U.S. cities that hosted the 2026 World Cup contend FIFA owes millions of dollars promised to them, The Athletic reported Tuesday.

UFC's "Freedom 250" event at the White House absorbed an estimated $30 million loss despite helping boost the organization's visibility during the nation's 250th anniversary celebration, parent company TKO Group Holdings said, the BBC reported Tuesday.

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Tuesday hailed Russia's nuclear arsenal as a gift from God.Patriarch Kirill said the country's atomic weapons are evidence of God's "grace and mercy" and have served as a shield protecting the nation from its enemies.Kirill made...

The S&P 500 and the Dow hit record highs Tuesday after strong forecasts from Caterpillar and Palantir reassured investors about AI-driven demand, while hopes for an imminent deal to end the Middle East conflict sent crude prices lower.

For-profit trade schools that enrolled military veterans under the GI Bill fraudulently collected more than $300 million in taxpayer funds over thepast decade, according to a lengthy Washington Post investigation published Tuesday.

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., said that the next top Senate Democrat should not be Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Moulton made the comment during a Monday night debate against Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., according to The Hill. Moulton is challenging Markey for the Democratic Senate...

Billionaire Ronald Lauder, a longtime Republican donor in New York, reportedly has closed his political checkbook.For decades, Lauder has been one of the Republican Party's most influential financial backers in New York politics, helping fund conservative causes, GOP...

Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin is assembling a committee of prominent fundraisers to bolster the party's finances as the organization faces mounting criticism over its fundraising performance and growing debt.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a critical hurdle Tuesday in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote.

Wildfires in southern France uncovered a cache of some 400 World War II-era shells and other munitions that detonated during the blaze, sending explosives flying through the air and adding a dangerous new dimension to one of the country's worst wildfires in decades, the BBC reported Tuesday.

Former Ohio Rep. Jim Renacci reportedly is considering another run for Congress if Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, ends his reelection bid.

Democrat James Talarico holds a narrow lead over Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the race for the U.S. Senate, according to a new poll, marking the third consecutive survey to show Talarico with an edge in the closely watched contest.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has invited former special counsel Jack Smith to appear before the panel over his handling of Operation Arctic Frost.

A 41-year-old Salvadoran man being held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, has died after suffering a medical emergency, prompting renewed scrutiny of the privately operated facility from state and local officials, The...

Apple on Monday asked a U.S. judge for a preliminary injunction barring two former employees and OpenAI from accessing, acquiring, using or disclosing alleged confidential information as it moves ahead with its trade secrets case.

U.S. stock index futures rose Tuesday after strong forecasts from Palantir and ON Semiconductor reassured investors about AI-driven demand, while Middle East developments and U.S. earnings were also in focus to gauge the health of corporate America.

Sen. Ron Wyden released a report Tuesday alleging Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase failed to promptly report hundreds of millions of dollars in suspicious transactions linked to Jeffrey Epstein, calling for federal investigations.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting one of three fires that have destroyed hundreds of buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in and around Spokane, Washington.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a war crime after a video was released showing a drone chasing down and wounding a street vendor in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. Footage released by Ukrainian police shows the drone...

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration appears to be walking back the possibility of requiring identification to shop at city-run grocery stores amid mounting criticism over comments made last week by the head of the city's Economic Development Corporation.

It was Memorial Day weekend, and I spent much of Friday and Saturday traveling from airport to airport, trying to stay connected while flying across the country.

Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has asked the judge overseeing his state trial in New York to ensure his trial is livestreamed or explain why the public won't get to watch the case in real time. rk...

Anti-Jewish incidents accounted for about 70% of all hate crimes in July under the watch of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor.

The man serving two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to federal charges related to killing a top Democrat lawmaker and her husband made his initial appearance Monday in state court where he faces similar charges.The state case against Vance Boelter had been on...

Nearly 50,000 Israelis left the country in 2025, as emigration from Israel continues to hit record highs, The Times of Israel reported, citing a study from Tel Aviv University.About 49,000 Israelis left the country for more than a year in both 2023 and 2024, according to...