Robbiel Stokes, 15, in classmate's killing
The complaint says Stokes's mother identified him in bus surveillance stills, and police found a matching .40-caliber cartridge in her car.
29 SepMacon sheriff to seek charges against adults in park shooting
Sheriff David Davis said a 12th victim, a 19-year-old man, was identified hours later, and that investigators have people of interest but no motive.
28 SepButler rally survivor Jim Copenhaver dies at 76, lawsuit pending
Copenhaver still had bullet fragments in his body; no cause of death has been released, and his wife remains a plaintiff against the U.S. government.
24 SepThree Republican senators fault Don Jr. over Russian oligarch's payments
Umar Kremlev, a Putin ally, paid for part of Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding weekend, and House Democrats have asked the FBI to respond by Sept. 30.
20 SepTrump says Arlington arch will store drones and sniper ammunition
The Park Service has not authorized construction, and a judge requires 48 hours' notice before any activity at Memorial Circle.
20 SepJon Kyl, former Senate minority whip, dies at 84
Kyl's family said he died Wednesday night at his Phoenix home of complications from a neurological disease that ended his public life in December 2025.
18 SepAlabama executes Jeffery Lee after courts barred nitrogen gas
Lee, 49, was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m. at Holman prison in Atmore after the Supreme Court denied his request to intervene.
18 SepTravis Shockley charged with first-degree assault in Duluth stabbing
Shockley, 38, also faces a felony drug count and a misdemeanor fleeing charge after an arrest six days later, and is held on $100,000 bond.
11 SepSheriff sends two bodies from Mount Yonah to GBI crime lab
A hiker found two bodies on Mount Yonah at about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, and three agencies worked the scene before the remains went to the GBI crime lab.
11 SepJudge sentences Havemann-Niedrach to 12 years for sexual assault
Havemann-Niedrach pleaded guilty in January to one count from a seven-count indictment; the judge also barred her from public employment for life.
10 SepJury convicts Matthew Exton of attempted murder in Toledo restaurant
The jury also convicted him of two felonious assault counts and firearm specifications, with sentencing set for Sept. 21 in Toledo.
10 SepTrump's favorite CNN analyst reports a 61-point economic reversal
Two weeks after Trump named him CNN's best, Enten showed his net economic approval among full-time workers at 41 points underwater.
8 SepArmed man arrested after rushing Ohio candidate Amy Acton at fair
Troopers guarding Acton stopped Havas after he knocked bystanders down; police recovered two handguns, brass knuckles and a Taser.
8 SepTSA lets non-fliers back past security at 13 airports
Gateside by TSA PreCheck is free but requires applying one to three days ahead, and the agency says more airports will follow.
6 SepGibney documentary alleges Musk showed unusual certainty about 2024 vote
Musk's former partner Ashley St. Clair makes the election claim; the film opens at Venice Sept. 8 and in theaters Oct. 16.
4 SepWoman who killed man over Walmart parking space won't be charged
Prosecutors found the June 30 shooting of Bart Diguglielmo, a 62-year-old Army veteran, was captured on video and left them unable to disprove Payne's fear.
4 SepTwo missing Juneau teenagers found dead of gunshot wounds
Police found the pair hours after they were reported missing from their Juneau homes, with a firearm recovered near the bodies.
3 SepDeputy's daughter killed in I-95 crash caused by alligator
Taylor was ejected from her overturning pickup and struck by a hit-and-run driver still being sought; the alligator was also killed.
2 SepMilo Yiannopoulos posts nearly $5 million bank balance online
Yiannopoulos, deported last week for overstaying his visa, joked the balance left him just short of the $5 million Trump Platinum Card.
2 SepStrong opposition to data centers more than doubles in a year
As opposition spreads across parties and regions, at least 12 states have filed moratorium bills and more than 530 counties have limited construction.
1 SepGirl, 17, indicted for murder in livestreamed San Diego mosque attack
Prosecutors say the teenager recorded the livestream and released the shooters' manifesto, and she could face life without parole.
