Cornyn predicts Trump midterm ‘disaster,’ then ‘the most miserable two years of his life’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas predicted “disaster” in the upcoming midterms and thinks that President Donald Trump will then face “the most miserable two years of his life” during the final stretch of his White House tenure,” the New York Times reported. Cornyn lost the Texas … Read more

Human remains found in 2 Twin Cities lakes 33 years ago identified as Denise Hartley

Investigators in Washington County, Minnesota, say they’ve identified the human remains found in two Twin Cities lakes more than three decades ago. Denise Elaine Sexton Hartley, the youngest of 15 siblings from St. Paul, disappeared in 1993 at the age of 27. In June of that year, a severed human head was discovered near Bone … Read more

Thai princess dies at age 47 after 3 years in hospital

Bangkok — Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has died at 47, the Bureau of the Royal Household said. She died Thursday evening at a Bangkok hospital where she had been cared for since falling unconscious due to illness three years ago, according to the statement issued … Read more

Former Raider Henry Ruggs denied parole nearly 5 years after deadly car crash

LAS VEGAS — Ex-NFL player Henry Ruggs was denied parole nearly five years after killing a woman in a car crash in Las Vegas, the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners ruled Thursday. Ruggs, a former first-round draft pick and Raiders wide receiver, drove his sports car at speeds up to 156 mph (251 kph) in … Read more

Trump’s arch construction could take 20 hours a day for 2-3 years, documents say

Federal officials are seeking an aggressive work schedule to construct President Trump’s triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, which includes a 20-hour-a-day work schedule over two to three years, according to documents published on the Federal Register this week.  The construction phase could last up to 11 months and “would require several tower cranes, forklifts, … Read more

Palisades Fire trial begins with L.A. prosecutors blaming man distraught over his New Year’s plans

LOS ANGELES — A man distraught over a failed relationship “maliciously” started a New Year’s Day fire in the first hours of 2025 that, a week later, metastasized into one of the worst disasters in Los Angeles history, federal prosecutors said Wednesday in opening statements. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to … Read more

Inflation topped 4% in May as CPI surged to highest level in 3 years

Inflation across the U.S. accelerated in May as the shock to global energy supplies from the Iran war continued to push prices higher. The Consumer Price Index rose at an annual rate of 4.2% last month, up from 3.8% in April and the highest level in three years. By the numbers Economists polled by financial data firm … Read more

Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists’ kidnappings

NEW YORK — A former Taliban commander was sentenced to 42 years in prison on Tuesday for crimes including kidnapping a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and providing support that led to the deaths of three American soldiers. Haji Najibullah’s sentencing capped a daylong proceeding in Manhattan federal court that featured a dramatic few moments when the … Read more