Ohio Republicans pick US Senate challenger endorsed by Trump

Bernie Moreno won the Republican nomination to take on Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in November, Edison Research projected on Tuesday, in a race that had been considered a test of former President Donald Trump's sway.

Congressional leaders announce deal to fund rest of government

Washington (cnn) — Congressional leaders on Tuesday formally announced a deal to keep the rest of the government funded

Cyberattacks are hitting water systems throughout US, Biden officials warn governors

Cnn — Cyberattacks are hitting water and wastewater systems “throughout the United States” and state governments and

Nearly 1,000 Americans in Haiti have reached out to the US government, State Department says

Nearly 1,000 Americans in Haiti have reached out to the U.S. government by Tuesday as the Caribbean nation struggles with rampant gang violence, political instability and an escalating humanitarian crisis.

The federal government needs to be put on a diet, economist says

A recent poll indicates more than 85% of Americans are anxious and troubled by the ballooning national debt.

MacKenzie Scott donates $640 million, more than doubling planned gifts to nonprofits

The billionaire philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott announced Tuesday she would give $640 million to more than 360 organizations in response to an application process she launched last year.

Man arrested in Utah after abducting 10-year-old California girl he planned to marry, police say

Salina, Sevier County — A Colorado man was arrested in Utah after police say he traveled to California to pick up a

Spring equinox: First day of spring ushers in longer days and ancient ways

(cnn) — For those of us who approach things by the Goldilocks Principle (not too little, not too much), spring equinox

Trump says he could have to sell assets to cover $454 million fraud judgment

Donald Trump on Tuesday said on social media that he may be forced to mortgage or sell parts of his real estate business holdings at "fire sale prices" to secure a bond to cover a $454 million civil fraud judgment in New York.

Court order puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold

A federal appeals court has issued an order that again prevents Texas from arresting migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration law to take effect.

More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows

The proportion of U.S. abortions administered by medication rose to more than 60% in 2023, following a dramatic decline in surgical abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a report said on Tuesday.

Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of two Black men

A former Mississippi sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men. Hunter Elward was sentenced Tuesday by a federal judge. Five other former law enforcement officers are set for sentencing this week.

Top US congressional Republican, Democrat say deal reached on spending

The top Republican and Democrat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they had reached a deal to keep the government funded through the rest of the fiscal year that began in October, setting off a race to pass it before a weekend shutdown deadline.

Premature 'miracle baby' born in Portland weighed only 14 ounces

An Oregon family is seeing light at the end of the tunnel after the baby was born three months premature.

Singer R. Kelly seeks appeals court relief from 30-year prison term

R. Kelly's lawyer told an appeals court Monday that a racketeering law was unjustly used to convict the R&B superstar at his Brooklyn trial of sexually abusing young fans, including children, for decades.