US, Iran no closer to ending war as Qatari tanker sails toward Strait of Hormuz

A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to its latest peace ​proposal.

Pedestrian dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport

Denver (ap) — A Frontier Airlines plane hit and killed a pedestrian on the runway of the Denver International Airport

Trump hopes for extension to agreed 3-day Ukraine-Russia ceasefire

Russia and Ukraine confirmed Friday that they had agreed to a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire that will run from May 9 to May 11, and ​President Donald Trump said he hoped it would be extended.

Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epstein's death, experts say

A note that a former cellmate said he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein's first suspected jail suicide attempt was all but certainly penned by the same person as a newly discovered note, handwriting experts say.

'Normies want normal politics': Cox reacts as 6 in 10 Utahns say parties don't represent them

A majority of Utah voters do not feel like the Republican and Democratic parties represent their views, according to a new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.

Person dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane taking off at Denver airport

A person has been killed after being struck by a plane on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff.

Trump is lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks, refuges and wilderness areas

President Donald Trump's administration is quietly pushing national park, refuge and wilderness area managers to dramatically scale back hunting restrictions.

Trump plans to fire FDA chief, sources say

The White House signed off on a plan to fire U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary in what could be the next leadership change ​within the federal health department, sources say.

California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River

Los Angeles (ap) — Absent a longer term deal on how to share a key but dwindling water source in the U.s. West, three