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The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Reed D. Rubinstein of Maryland as the State Department’s senior adviser.

Rubinstein was confirmed in a party-line vote, 52-46. No Democrats supported his nomination. Sens. Cory ...Read more

Harvard University expanded its lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration for freezing billions of dollars in federal funds, ratcheting up the high-stakes legal battle between the wealthiest U.S. university and the ...Read more

ATLANTA — An appellate court seemed skeptical that a district court judge considered whether True the Vote was trying to intimidate voters with mass challenges following Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.

A three-...Read more

Looking to cut costs on Amtrak’s project to replace an aging West Baltimore tunnel, rail officials under the Trump administration have been talking with Elon Musk’s tunneling company, The Boring Co.

The talks surround...Read more

NEW YORK — Casandra “Cassie” Ventura took the stand as the star witness at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial in New York Tuesday, relaying horrific beatings she endured by the multimillionaire ...Read more

Halle Berry made a last-minute change to her plans after the Cannes Film Festival amended its dress code.

The Oscar-winning actress originally planned to wear a Gaurav Gupta-designed dress on the opening night of the ...Read more

Cassie Ventura felt "confused and nervous" when Sean 'Diddy' Combs asked her to be involved in one of his so-called freak-offs.

The 38-year-old singer dated the record producer between 2007 and 2018, and she's admitted to...Read more

Kesha thought 'Tik Tok' was "too dumb" to release.

The 38-year-old pop star released the hit single back in August 2009, and Kesha has now confessed to being astonished by the song's success.

Asked if she knew 'Tik Tok' ...Read more

The family of whistleblower John “Mitch” Barnett has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against Boeing that blames the company for Barnett’s suicide in March 2024.

U.S. District Judge Bruce Hendricks dismissed the ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Former Lexington state representative Cherlynn Stevenson is running to flip the 6th Congressional District from red to blue in 2026, she announced Tuesday.

Stevenson said that she believes the seat is ...Read more

Weeks before George Clooney called on President Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, the seemingly “catatonic” commander-in-chief failed to recognize the actor, who he’s known for years.

Jake Tapper and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California became a national pioneer four years ago by passing a law to make ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement. But only months before the policy is to take effect, Gov. Gavin Newsom is ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has opened an investigation into allegations of civil rights abuses at San Diego County’s two juvenile lockups, the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility in Otay Mesa ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — State political and law enforcement leaders are preparing for the possibility that President Donald Trump could pardon former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s federal conviction in connection ...Read more

It’s now been over 100 days since President Donald Trump returned to the White House following his reelection. In that short time, he enacted a whirlwind of wide-ranging policies, including on immigration, trade and ...Read more

The Alaska House on Monday narrowly adopted a new pension plan for state employees, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration.

The bill passed in a 21-19 vote, dividing the chamber along caucus lines.

However, the...Read more

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday named his appointees to a nonpartisan, independent congressional ethics and oversight board, ending an unprecedented delay in getting the office up and running.

The Office of...Read more

Robert De Niro has received an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

The 81-year-old actor accepted the prestigious accolade from Leonardo DiCaprio on the opening night of the film festival on Tuesday (05.13.25...Read more

Robert Benton has died at the age of 92.

The Oscar-winning director - who was best known for writing and directing the 1979 drama movie 'Kramer vs. Kramer' - has passed away, with Marisa Forzano, his longtime assistant, ...Read more