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FILE - A Puerto Rican national flag flies in front of the Capitol building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Puerto Rico roiled by widening political crisis as top official comes under fire

5:37 PM on Thursday, June 18

The administration of Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González is mired in a new political crisis tied to a top government official that serves as her chief of staff

FILE - Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks to reporters during the conference's spring meetings, May 30, 2023, in Destin, Fla. (AP Photo/Ralph Russo, File)

The Big Ten and SEC don't like the college sports bill in Congress. Can they break away?

5:27 PM on Thursday, June 18

The Protect College Sports Act has moved forward with Senate committee approval

Senator urges FAA to reject any pressure from Trump to approve triumphal arch over aviation safety

4:37 PM on Thursday, June 18

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth has urged the Federal Aviation Administration to reject pressure from President Donald Trump to approve a 250-foot triumphal arch, citing concerns over aviation safety

West Texas organization sues Trump administration to stop border wall in Big Bend

4:08 PM on Thursday, June 18

A West Texas organization has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming that plans to install border barriers along the Rio Grande could cause flooding in the Big Bend area

FILE - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

South Dakota man whose life sentence was commuted by Noem now implicated in his niece's death

4:04 PM on Thursday, June 18

A South Dakota man whose sentence of life in prison was commuted by former Gov. Kristi Noem is now implicated in the death of his 14-year-old niece

President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One after attending the G7 summit in France, Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump from 'hunted' to 'hunter': New book details Trump's push to test the limits of executive power

4:01 PM on Thursday, June 18

President Donald Trump believes that winning a second term in 2024 instead of 2020 has allowed him to return to the White House even more emboldened

People push a broken-down, classic American car past a pile of trash in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Luis Banos)

What to know about Cuba's economic measures aimed at opening up the island's economy

3:56 PM on Thursday, June 18

Cuba’s Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package featuring unprecedented free-market measures to open up the struggling island’s economy

FILE - Then Brazil's Defense Minister Jaques Wagner speaks during the opening ceremony of the LAAD Defence and Security International Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Brazil's police targets a close ally of President Lula in sprawling fraud probe

3:53 PM on Thursday, June 18

Brazil’s Federal Police have executed search and seizure warrants targeting a high-ranking senator and ally of President Lula as part of a fraud and graft probe

FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

The Trump administration says it is cutting student loan interest. Here are some facts and context

3:47 PM on Thursday, June 18

The Department of Education has announced a reduction in interest rates for federal student loans, describing it as part of a plan to make higher education more affordable

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., leaves the chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Some GOP senators and Trump allies have harsh reviews of his agreement to end Iran war

3:20 PM on Thursday, June 18

Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are voicing strong reservations —- and some outright condemnation — of the Trump administration’s agreement to end the fighting in Iran

FILE - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks at the Arizona State Prison, March 19, 2025, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb, File)

Arizona prosecutors dismissing fake elector case but vow to seek new indictment

1:43 PM on Thursday, June 18

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is dismissing a criminal case that alleged President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others tried to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in the state

FILE - A person views posted signs on the locations of the now removed explanatory panels that were part of an exhibit on slavery at President's House Site in Philadelphia, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Trump administration can replace Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia, appeals court says

12:25 PM on Thursday, June 18

A federal appeals court panel says the Trump administration can replace a slavery exhibit at George Washington’s home in Philadelphia

FILE - A large banner is seen at a campaign event for a proposed "billionaires tax" in Los Angeles on Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

California billionaire tax proposal has enough support to get on the November ballot, official says

10:50 AM on Thursday, June 18

A proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires in California to counter federal cuts to healthcare for low-income people has sufficient public support to qualify for the November ballot

Vice President JD Vance points to a reporter to take a question in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US lifts blockade of Iran and Iranian supreme leader endorses direct talks with American officials

10:34 AM on Thursday, June 18

The U.S. lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz after months of being unable to use the critical channel

FILE - Meta's Stanton Springs Data Center is visible Jan. 13, 2026, in Newton County, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Federal regulators order grid operators to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers

10:27 AM on Thursday, June 18

Federal regulators have ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system

FILE - Marijuana clones are shown for sale at Tropicanna Dispensary and Weed Delivery in Santa Ana, Calif., April 23, 2026.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns

9:08 AM on Thursday, June 18

The Supreme Court has ruled against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users

US-Iran deal leaves the future of Lebanon uncertain – and subject to Israel playing the spoiler

8:06 AM on Thursday, June 18

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves the stage after a media conference at the end of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

The Latest: Iran to invite watchdog inspection of nuclear sites, Trump envoy tells US lawmakers

7:23 AM on Thursday, June 18

Iran will invite the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog to inspect its nuclear sites and begin identifying the locations of Tehran’s enriched material, President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff told U.S. lawmakers in a private briefing Thursday, according to two people familiar with the call

Former President Barack Obama, right, shares a laugh with former first lady Michelle Obama, left, on stage during the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy and a celebrity crowd

11:07 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday with a call to defend democracy

Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Vance, skeptical of foreign wars, becomes the face of Trump's Iran war deal

11:01 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Vice President JD Vance has embraced the role of being the chief defender of the agreement he and President Donald Trump signed with Iran over the weekend

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