U.S. & World

Donald Trump’s lawyers have rested their defense without the ex-president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial. The jury was sent home Tuesday until May 28.

France and Belgium released statements supporting the world’s top war crimes court’s request for arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, after Israel and the United States both harshly condemned the effort.

Five rescue dogs have been honored by Ecuador’s Fire Department at a ceremony formally retiring them after seven years of service and turning them over to new adoptive owners.

Abortion access advocates in Nevada say they have submitted almost twice the number of petition signatures needed to qualify a measure for the November ballot that would enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution. Officials still have to verify signatures.

Oregon officials say a hiker died after falling from a trail in the Columbia River Gorge. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Elisha Angelic Macias was hiking with friends near Horsetail Falls on Sunday.

The National Rifle Association has elected Doug Hamlin as its executive vice president and CEO.

Denver has launched an ambitious new program to support migrants, and hundreds crammed into a convection center for orientation on Monday.

The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s president and foreign minister has sent shock waves around the region. Here’s what to know.

International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney served on an expert panel that advised Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court, who is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas.

The EPA says that cyberattacks against water utilities around the U.S. are becoming more frequent and more severe.

Surprising flavor combinations – think gravy-flavored Jones Soda or Sour Patch Kids Oreos — are showing up more frequently in grocery stores and restaurants.

Americans have been grappling with higher food costs since 2021. To get relief, some are turning to credit cards, buy now, pay later programs or payday loans.

Ivan F. Boesky, the flamboyant stock trader whose cooperation with the government cracked open one of the largest insider trading scandals on Wall Street, has died at the age of 87.