A Long Island politician is seeking to codify the terms "mother" and "father" into his town in an effort to push back against a New York bill replacing "mother" with "gestational parent."
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a November runoff election with an uncomfortable family matter hanging over her campaign: her own brother is suing the city she leads over the deadly Palisades wildfires that killed at least 30 people and destroyed his home.
One-third of the world's oil shipments could soon be in jeopardy as Iran's Yemeni allies escalate their stranglehold on critical shipping lanes, with leaders warning that closing the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait to Israel is only the beginning.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday and delivered a pointed message to troops: the Pentagon is ready for armed conflict with Cuba.