Getty Images – STOCK (BEND, Ore.) — A wind-driven wildfire threatening homes and causing evacuations in Central Oregon has grown to 3,889 acres, officials said Thursday. The Darlene 3 Fire, which started around 2 p.m. Tuesday in Deschutes County, remained 30% contained Thursday for the second consecutive day. Between WednesdayRead More →

Getty Images – STOCK (ALTON PARK, Ill.) — A massive, 100-foot-wide sinkhole left a soccer field in southern Illinois partially collapsed, according to officials. The sinkhole formed at approximately 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Gordon Moore Park in Alton, Illinois, which lies over a limestone mine operated by New Frontier Materials,Read More →

Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Despite the U.S. Supreme Court issuing a decision allowing emergency abortions in Idaho, many pro-abortion groups criticized Thursday’s ruling and said it was far from a win for abortion rights. “This is not a time for applause for the way that the court hasRead More →

Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — The first presidential debate of the 2024 election will be the first ever to feature two former presidents, but that isn’t the only thing that makes it unprecedented: It’s also the earliest general election debate ever. When President Joe Biden and former President DonaldRead More →

Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As former President Donald Trump and his team continue to tease his vice presidential pick, his potential VP contenders were gathering in Atlanta Thursday to support the former president around the debate and make a case that they’re the best choice to be his runningRead More →

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court, nearing the end of its term, is poised to soon deliver rulings in high-profile cases on everything from presidential power to abortion access. The justices is releasing opinions on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week. It will mark the first time inRead More →

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out an opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma that would have shielded the Sackler family from criminal liability. The 5-4 opinion was delivered by Justice Neil Gorsuch. Under the nationwide settlement deal, the Sacklers would have provided roughly $6 billionRead More →