• Virginia Man Gets Life for Double Murder
  • Judge Orders Detention for ex-CIA Official
  • Fatal Virginia Bus Crash Raises Concerns
  • $17.5 Billion in Loans for 10 Nuclear Reactors
  • The Trump Report: The Latest Updates
Republicans won redistricting battle. Now voters will decide if they win Congress

A no-holds-barred bout of partisan redistricting has been won by Republicans. Now it’s up to voters to decide whether it matters for control of Congress. Republicans could net about 10 additional U.S. House seats in the November elections if redrawn voting districts perform as they were intended.

Bus driver in fatal Virginia crash had previous speeding charges

A bus driver with a history of speeding accusations was indicted on additional charges Monday in a chain-reaction crash in Virginia that killed five people and injured dozens more. Jing Sheng Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, initially was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after the crash early Friday morning on Interstate 95.

Today in History: May 31, the Tulsa Race Massacre begins

Today is Sunday, May 31, the 151st day of 2026. There are 214 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 31, 1921, a two-day massacre erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs began looting and burning the affluent Black district of Greenwood over reports a Black man had assaulted a white woman in an elevator; though the exact number remains unknown, as many as 300 Black Tulsans were killed.

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Supreme Court kills suit claiming Cisco's technology persecuted Falun Gong members

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted tech giant Cisco’s bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China.

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Trump announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.

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Probe after Tesla slams into Texas home, killing 76-year-old

NEW YORK (AP) – The top U.S. auto regulator opened an investigation Monday after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside.

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The Trump Report: The Latest Updates

The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to an already sizable military spending boost sought by President Donald Trump. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill ahead of a formal request.

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The Strait of Hormuz's future is unsettled even as more ships venture through

NEW YORK (AP) – Ship traffic has picked up in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the U.S. signed an interim deal to end a war that constricted global oil supplies and fueled inflation, but questions surrounding control of the vital waterway and whether vessels will be charged tolls to cross it could interfere with negotiations to forge a lasting peace.

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US and Iran in dispute over whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspections

ISLAMABAD (AP) – The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Starmer says he'll resign as UK prime minister, roiling British politics
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Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for deal to end war
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Russia strikes civilian infrastructure in various parts of Ukraine
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Starmer challenger Andy Burnham sworn in as UK lawmaker