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Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, center, walks with his mother Tamara Talarico, left, and father Mark Talarico, right, after they voted in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

James Talarico’s adoptive father linked to X account mocking Christianity and women

Hailey Bullis · October 18, 2026 9:45 am

Emergency crews respond to Canada military base fire

Multiple dead at Canadian military base after major fire breaks out

Pope Leo XIV speaks

Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter’s Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery

ukraine russia war

Blaze at St. Petersburg oil sites as Kyiv launches more than 1,000 drones at Russia

An employee shows U.S dollars banknotes at a money changer in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 10, 2025.

November Supplemental Security direct payment worth up to $994 goes out in 12 days

Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.

UN investigators conclude ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe certain US strikes in Iran were war crimes

Mike Brest September 17, 2026 3:33 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a session of the BRICS Plus Outreach format in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.

India denies Xi Jinping fell ill at the BRICS summit after online rumors go into overdrive

Timothy Nerozzi September 17, 2026 3:24 pm

DOEDOE

Daily on Energy: Permitting deal deadline maneuvering

Maydeen Merino, Callie Patteson September 17, 2026 3:16 pm

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).

John Cornyn won’t vote for Texas GOP candidate Bo French over ‘racist comments’

Ramsey Touchberry September 17, 2026 3:11 pm

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner nominee Dr. Heidi Overton, left, and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), right, with a mifepristone package embedded in the middle.

Senate hearing set for Trump FDA pick embraced by anti-abortion movement

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 17, 2026 2:40 pm

Tim Scott

Tim Scott unleashes on ‘frankly weird’ el Sayed in spirited defense of the American dream

Emily Hallas September 17, 2026 2:26 pm

President Donald Trump.

Trump says US is close to establishing a new Army base in Poland

Christian Datoc September 17, 2026 2:11 pm

Lance Schroyer, President Donald Trump's nominee for director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Department of Homeland Security)

White House rescinds Lance Schroyer’s nomination as ICE director

Claire Carter September 17, 2026 2:03 pm

Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) speaks during the Democratic National Convention in 2024.

Democrat in battleground district runs ad standing against ‘extremism’ as party reckons with DSA wing

Molly Parks September 17, 2026 1:41 pm

Handguns on display at a gun shop.

DOJ sues California city over ‘illogical’ $1,600 gun permit fee

Kaelan Deese September 17, 2026 1:34 pm

A forensic officer works at the scene where a sixth body, believed to be that of a woman, was found along a road in KwaThema, Springs, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.

South African authorities seek potential serial killer after nine women found dead east of Johannesburg

Timothy Nerozzi September 17, 2026 1:16 pm

This photo taken with a smartphone shows a sign opposing data centers hanging on the second-floor railing at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

Senate bill to shield households from data center electricity costs blocked by Democrat

Maydeen Merino September 17, 2026 1:00 pm