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June 17, 2026

Trump admin wants to stop Illinois city's reparations effort for 'simply handing out money based on race'

DOJ Civil Rights Division contends Evanston's reparations program violates the Equal Protection Clause by distributing $25,000 housing grants based solely on race.

June 17, 2026

Alex Murdaugh's lawyer vows to dismantle infamous kennel video as defense weighs another turn on the stand

Alex Murdaugh's defense attorney Dick Harpootlian says his team has a strategy to counter the kennel video evidence ahead of his new retrial.

June 17, 2026

Dem strategists sound alarm on political cost of Platner's rise

Mally Smith and Doug Schoen told Fox News Digital that Graham Platner's Senate primary victory could create challenges for Democrats heading into 2028.

June 17, 2026

Austin tech leader Joshua Baer identified as victim of Texas plane crash after jet caught fire along highway

Capital Factory founder and Austin tech leader Joshua Baer was identified as the victim of a business jet crash along the Loop 20 highway in Laredo, Texas.

June 17, 2026

Deep-red state wrapped race calls before DC started counting, despite same poll deadline

Alabama called races within an hour of polls closing while D.C. officials didn't begin counting ballots until nearly three hours later Tuesday.

June 17, 2026

WATCH: ICE officer makes heroic rescue after 6-year-old girl has pool emergency

ICE officer Gregory Simmonds jumped into a Florida pool fully clothed to rescue a drowning 6-year-old, performing CPR until the child revived.

June 17, 2026

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann slammed as ‘small man’ as judge gives max sentence for murder spree

Rex Heuermann, 62, pleaded guilty to seven Gilgo Beach murders and confessed to an eighth, with victims killed between 1993 and 2010 across Long Island.

June 17, 2026

Conservative Washington sheriff says effort to remove him from office stems from stance on transgender issues

Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank says a ballot proposal to make the position appointed rather than elected targets his views on transgender issues.

June 17, 2026

Unnamed gambler wins $10.3M jackpot on $5 bet at Las Vegas casino

A Las Vegas gambler turned a $5 bet into a $10,292,912.32 jackpot at the Westgate, reportedly a man in his mid-20s who had just started playing.

June 17, 2026

Coast Guard opens fire on boat smuggling 25 Chinese nationals near Florida after it refused to stop

The U.S. Coast Guard opened fire to disable a boat smuggling 25 Chinese nationals near Key Biscayne, Florida, after it refused to stop, DHS says.