Dallas — Texas voters held primary elections Tuesday to select party nominees for U.S. Senate, governor and state offices, with incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn facing challengers Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt. Republican leaders supported President Trump's strikes on Iran, while Democrats contested the Senate primary between Rep. Jasmine...
Washington, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee in her first congressional appearance since two Minneapolis protesters were shot and killed during federal immigration operations. Senators questioned Noem about the deployment of masked federal agents, stalled funding for her department, and concern over operations after...
United States — Meteorologists reported a widespread early March warm-up that pushed temperatures above seasonal averages across the Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes this week. Warm fronts and upper-level ridging allowed Gulf moisture and milder air to override cold ground temperatures, producing patchy to dense fog Tuesday–Wednesday and prompting...
RAIFORD, Fla. — Florida executed Billy Leon Kearse on Tuesday evening after state courts upheld his conviction for the 1991 killing of Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish. Kearse, 53, received a three-drug lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m. The Florida Supreme Court denied his final appeal...
Raleigh, N.C. Voters completed primaries this week, producing former Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-RNC chair Michael Whatley as major-party Senate nominees. Both easily won crowded primary fields and secured nominations on Tuesday. Whatley emphasized crime and obtained endorsements from regional sheriffs' offices and police organizations; Cooper captured Democratic unity. The...
Washington, President Donald Trump met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on Tuesday for scheduled bilateral talks focusing on Iran, trade, Ukraine and transatlantic security cooperation. The leaders held a formal greeting, an Oval Office meeting and a closed-door lunch covered by the White House press pool, according...
Washington, U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted emergency appeal allowing California schools to notify parents if students identify as transgender without consent, temporarily blocking a state law that prohibited automatic parental notifications. The decision followed lawsuits from teachers and two sets of Catholic parents represented by the Thomas More Society,...
United States. Gas prices rose nationwide this week after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, industry forecasters reported. GasBuddy, AAA and local analysts said crude oil futures jumped, prompting average pump increases ranging from few cents to over $0.20 per gallon across states. Retailers and petroleum analysts cited elevated geopolitical risk premiums...
Chicago — The Democratic National Committee placed five U.S. cities on a shortlist this week to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, with Chicago identified as a front-runner to host in both 2028 and 2032. The DNC will deploy its Technical Advisory Group to conduct spring site visits to Atlanta,...
United States — On Monday, multiple U.S. companies reported fourth-quarter results showing mixed profits and losses, per AP earnings snapshots and analyst estimates also accompanied several reports. Apartment Investment and Management posted $300.5 million Q4 net income and $554 million annually; Surgery Partners reported a $15 million Q4 loss and...
