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6:42 PM on Tuesday, September 16

An FBI analyst has testified that DNA sampled from a rifle, as well as multiple other items, found near where President Donald Trump was playing golf in South Florida last year matches that of a man accused of trying to assassinate Trump that day

5:48 PM on Tuesday, September 16

A federal judge says the identities of two individuals once listed as potential co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein will remain sealed for their safety and privacy

5:44 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills is taking steps toward running for the U.S. Senate in 2026

5:24 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, who died last month at age 89, was long celebrated as a champion of family values and parental discipline

5:19 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Man charged with capital murder in the assassination of Charlie Kirk appears briefly before judge by video from jail

5:02 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Police have arrested a suspect in a July auto break-in that two people touring with Beyoncé′ said resulted in the theft of the singer's unreleased music

4:50 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a year should now be kicked out of the service

4:41 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died

4:00 PM on Tuesday, September 16

A California judge has rejected a request for a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, shutting down another possible path to freedom for the brothers who have served decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989

3:48 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Police are investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi

2:58 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has criticized the U.S. after it added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war

2:58 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Federal prosecutors say a former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has been charged with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting at the academy in Maryland last week

12:16 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Parents of teenagers who died by suicide after interacting with AI chatbots testified before Congress

12:07 PM on Tuesday, September 16

The Border Patrol agent who has led an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles has arrived in Chicago, possibly signaling a new phase in an enforcement surge announced last week

11:57 AM on Tuesday, September 16

The Oklahoma Supreme Court is putting on hold proposed new social studies standards for K-12 public school students that include conspiracy theories about the 2020 election

7:02 AM on Tuesday, September 16

A new poll finds sports fans are likelier to use a combination of streaming services and traditional TV options to access their favorite teams

5:01 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine is planning to force two Senate votes on President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the coming weeks, keeping the pressure on his Republican colleagues as many of them have voiced frustration with the policies

12:14 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Israel has launched its offensive in Gaza City, vowing to overwhelm a city already in ruins from nearly two years of war

11:56 PM on Monday, September 15

U.S. stocks edged back from their record heights

12:03 AM on Sunday, September 14

Authorities in Utah have shared information indicating the 22-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk did a fair amount of planning ahead of time