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House panel will hold first public hearing on UFOs in decades

A House panel will hold an open congressional hearing next Tuesday about UFOs for the first time in over 50 years.

Former Honduran president pleads not guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearm charges

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández on Tuesday pleaded not guilty in US court to federal drug trafficking and firearms possession charges.

Casey White indicated he wanted a shootout, but wreck prevented it, sheriff says

Recaptured Alabama fugitive Casey White intended to have a shootout with law enforcement, and would have done so had pursuing officers not forced him to wreck in a ditch Monday in Evansville, Indiana, a sheriff said Tuesday.

The Alabama manhunt is over, but these unanswered questions remain

The 11-day manhunt for former Alabama corrections official Vicky White and the prisoner she helped escape ended in Indiana on Monday with her dead from a gunshot wound and him in handcuffs, authorities said.

Opinion: The groundbreaking and complicated life of Mildred Fay Jefferson

Should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, as a recent leaked draft opinion indicates it will, it will fall to all 50 states to determine for themselves whether or not to legalize abortion. The general contours of how most …

Celebrity chef Mario Batali is acquitted of groping woman at Boston restaurant

Celebrity chef Mario Batali was found not guilty Tuesday at a bench trial on charges of indecent assault and battery related to the alleged groping of a star-struck patron at a Boston restaurant in 2017.

House expected to vote Tuesday on $40 billion Ukraine aid bill

The Democratic-led House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday evening on a nearly $40 billion bill to deliver aid to Ukraine as it continues to face Russia's brutal assault.

Jesse Williams responds to buzz over his Broadway nude scene: 'It's a body'

Nude images and video of Jesse Williams starring in Broadway's "Take Me Out" leaked on Monday night and began circulating online.

Autopsies are being conducted on the guests found dead at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas. Here's what we know

Officials are conducting autopsies to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the deaths of three Americans at a Sandals resort on the Bahamas' Great Exuma island on Friday, according to the Bahamian police commissioner.

Orange Leaf to Unveil New Design, Offering a Sweet New Experience in Cypress

Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt is turning over a new leaf in Cypress with the debut of an all-new enhanced design at its 12702 Grant Road location.

A Republican senator just went *there* on Joe Biden

Well, I guess the kidding around is pretty much over. In a blistering statement released Tuesday morning, Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott said this of President Joe Biden:

Elizabeth Warren is 'just plain wrong' to blame corporations for high inflation, Chamber of Commerce CEO says

US Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark is pushing back against Senator Elizabeth Warren and others who blame high inflation on dominant corporations.

The Supreme Court abortion leak has already transformed politics all over America

In just a week, the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade has transformed US politics.

Fact check: Tennessee didn't ban Plan B morning-after pill

A former Democratic congressional candidate went viral on Twitter over the weekend with a false claim that Tennessee has banned Plan B, a pregnancy-preventing emergency contraceptive known as a "morning-after pill."

Biden goes on the defensive over inflation and gas prices as he tries to shift the focus to Republicans

President Joe Biden on Tuesday blamed the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine for troubling economic news as he and his administration went on the defensive over mounting inflation and rising gas prices.