NATION & WORLD

Iran seizes British oil tanker and briefly detains second vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions with West

Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker Friday and briefly detained a second vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying tensions in the strategic waterway.

Fires at 2 Wisconsin substations knock out power to more than 13,000 customers on sweltering day

Fires at two Madison Gas and Electric substations have knocked about power to more than 11,000 customers on what is promising to be a sweltering day of heat and humidity.

Trump reverses course on ‘send her back’ chants, says rally crowd full of ‘incredible patriots’

Trump renewed his attacks on a Somali-born congresswoman while reversing his previous criticisms of a North Carolina crowd who chanted "send her back."

A shark discovered in the Gulf of Mexico is a new species that can fit in your pocket and squirt glowing clouds into the ocean

South Bend police to get body camera upgrades after fatal shooting that sparked protests

Iran denies Trump’s claim that U.S. warship shot down an Iranian drone

Snowmelt pushes Lake Tahoe water level to near legal limit

Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s 1950s Phoenix home being listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Strong earthquake hits near Greek capital of Athens, sparks fear

Report: Newspaper chains Gannett, GateHouse in merger talks

Trump to nominate Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court justice, to be labor secretary

Jeffrey Epstein denied bail in federal sex trafficking case

Trump says American warship shot down Iranian drone after it threatened ship

Trump took part in efforts to keep porn actress, Playboy centerfold quiet ahead of 2016 election, unsealed records show

Trump says he was ‘not happy’ with his crowd’s ‘send her back’ chant at N.C. rally, after tweeting congresswomen should leave country