Top StoriesWed Jun 17 2026
FBI arrests 5 in alleged plot to attack White House UFC event with explosives-laden drones and guns
The FBI thwarted an alleged explosive drone attack against Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn and have already taken five suspected plotters into custody.
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Top StoriesTue Jun 16 2026
8 crew members believed dead in a B-52 bomber crash at California’s Edwards Air Force Base
An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, the base said.
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Top StoriesMon Jun 15 2026
All 12 occupants dead in Missouri plane crash, state highway patrol says![]()
Authorities say 12 people were killed when a plane crashed in Missouri.The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a statement that troopers were on the scene, assisting the Butler Police Department & Bates County Sheriff’s Office.
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Top StoriesSun Jun 14 2026
Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. had carried out a lethal strike on Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Nino Guerrero, the leader of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua.
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Top StoriesSat Jun 13 2026
Suspect dead after West Texas shooting kills 1 and injures at least 9 others![]()
A shooter who opened fire in the West Texas city of Midland died Friday after a standoff with police following an attack that left one person dead and at least nine others injured, city officials said.
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Top StoriesFri Jun 12 2026
Trump says U.S. will hit Iran 'very hard' tonight, threatens to seize Kharg Island
President Trump on Thursday morning vowed more attacks on Iran and threatened to seize Kharg Island, after the two countries exchanged fresh strikes this week. “The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT,” the president wrote in a Truth Social post.
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Top StoriesThu Jun 11 2026
Graham Platner wins Democratic primary to face Susan Collins in November
Progressive oyster farmer Graham Platner overcame his numerous controversies to secure the right to challenge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in November.
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Top StoriesWed Jun 10 2026
Trump says Iran was responsible for downing American helicopter and that US must respond
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. will “respond” as he accused Iran of shooting down an Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Top StoriesTue Jun 09 2026
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, US judge rules
A federal judge on Monday declared a $100,000 fee that U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers is unlawful and must be invalidated.
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Top StoriesMon Jun 08 2026
Iran launches missiles at Israel in first attack since April 8 ceasefire
Israel says Iran has launched ballistic missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a ceasefire in April. The Israeli army said it had detected incoming missile fire from Iran on Sunday, a first since a fragile truce went into effect in the Middle East war in April.
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