Prosecutors say the killings of three men on Hawaii's Big Island were “especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel.”
New Mexico voters choose party nominees for governor as revenue soars from oil boom
New Mexicans are choosing Democratic and Republican nominees for governor as the state grapples with high rates of violent crime, chronically underperforming schools and cuts to federal safety net programs
Man who killed his girlfriend’s baby is set to be Florida’s eighth execution of 2026
A 53-year-old Florida man is set to be executed for the murder of his girlfriend’s infant daughter in 1996
Iowa Democrats to settle a tense Senate primary
Iowa Democrats will settle one of the party’s last competitive Senate primaries in the nation
California holds crowded primary in race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom
California voters are deciding who will advance in the race to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom
Rubio to testify before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran war
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions about the Trump administration’s fragile and stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran wa...
Democrats redrew California’s map to counter Trump. The primary tests whether it pays off for them
California’s congressional primaries on Tuesday are a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year
Republican senators want more answers on $1.8 billion settlement fund as Trump considers its future
Senate Republicans are meeting to discuss next steps in a standoff with the White House
A mass attack on Kyiv has killed at least 3 and injured dozens, Ukrainian authorities say
A mass attack on Kyiv has killed at least 3 and injured dozens, Ukrainian authorities say
A simple — yet expensive — way to climate-proof the grid: Bury the power lines
Power lines across the country weren’t designed for a changing climate, with much of the nation’s grid built more than half a century ago. Today, stronger storms and heavier precipitation cause hundreds of outages a year, many because of trees falling on above-ground power lines. In northern Michigan, some utilities...