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A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South

A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South

A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast

July 11, 2026 at 12:38 pm EDT

More than 200 people at a summer camp helicoptered to safe as Missouri faces flooding

More than 200 people at a summer camp helicoptered to safe as Missouri faces flooding

July 11, 2026 at 12:18 pm EDT

Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned after making a life in the US

Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned after making a life in the US

July 11, 2026 at 12:06 pm EDT

Dangerous heat wave is building, will bring oppressive temperatures to much of the United States

Dangerous heat wave is building, will bring oppressive temperatures to much of the United States

July 11, 2026 at 11:20 am EDT

To the GOP, he's a sham candidate. At home, he’s Mr. Sullivan, ex-teacher and Alaska Senate hopeful

To the GOP, he's a sham candidate. At home, he’s Mr. Sullivan, ex-teacher and Alaska Senate hopeful

July 11, 2026 at 10:45 am EDT

As gas plants rise to power AI, renewable energy allies are fighting for cleaner alternatives

As gas plants rise to power AI, renewable energy allies are fighting for cleaner alternatives

July 11, 2026 at 7:29 am EDT

Erling Haaland is Norway's World Cup machine — and the internet's 'babygirl'

Erling Haaland is Norway's World Cup machine — and the internet's 'babygirl'

July 11, 2026 at 12:23 am EDT

Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

July 11, 2026 at 12:14 am EDT

Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race and Democrats announce process to name new nominee

Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race and Democrats announce process to name new nominee

July 10, 2026 at 9:45 pm EDT

Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp

Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp

July 10, 2026 at 8:34 pm EDT

Pentagon says suspension lifted for South Carolina helicopter pilots following July 4 beach event

Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife

Apple files lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI of stealing trade secrets

Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users

New York Times accuses agency of political retaliation in countersuit over discrimination case

Defense tries to sow doubt about evidence in Charlie Kirk's killing

Strained Ohio county seeks help to care for 16 siblings from squalid home and prosecute their family

Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window

Detroit-Canada bridge to open by late July after delay due to issues between countries, sources say

DHS was granted $20M for body cameras. ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting had none

Family of Mississippi teen who died after July 4 trip call for transparency, deeper investigation

The Latest: Defense questions reliability of evidence in killing of Charlie Kirk

Transgender girls who challenged Trump sports order drop lawsuit after Supreme Court ruling

EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists

Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps: 'Heat is not to be played with'

Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process

Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law

Many US Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year, AP-NORC poll finds

New York construction scare highlights the challenges of converting offices into housing

In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish

Meta backtracks on Instagram AI photo use

King Charles III hosts Prince Harry and family

Anthony Hopkins trades the big screen for the recording stage

Hospital runs out of antivenom after man bitten by rattlesnake

Jo Wilder, mother of Jennifer Grey, dies ‘on her own terms’ after cancer news