A record heat wave that spread across the East Coast of the United States during the first week of summer has child advocates warning parents and caretakers about the risks of heatstroke to children left inside hot vehicles. So far this year, nine children have died after being left unattended in vehicles …

Police on Friday captured one of the New Orleans parish inmates who escaped six weeks ago in a jailbreak Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called the worst in recent state history. Law enforcement agencies located and arrested 33-year-old Antoine Massey at a residence in New Orleans on Friday, authorities announced in …

President Trump says he’s “terminating all discussions on trade with Canada, effective immediately,” after Canada announced a digital services tax on large foreign and domestic technology companies.  Posting on Truth Social on Friday afternoon, the president said the U.S. will let Canada know what their tariff rate will be in the …

The U.S. economy shrank faster than previously thought during the first three months of 2025, with growth contracting for the first time in three years.  The country’s gross domestic product fell at an annual rate of 0.5% from January through March, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in its third and …

Washington — President Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend sparked bipartisan efforts to force a vote to reassert Congress’ power to declare war, though House Speaker Mike Johnson says the push is now irrelevant because Mr. Trump announced Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire.  “It’s …

London — After hours of impassioned debate, British lawmakers in the House of Commons voted Friday to pass a bill that would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives. The bill passed by 23 votes, with hundreds protesting about the divisive issue outside of …

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil exited an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Louisiana on Friday night, after a federal judge ordered his release while his immigration proceedings play out. Khalil — who spent months in custody as the Trump administration attempted to deport him due to “foreign policy” concerns — …

Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized “ongoing efforts to erase history” during a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas — and appeared to take a shot at his successor, President Trump. He took part in the service at the Reedy Chapel AME Church, one of …

The candidates for Virginia’s lieutenant governor are set to make history after Sen. Ghazala Hashmi won the Democratic nomination for the position on Wednesday. Hashmi is the first Muslim and the first Indian-American to be nominated to appear on the ballot for a Virginia statewide office. She defeated five other …

A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death will plead guilty, according to an agreement filed in court Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according to the signed document filed …