Lee defends Trump DOJ after Utah lieutenant governor calls federal government 'threat' to elections

Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said in an episode of "60 Minutes" over the weekend that the real threat to state elections is not voter fraud but the federal government.

US citizen injured during California ICE incident, officials say

A former Long Beach city employee was injured during an incident involving ICE, officials said, with an unmarked SUV driving the wrong way down a one-way street before the scene escalated.

US to launch $8 billion support program for farmers to offset diesel costs, Trump says

President Trump said the U.S. ​Department of Agriculture will launch a new "harvest fuel relief program" that will provide farmers with $8 billion in support to offset diesel costs during ‌the harvest season.

More than 120 cattle involved in I-70 crash, dozens escape into downtown Kansas City

A semi-truck crash on Interstate 70 on Sunday sent dozens of cattle roaming through downtown Kansas City.

In search for Amelia Earhart's plane, tantalizing clue turns out to be tree debris

US-based explorers who voyaged to a tiny South Pacific island seeking to solve conclusively the 1937 disappearance of famed aviator Amelia Earhart have determined that an object they suspected ​was wreckage from her plane was a cluster of washed-up trees.

Vaccine interest rises as US measles cases reach 35-year high

Last year, with 2,289 measles cases, there was speculation the U.S. would lose its status as a country where measles was considered eliminated. But 2026 has left those numbers in the dust.

Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

In the years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the number of fish in the deeper parts of the Gulf of Mexico dramatically declined, a new study found.

Box Office: Elizabeth Holmes movie 'You Can See Everything' is now a hit in theaters too

Paramount's "Street Fighter" leads the box office this weekend; however, the spotlight is on the Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything," which made an impressive $15 million from just 855 screens.

Mississippi AG says officer's force was justified during shoplifting call in which boy was killed

Mississippi's attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in using force during a June shoplifting call that ended in the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.

AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share. That raises privacy concerns

Many have welcomed AI agents into their online lives, and raved about how personalized assistants like Muse can handle everyday tasks with ease — from snagging a dinner reservation or planning a trip, to organizing email inboxes.

US banning Chinese AI DeepSeek from government agency IT systems

The U.S. Homeland Security Department is ordering the removal of DeepSeek products ​and third-party services using the Chinese AI model from U.S. civilian agency IT systems, according to a notice published Monday.

$105M fund launched for new Yellowstone National Park infrastructure, education

A new fund launched in a public-private partnership seeks to help maintain upgrades at the world's first national park.

Consumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools

U.S. consumers are uneasy about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and major retailers are setting prices.

US says immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan can keep protected status for now

Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan can keep their temporary protected status in ​the United States for now, the Department of Homeland Security said on Monday, the day protections had been set to expire.

Trump to create new NIH division, task force for women's health

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order alongside first lady Melania Trump on Monday ​creating a task force and a National Institutes of Health division focused on women's health, the White House said.

US Supreme Court to review 1868 federal ban on home distilling of liquor

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide the legality of a federal ban on the home distilling ​of alcoholic spirits that was enacted in 1868 after the U.S. Civil War to crack down on liquor tax evasion.

US Supreme Court to hear Maryland case involving race in school admissions

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider reviving a lawsuit against a Maryland county's lottery admissions policy for four elite public middle schools that some parents claim unlawfully discriminates ​against Asian American applicants.

National Guard member is shot while breaking up a fight in Washington, suspect is hit in return fire

A National Guard member was shot and injured while trying to break up a fight in the nation's capital, and the person suspected of firing the gun also was shot in an exchange with guard members, police said Monday.

A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated

Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park.

Musk pledges to give a share of his SpaceX company to 'every kid in America'

Elon Musk on Monday pledged to give one share of his company SpaceX to "every kid in America" next year.

US company announces progress toward resurrecting the extinct dodo

A U.S. biotech company says it is making progress toward its goal of resurrecting the dodo and returning it to its native Indian ​Ocean island of Mauritius.

Westminster Dog Show taps Utahn as agility judge

When the caller ID showed "Westminster, New York," Tracy Mazur's first thought was it might be spam, followed quickly by thinking that it could be one of her dog training friends pranking her.