Federal prosecutors in Minnesota charge man with terrorism after they say he planned to target the Mall of America

Federal officials in Minnesota have charged a man with terrorism after he planned a shooting at the Mall of America, they said at a news conference Wednesday.

New US indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture

A new U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture and other crimes. The indictment was unsealed Thursday in New York.

Isaias intensifies into first Atlantic hurricane of 2026

Hurricane Isaias became the first hurricane of the ​2026 Atlantic season, triggering production shut-ins and evacuations at energy facilities in the US Gulf.

Trump interrupted by protesters as he fights to rally Texas voters behind Paxton in US Senate race

President Trump, facing protesters and a poor political climate, fought to rally Texas voters behind embattled Senate candidate Ken Paxton on Wednesday night.

Public input requested on Grand Canyon North Rim plans

The National Park Service announced it was seeking public input on potential plans to redevelop the Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim as businesses continue to navigate challenges.

Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo astronauts on the moon, has died

Margaret Hamilton, the groundbreaking researcher who helped create the field of software engineering and whose code helped land NASA's Apollo astronauts on the moon to win the 20th century space race, has died. She was 90.

Church of Jesus Christ donates $3M for National Juneteenth Museum in Texas

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday it is donating $3 million to support the future National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, which will include a genealogy center powered by FamilySearch.

Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens don't work as promised, watchdog group says

Some of the guardrails that OpenAI included in ChatGPT for Teens product don't work as intended, and the chatbot poses an "unacceptable risk" to children, according to a report.

US government, Google join Zuckerberg-backed Biohub in $1.8 billion push for AI biology data

The U.S. government and tech heavyweights Meta Platforms and Google parent Alphabet are joining nonprofit Biohub to build open ​datasets to train AI models for biological research.

Christa Pike survived 2 doses of an execution drug. How is that possible?

Christa Pike regaining consciousness and speaking a week after receiving two doses of execution drugs in Tennessee has astonished even some medical professionals and left many people wondering: How did she survive?

Trump administration plans to charge international students $70,000 for work authorization

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed that international students pay at least $70,000 ​in training fees if they want to work in the country, according to a government notice posted online on Wednesday, part of the Trump administration's wider crackdown on foreign ‌visa holders.

FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teen it supplied with an assault rifle

The FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle.

Russia keeps a tight lid on suspected case of pneumonic plague as global concerns mount

Russian authorities are keeping a tight lid on information about last week's suspicious death of a lab worker in Siberia that has been surrounded by secrecy and claims that it could have been caused by pneumonic plague.

Pharma lobby sues Trump administration over Medicare drug price cuts

The pharmaceutical industry's top lobby group on Wednesday sued to invalidate the Trump administration's efforts to benchmark U.S. drug prices ​to lower costs overseas in the Medicare health insurance program, arguing that it is an illegal government overreach.

Tropical Storm Isaias forecast to hit US Gulf coast as hurricane early Saturday

Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before slamming into the southern US ​coast early on Saturday, bringing heavy rains, storm surges, and possible tornadoes across several states, the National Hurricane Center said.

Christa Pike is awake and able to speak despite execution attempt in Tennessee

Christa Pike is awake and speaking after surviving an attempt to execute her in Tennessee. Executioners tried twice to administer lethal doses of pentobarbital on Sept. 30.

Record-breaking October heat expected to scorch Southern California for the rest of the week

The record-breaking heat that has been scorching Southern California over the past few days is expected to continue impacting the region through the rest of the week.

UPS to cut holiday hiring for second straight year

United Parcel Service on Wednesday said it ​would hire 100,000 seasonal employees across the U.S. ahead of the holiday season, ‌about 9% fewer than 2025 and marking the second straight ⁠year of reduced ​recruitment.

Kalshi is launching prediction apps with Native American tribes. That's dividing Indian country

Tribal communities are increasingly divided over prediction markets, with some tribes partnering with Kalshi for revenue while others fear the platforms could undermine tribal casino gaming.