1 SepMilo Yiannopoulos held by ICE on final removal order
Agents took the former Breitbart editor into custody at a New Orleans airport, a day before Ye was set to perform in the city.
29 AugMissouri deputy attorney general found alive after six days in Wyoming
A stranger's photo of the Gannett Peak summit register confirmed Mackelprang had reached the top, narrowing the search that found him near Scott Lake.
27 AugGiuliani vows to sue Tucker Carlson over Netanyahu agent claim
Giuliani, who gave Hunter Biden's laptop to the New York Post, denies Carlson's suggestion that he acted for the Israeli prime minister.
26 AugNancy Kassebaum, first Kansas woman elected to Senate, dies at 94
The Kansas Republican co-sponsored the 1996 HIPAA health law with Ted Kennedy and later broke with her party over Donald Trump.
25 AugAnti-Muslim posts targeting El-Sayed rose twentyfold after primary win
A Washington Post analysis of thousands of posts found religion overtook socialism as the dominant conservative topic about El-Sayed by mid-August.
24 AugTwo Big Rigs Collide on 210 Freeway, Shutting Lanes 12 Hours
One of the semis caught fire and a Mercedes was trapped beneath its trailer, forcing westbound traffic onto the Glendale Freeway into Thursday.
23 AugBoy, 15, Arrested in Shooting That Killed Teen at Bakersfield Game
The season-opening game between Independence and Centennial was canceled after roughly seven or eight shots sent hundreds of fans fleeing the stadium.
23 AugJudge voids Rubio visa freeze for 75 countries
The nationwide order restores case-by-case review for hundreds of thousands of family and job applicants frozen since January.
23 AugEducation Department moves to revoke ABA authority over 200 law schools
The recommendation heads to a bipartisan panel in September, with a final decision months away that could disrupt aid for 13 free-standing law schools.
22 AugJessica Bowie charged in ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York Capitol
Arrested in an FBI sting after five visits to the Capitol, Bowie faces up to 20 years on a material-support charge.
21 AugFBI seizes Eric Swalwell's phone and laptop at San Francisco airport
The devices were taken as four women told the FBI they were contacted in a probe of assault claims against Swalwell, who denies wrongdoing.
21 AugThree Trump-backed candidates lose primaries in Florida and Wyoming
Cory Mills, Catalina Lauf and Megan Degenfelder all lost Tuesday, and Trump then endorsed Mills's Republican rival for November.
20 AugMangione murder trial postponed indefinitely over double jeopardy claim
The Manhattan district attorney has until Oct. 9 to argue the state murder case can survive Mangione's federal plea to stalking.
19 AugTrial opens for man accused of arranging Microsoft manager's killing
Prosecutors say Bridegan was lured from his car by a tire in the road and shot as his 2-year-old daughter sat strapped in the back seat.
18 AugThe National Guard is booked in Washington until January 2029
Washington marked a year of the Guard deployment with a protest outside the White House, and the District's appeal over its legality is still pending.
12 AugThe DC troop fight runs on crime numbers the city cannot vouch for
Police data shows violent crime in Washington up 3 percent this year even as homicides fell 32 percent, on a table the department calls preliminary.
12 AugFCC chair took $75,000 in gala tickets from a company he regulates
Watchdog groups asked ethics officials to investigate gala tickets Paramount gave FCC commissioners during its merger reviews. One wants the chairman disqualified.
11 AugTrump narrows birthright citizenship in two new orders
In CDC data for 2024, 9,576 births were to mothers with foreign addresses. The Center for Immigration Studies puts it as high as 26,000.
7 AugOhio's two GOP senators urge Max Miller to resign
Ohio law gives Miller until Saturday to quit the ballot in his Cleveland-area district, ahead of a 4 p.m. Monday deadline to name a replacement.
10 AugMinnesota asks Abbott to extradite ICE agent in Minneapolis shooting
Until Castro reaches Minnesota there is no trial. He has sat in a Texas cell since May, over a shot that went through a door and lodged in a child's bedroom wall.
6 Aug