Rep. Rashida Tlaib, an outspoken Michigan progressive, defeated Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday. Her primary win in one of the most Democratic House…

The University of Connecticut just became the first team at college football’s highest level to cancel its 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Athletic director David Benedict announced in a release Wednesday that the…

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign unveiled a $280-million advertising blitz on Wednesday that it says will keep the presumptive Democratic nominee “on offense” in 15 states, including Republican-leaning states where Democrats have not seriously competed in…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday there’s enough evidence for a man to go to trial after the bodies of his new wife’s two children were found buried on his Idaho property. The…

A Roman Catholic priest who publicly questioned whether coronavirus restrictions have gone too far has been diagnosed with COVID-19, prompting local health officials in Washington, D.C., to instruct some parishioners to quarantine.  Monsignor Charles Pope,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Freshman Kansas Rep. Steve Watkins lost his Republican primary Tuesday after being charged with felony election fraud and other crimes. State Treasurer Jake LaTurner unseated Watkins after arguing that the criminal charges…

Two massive explosions rocked Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Tuesday, resulting in widespread damage and casualties, and throwing a country already mired in political and financial distress into further chaos. Videos posted on social…

Three police officers in El Salvador have been found guilty of the 2019 murder of Camila Díaz Córdova, a transgender woman who sought asylum in the U.S. but was deported back to the Central American…