• Today in History: May 19, West Virginia's Matewan Massacre
  • Electricity Bills in West Virginia Now Top Mortgages
  • Trump's EPA is paving the way for haze to return to national parks
  • $17.5 Billion in Loans for 10 Nuclear Reactors
  • The Trump Report: The Latest Updates
Trump honors National Guard members shot in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) – Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who survived a gunshot wound to the head while patrolling with the National Guard in Washington last year, was presented the Purple Heart medal during Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation’s growth rate as the U.S. population reached nearly 342 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Trump illegally blocked $7.6B in clean energy grants to Democratic states

WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

Politics
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.

Politics
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.

Politics
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.

Politics
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.

Politics
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.

Politics
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.

1
Starmer says he'll resign as UK prime minister, roiling British politics
2
Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for deal to end war
3
Russia strikes civilian infrastructure in various parts of Ukraine
4
Starmer challenger Andy Burnham sworn in as UK lawmaker