US placed in favorable World Cup group: What to know and how to get tickets
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw on Friday marked the beginning of the journey for teams across the globe hoping to hoist the coveted golden trophy — and giving the U.S.
Suspect charged in stabbing on Charlotte light rail train
Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A suspect has been charged in the Friday stabbing on a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to police. Oscar Solarzano, 33, has been charged with five
DOJ won’t say what it advised Noem amid contempt inquiry over El Salvador deportations
Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Department of Justice officials, citing privilege, did not disclose details on the legal advice given to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the decision to continue the deportation
US-Ukraine talks on security ‘framework’ to continue Saturday, State Department says
Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — American and Ukrainian representatives will continue discussions on a possible framework for a peace deal to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor on Saturday, the State Department said in
NATO fighters scrambled in Poland as Russia bombards Ukraine
Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — NATO fighter jets were scrambled and air defense systems put on alert in Poland in response to Russia’s latest overnight drone and missile strikes in Ukraine, the Armed Forces Operational
Texas flooding 911 calls from hard-hit Kerr County released: ‘Distressing’
Eric Vryn/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of 911 calls during the July 4 Texas flood that devastated the Hill Country have been released from hard-hit Kerr County The Kerrville Police Department released the calls late Thursday
Why countries are pulling out of 2026 Eurovision contest over Israel’s participation
Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Eurovision Song Contest slogan is “United By Music,” but the music competition’s organizers are seeing some cracks in that unity. A discordant note has been struck in
Teen in court after allegedly setting sleeping homeless man on fire on NYC subway train
Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A teenager is facing a federal arson charge for allegedly setting a sleeping homeless man on fire on a New York City subway train,
What longstanding legal precedent says about birthright citizenship and the process to restrict it: Analysis
Thomas Müller/picture alliance via Getty Images When the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Trump administration’s petitions seeking to resurrect Executive Order 14160 — the president’s sweeping attempt to gut the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship
Suspect in Jan. 6 pipe bomb case makes 1st court appearance
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The suspect accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic National Committees the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the
Pipe bomb suspect was ‘disappointed’ in 2020 election results, US attorney says
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The man who is accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee offices on Jan. 5, 2021, told investigators he was “disappointed” in
Court rules judgment could not be entered against blogger on defamation count in Megan Thee Stallion lawsuit
Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty Images A judge ruled on Tuesday that a judgement could not be entered against blogger Milagro Cooper for the defamation count in a lawsuit filed by hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in October