SEATTLE — Wednesday marked one month since law enforcement found Travis Decker’s white pickup truck along Icicle Road near Leavenworth.

But the search for the Wenatchee ex-soldier accused of killing his three young daughters continues.

“You’re looking at one of the largest, most complex search rescue efforts that we’ve ever conducted...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will decide the legality of bans on transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports, taking on a contentious cultural issue and potentially opening the door to Republican efforts to implement such bans nationwide.

The justices agreed to hear arguments in two cases, originating ...Read more

ATLANTA — A massive boom and rattling disrupted what had seemed, at least to that point, like a normal day in metro Atlanta.

Within the span of 25 minutes, the 911 lines in Newton County lit up with anxious callers.

One of the first calls on that June 26 afternoon came from Martha Rooks Alexander, a 70-year-old woman who lives near Covington...Read more

The federal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs wrapped up this week with a partial victory for the music mogul with jurors finding him guilty of transportation for prostitution, but clearing him of charges that could have kept him behind bars for life.

But the dramatic legal saga that captivated the public and provided a glimpse into the life of ...Read more

No country in the Caribbean region is as heavily dependent on outside assistance as Haiti, where a patchwork of United Nations humanitarian aid agencies provides everything from food for malnourished children to shelters for displaced families, while an armed international force is trying to help put down brutal gangs.

But as the U.N. Security ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a bill Thursday targeting the transgender community that declared North Carolina would only recognize two sexes.

Stein vetoed House Bill 805, which says North Carolina recognizes only two sexes and gender identity won’t be treated the same legally or biologically as sex. Other provisions in the bill ...Read more

BALTIMORE — In June, another Maryland county joined an Immigration and Customs Enforcement program that would allow local officers to carry out some of the federal agency’s work, bringing the number of participating counties up to eight.

The Trump administration says these removals are necessary for national security and public safety, ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. – The National Hurricane Center on Thursday upped its prediction a system could form off the coast of Florida and develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

In its 8 a.m. tropical advisory, the NHC said an area of low pressure is forecast to develop by the weekend off the Atlantic coast of the southeast U.S. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to weigh in on the growing controversy over transgender athletes and decide if federal law bars transgender girls from women's school sports teams.

"Biological boys should not compete on girls' athletics teams," West Virginia's attorney general said in an appeal the court voted to hear.

The ...Read more

Four years before Kimberly Gallagher enrolled in Medicaid herself, the public health insurance program’s rules prompted her to make an excruciating choice — to give up guardianship of her son so she could work as his caregiver.

Now, another proposed twist in the rules could mean that, even though Missouri pays her to do that work, she might...Read more

The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way: GOP governors.

Now, as Congress steamrolls toward passing historic Medicaid cuts of about $1 trillion over 10 years through Trump’s tax and spending legislation, red-state governors are...Read more

Israel is intensifying military operations in one of the last Hamas strongholds in Gaza, as the sides stake out positions before ceasefire negotiations proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The escalation comes as Hamas weighs a call by Trump to enter a 60—day ceasefire during which it would return half of the 50 hostages it still holds ...Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to hold a phone call with Donald Trump on Friday to discuss the U.S. decision to pause the transfer of artillery rounds and air defenses to Ukraine, a person familiar with the matter said.

The decision by Washington earlier this week caught Kyiv and its allies off guard and came just days after...Read more