The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $5,000 reward for information related to a Tesla firebombing in Kansas in April.  Security cameras captured a suspect throwing two lit Molotov cocktails at the back of a Tesla collision center in Lenexa, Kansas, around 1:05 a.m. on April …

The fungus labeled a “potential agroterrorism weapon” in a recent arrest touted by the Trump administration likely originated in North America and is already widely prevalent around the country, a researcher who studied the fungus for the federal government says. University of Michigan researcher Yunqing Jian and her boyfriend, Zunyong …

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, says he agrees with Elon Musk’s characterization of President Trump’s domestic policy bill as a “disgusting abomination,” torching what he called a “Republican civil war” among GOP lawmakers in an interview with CBS News. “What Elon Musk said is the stone-cold …

The Trump administration says it’s pausing the garnishment of Social Security benefits for student loan borrowers who have defaulted.  That means a temporary pause on a decision announced in April to restart collections on student loans in default. On May 5, the restart policy was put into action when the …

President Trump is terminating the head of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery, continuing his aggressive moves to reshape the federal government’s cultural institutions. Mr. Trump announced Friday on his Truth Social platform that he was ousting Director Kim Sajet, calling her a “highly partisan person, and a strong supporter …

Stocks are up on Thursday following an early morning boost after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. But the gains got less strong as trading progressed from Asia to New York. The S&P 500 rose 26 points, or 0.5% as of 1:03 p.m. EST. The …

Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia — The U.S. is expanding its military presence in northern Australia as it looks to project power and provide a deterrence against the increasing threat of China in the Asia-Pacific. China’s President Xi Jinping is thought to have ordered his armed forces to be ready …

Federal prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty for the son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” if he’s convicted of multiple charges in Chicago. U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros filed a one-sentence notice Friday saying he would not seek the death penalty against Joaquin Guzman Lopez. The notice did not …

Washington — NPR on Tuesday sued President Trump and administration officials over an executive order signed earlier this month that seeks to cut federal funding to the news organization and PBS. Filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., the suit was brought by NPR and three Colorado-based public …

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky once again stole the show at the Met Gala with tons of news-making moments. The power couple is expecting their third child, the rapper A$AP Rocky confirmed. “It feels amazing, you know,” A$AP Rocky, gala co-chair, told reporters who congratulated him Monday after outlets reported the couple was …