U.S. News

Top stories from around the country.

Live / 

Morning News NOW


MORE U.S NEWS

Graphic: Track U.S. and state gas prices

Gas prices across the country, after declining much of April, are spiking again.
This is a line chart showing the average U.S. gas price from Feb. 22 when it was less than $3 a gallon to April 30 when it was more than $4.20.
This is a line chart showing the average U.S. gas price from Feb. 22 when it was less than $3 a gallon to April 30 when it was more than $4.20.

Iran using ceasefire to recover buried weapons and the record DHS shutdown finally ends: Morning Rundown

Plus, Steve Kornacki previews the biggest storylines and best bets of the Kentucky Derby.
Mike Johnson.
Mike Johnson.
2h ago

Companies must now quickly respond to stalking warrants in Oregon as new law takes effect

The law, believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S., was named for Kristil Krug, whose husband killed her in a stalking plot.
Kristil Krug
Kristil Krug
2h ago

Horse racing

Horse racing

FORSUBSCRIBERS

Steve Kornacki's guide to the Kentucky Derby: Biggest storylines and best bets

With no standout favorite, the smartest play could lie beyond the obvious choices.

Nebraska rolls out Medicaid work requirements, risking coverage for thousands

The state becomes the first to implement the program, doing so eight months ahead of the deadline in Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
Medicaid protest.
Medicaid protest.
4h ago

2 employees fatally shot in a bank robbery in Kentucky

A man wearing a gray-white hoodie, gloves and a mask entered a branch of U.S. Bank in Berea and shot a male and female employee, authorities said.
Fatal Bank Robbery
Fatal Bank Robbery
7h ago

6 injured in high school stabbing in Washington state

Five students, including the suspect, and a security guard were injured in the incident at Tacoma's Foss High School, officials said.
Tacoma High School Stabbing
Tacoma High School Stabbing
7h ago

New video shows correspondents' dinner suspect shooting officer, top prosecutor says

The video is said to show the suspect sprinting through a metal detector with a shotgun and walking through the area the day before.
A still image taken from surveillance video released by the Department of Justice shows WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen rushing past a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, 2026.
A still image taken from surveillance video released by the Department of Justice shows WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen rushing past a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 25, 2026.

Inside the Utah courtroom where Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen faced off

The "Secret Lives of Mormon Housewives" reality stars were granted mutual protective orders and have both claimed the other has been abusive.
A split composite image of Taylor Frankie Paul, left, and Dakota Mortensen
A split composite image of Taylor Frankie Paul, left, and Dakota Mortensen
10h ago

Texas man executed as his cousin claims he was shooter in fatal 2008 robbery

James Broadnax's lawyers had focused his final appeals on two issues: His cousin had recently confessed to being the shooter, and Broadnax’s constitutional rights were violated.
The Huntsville Unit prison
The Huntsville Unit prison
10h ago

Media

Media

Republican state attorneys general join lawsuit to stop $6.2B local TV merger

Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vermont joined eight other states in a federal antitrust lawsuit to block the Nexstar-Tegna deal.
Tegna
Tegna