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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: At Least 7 People Fall Into Water After Container Ship Collision

At a press conference, a local fire official confirmed that two people had been rescued from the river, including one "in very serious condition."

March 26, 2024

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Baltimore bridge collapses

March 26, 2024

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a fiery campaign-style speech that had Democrats like Vice-President Kamala Harris cheering, and Republicans like Speaker Mike Johnson sitting stone-faced. (Shawn Thew/Reuters)

Biden's comeback blueprint: State of the union reveals re-election strategy

March 08, 2024

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February 29, 2024

Biden and Trump Make Dueling Border Visits as Migrant Crisis Worsens

The two likely 2024 opponents are seeking to blame the other’s party for record illegal crossings that are a top concern for voters.

February 29, 2024

President Biden talking with U.S. Border Patrol officers along the Rio Grande on Thursday. PHOTO: EVAN VUCCI/ASSOCIATED PRESS

February 22, 2024

Private spacecraft completes first US moon landing in 50 years

A spacecraft built and flown by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines LUNR.O touched down on the lunar surface at around 6:24 pm ET on Thursday, overcoming a last-minute navigation glitch. It is the first US moon landing in more than half a century and the first ever conducted entirely by the private sector.

February 22, 2024

This image provided by Intuitive Machines shows its Odysseus lunar lander over the near side of the moon following lunar orbit insertion on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. © Intuitive Machines via AP

February 22, 2024

Arizona county attorney refuses to extradite SoHo hotel murder suspect, claims NYC soft on crime

If Almansoori, 26, is extradited to New York, he is expected to be charged with murder and would almost certainly be ordered held without bail.

February 22, 2024

Raad Almansoori and Phoenix prosecutor Rachel Mitchell (Surprise Police Dept.) (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

February 15, 2024

Why Biden’s Age Has Become a Bigger Deal Than Trump’s

February 15, 2024

Photo Illustration by Lon Tweeten for TIME (Source Photos: Getty Images)

February 14, 2024

US border and immigration chief impeached

The move marks the first time a cabinet secretary is being put on trial by Congress since 1876

February 14, 2024

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas © John Moore / Getty Images

February 05, 2024

Trump urges Republicans to reject Senate deal on border measures, Ukraine aid

Former US president Donald Trump urged Republicans Monday to reject a bipartisan Senate deal trading tough new border security measures for $60 billion in Ukraine funding and other national security priorities.

February 05, 2024

Republican presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party in Nashua, New Hampshire on January 23, 2024. © Matt Rourke, AP (file)

February 01, 2024

Pentagon Chief Apologizes After Secret Hospital Stay

Lloyd Austin apologized for not disclosing his cancer diagnosis in his first public comments about the secrecy surrounding an extended hospital stay.

February 01, 2024

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaking at a Pentagon press briefing. PHOTO: KEVIN WOLF/ASSOCIATED PRES

January 31, 2024

US Republicans move to impeach Homeland Security chief

Alejandro Mayorkas is accused of failing to enforce immigration laws at the border with Mexico

January 31, 2024

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas © Getty Images / Drew Angerer

January 28, 2024

US troops killed in Jordan drone attack

It is the first time that American military personnel have died by enemy fire since the start of the Israel-Hamas war

January 28, 2024

File photo of US troops stationed near Zarqa, Jordan, on May 24, 2016 © Getty Images / Jordan Pix/ Getty Images

January 26, 2024

Aid to Ukraine and Israel in doubt as House speaker says he won’t support deal

A bargain in which southern border security would be beefed up in exchange for foreign aid is looking increasingly unlikely

January 26, 2024

View image in fullscreen Mike Johnson says the deal as reported would be ‘dead on arrival’. Photograph: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

January 26, 2024

The U.S. had its first execution by nitrogen gas. Here’s what to know.

The execution came after heated debate over whether it was constitutional to use nitrogen hypoxia in capital punishment.

January 26, 2024

This Oct. 7, 2002, photo shows Alabama's lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

January 25, 2024

Republican lawmakers push to ban feds from removing border barriers after Supreme Court defeat

Razor wire is at the center of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border clash with President Biden

January 25, 2024

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has touted his state's efforts to curb illegal immigration while criticizing the Biden administration over its border policies. (Getty/Gov. Greg Abbott's office)

January 22, 2024

Supreme Court clears way for border agents to remove Texas wire barrier

Even though immigration and border security matters are generally the purview of the federal government, Abbott has mobilized thousands of National Guard troops and lined the banks of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass with razor wire to try to block illegal entries.

January 22, 2024

View of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2024. Julia Nikhinson/Reuters

January 15, 2024

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital and will perform his duties remotely as he continues to recover from treatment for prostate cancer, the Pentagon has said.

January 15, 2024

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will continue his recovery at home. AFP via Getty Images

January 14, 2024

US climate envoy Kerry stepping down to help Biden's 2024 election campaign

US climate envoy John Kerry, a key player in the Biden administration's push to tackle climate change, will step down to work on the president's reelection bid, media reported Saturday.

January 14, 2024

US Special Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry testifies before a House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security the Border and Foreign Affairs hearing on the State Departments climate budget on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on July 13 2023. ©

January 13, 2024

Extreme Cold Hammers Wide Swath of US Over Holiday Weekend

Blizzard conditions forecast for the Midwest, Great Lakes
Cold in Texas could push electricity demand near all-time high

January 13, 2024

Workers clear a sidewalk of snow in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 13, 2024.Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

January 09, 2024

Disruptive winter storm to blast Midwest with blizzard conditions and threaten Southeast with tornadoes and floods

Storm to blast Midwest with blizzard conditions and threaten Southeast with tornadoes

January 09, 2024

Snow falls on the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines amid a powerful winter storm on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images