House Republicans look to help Trump strip tax-exempt status of nonprofits he says support terrorism

WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal by Republicans in Congress would allow President Donald Trump’s administration to remove the tax-exempt status of nonprofits that it says support terrorism, creating what some nonprofits say is an arbitrary standard to
Buttigieg returns to Iowa for veterans’ town hall amid talk of another White House bid

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Pete Buttigieg returns to Iowa on Tuesday for an event focused on veterans, six years after he burst onto the national political stage with a strong run ahead of the state’s leadoff
Carbon dioxide pipeline regulations pass in testy Iowa Senate but still need governor’s signature

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Senate advanced a bill that could further complicate a massive carbon-capture pipeline project routed across several Midwestern states after a long-winded and testy debate that exposed a clear rift among
Popular Turkish American online political commentator detained, questioned at Chicago airport

CHICAGO (AP) — A popular Turkish American online streamer who is critical of President Donald Trump was recently detained and questioned at O’Hare International Airport after his flight from Paris landed in Chicago. Hasan Piker, who has
Jurors deliberate fate of high school basketball coach who conducted naked fat tests

WAKEFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the child molestation trial of a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach who asked hundreds of male student-athletes to take off their underwear so he could check
Extreme heat will make it feel more like August than May for Texas, parts of southeastern US

HOUSTON (AP) — Triple-digit temperatures more commonly seen in the throes of summer and not in the spring were making an unwelcome visit to Texas and other parts of the southeastern United States this week, placing millions
A closer look at the jurors in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 New Yorkers, plus a half-dozen alternates, is hearing testimony at the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. The group tilts male and middle-aged or older. Only three
Nodule found in former President Joe Biden’s prostate during routine physical exam

WASHINGTON (AP) — A small nodule was found in the prostate of former President Joe Biden during a routine physical exam, a spokesperson said Tuesday. A short statement said the finding “necessitated further evaluation,” but it was
US court hears small business bid to block Trump tariffs

By Dietrich Knauth and Blake Brittain NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five American small businesses asked a U.S. court on Tuesday to halt President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, arguing that he overstepped his powers by declaring a
US farmers say Brazil keeps edge in China’s soy market despite trade truce

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – A surprising tariff pause between Beijing and Washington will not help U.S. farmers revive soy sales in China without additional concessions, producers said, because top-supplier Brazil still has a competitive price