Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife, Cerina Fairfax, before killing himself inside their home in Annandale, according to Fairfax County police.

Police went to the 8100 block of Guinevere Drive after midnight Thursday and found a man and woman dead inside of a home. A preliminary investigation found that Justin shot his wife ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California in 2026 has already seen its highest number of annual measles cases in seven years, health officials said, amid an ongoing resurgence of a notoriously infectious disease once considered effectively eliminated in the United States.

The looming new domestic beachhead for the disease comes as vaccination rates have ...Read more

Pakistan stepped up efforts to ensure the U.S. and Iran prolong a ceasefire beyond its official expiry date next week, to allow more time to negotiate a lasting peace deal.

Market expectations that the warring sides are approaching a formal end the conflict have risen in the past two days, with many stock exchanges reversing their wartime ...Read more

When 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., starting in mid-January 2026 and running though mid-March, it was estimated to be the largest sewage spill in U.S. history. But it wasn’t the first, nor will it be the last.

In fact, around the nation, sewage spills are contaminating waterways...Read more

When the United States and Israel began striking Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, images of smoke billowing over Iranian cities began to dominate the news. But another feature of those skylines has remained constant: the thousands of satellite dishes that dot Tehran’s rooftops, picking up signals that originate far beyond Iran’s borders – despite...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago would seem to be a no-brainer to host International Jazz Day, a joint initiative of UNESCO and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz. The city is not only a global jazz capital but the hometown of Hancock himself, who spearheads the effort as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

In truth, it took — and will continue to take — a ...Read more

New Orleans plans to revamp the commission that oversees city parks and playgrounds and is seeking $5 million in federal aid after an investigation published by Verite News and KFF Health News found high levels of lead contamination in playgrounds throughout the city.

Mayor Helena Moreno signed an executive order on April 7 that creates a task ...Read more

For months, a cloud of fear has hovered over the immigrant community in San Bernardino, California, making it hard for María González to do her job as a community health worker in this city where almost a quarter of residents are foreign-born.

It started building over the summer, fed by news of immigration raids across Southern California, ...Read more

North America’s largest coke plant hugs the west bank of Pennsylvania’s Monongahela River, belching out emissions from turning superheated coal into a carbon-rich fuel.

Researchers say the children at Clairton Elementary School about a mile away pay the price. They discovered the students there and at other elementary schools near major ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — As spring slowly creeps in across Minnesota, Sophie Hortman is thinking about trips to the garden center with her mother, Melissa Hortman.

It’s the first legislative session without the former Minnesota House DFL leader, who was shot killed in her home with her husband, Mark Hortman, last June. For Sophie and her brother, ...Read more

DENVER — Manuel’s months in a federal detention center began when his brother’s dog got loose.

Manuel went after the dog in their Colorado Springs neighborhood. A stranger ran with him, trying to help, and when they reached the startled animal, the dog bit the stranger.

Law enforcement showed up. Manuel was given a court hearing for the ...Read more

Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of “abortion” so abortion bans don’t apply to cases in which the death of an “unborn child” is the result of medical care provided to the pregnant woman.

In the four years since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to ban abortion, stories continue to emerge of...Read more

Last year was a record year for hate crimes directed at Latinos in the U.S., FBI data show.

The findings — which come from preliminary FBI data that were first reviewed by Axios and later reviewed by the Los Angeles Times — showed that the number of 2025 incidents the agency labeled as anti-Latino hate crimes nationwide increased 18%, from ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Here it comes, the annual flood of migratory birds returning to their summer homes across Minnesota, or even farther north. At this time of year, billions of birds are on the move, from South America, Central America and the southern U.S. They have two things on their minds: arriving early enough to stake out a rich nesting ...Read more

BOSTON — Boston officials, organizations and residents came out for One Boston ceremonies and acts of service on Wednesday to begin the commemoration of tragic events of the marathon bombings 13 years ago.

“One Boston Day recognizes the resiliency, generosity, and strength demonstrated by the people of Boston and those around the world in ...Read more

The Kentucky Senate censured a state Supreme Court justice and filed a judicial ethics complaint over his opinion in a case that terminated the impeachment effort against a Lexington judge.

Senate President Robert Stivers introduced Senate Resolution 305 late Wednesday — the final day of the 2026 General Assembly — censuring Supreme Court ...Read more

The war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s rhetoric have driven U.S. alliances with Europe near the breaking point.

The U.S. has offered a diplomatic version of the silent treatment to many European partners, refusing to loop them in about its plans for the conflict and progress in peace negotiations, officials on the continent say. That�...Read more