An explosion at a fireworks plant in China kills at least 26 people, state media says
Authorities said search and rescue at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has largely been completed, but verification of the casualties a...
California seeks millions in penalties from State Farm over alleged claims violations after LA wildfires
State’s top insurance regulator says insurance company violated law while handling claims from 2025 wildfiresCalifornia is seeking millions of dollars...
Victoria state budget 2026: state back in black forecasting two back-to-back surpluses
Labor’s 2026-27 budget shows state has recorded $700m surplus this financial year, first of its kind since before the Covid-19 pandemicGet our breakin...
Modi’s B.J.P. Wins West Bengal State Election for the First Time
The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took control of West Bengal for the first time and made gains around the country. Its defeated opponents acc...
Saplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land
Exclusive: Minister says proposals show government’s ambition, as it faces unprecedented pressure from GreensTree nurseries could be built at prisons ...
‘Apartheid in the US’: Arizona’s secretary of state fights Trump’s plot to amass a ‘master list’ of voters
Database could be used to regulate opponents, from ‘shutting off bank accounts’ to healthcare, official warnsDonald Trump is attempting to select his ...
Liberals claim victory in Nepean byelection ahead of state poll
Anthony Marsh appears to be in commanding position in significant boost to opposition leader Jess WilsonThe Liberals have claimed victory in a key Vic...
U.S. Indictment of Sinaloa’s Governor Is a Reckoning for Residents of the Mexican State
The U.S. indictment of a Mexican governor confirms what many residents say they had long suspected: The line between organized crime and the upper ech...
Iran Sends New Proposal for Peace Talks with U.S., State Media Says
The details of the latest plan were unclear. President Trump had expressed dissatisfaction over a previous Iranian proposal to end the war and reopen ...
Six wounded after stabbing attack at high school in Washington state
Four students are in critical condition and security guard and suspect also injured after stabbing in TacomaSign up for the Breaking News US email to ...
Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores
Critics say Maryland’s new law banning rapidly change product costs based on consumer data is full of carveoutsMaryland has become the first state in ...
How a Republican state lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons
A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemi...
See King Charles & Queen Camilla's Royal Looks for State Dinner
King Charles III and Queen Camilla gave Washington, D.C., the royal treatment.
Especially as the royal couple joined President Donald Trump and first...
Trump hails ‘special relationship’ during ceremonial welcome for King Charles’s state visit
US president says Americans ‘have had no closer friends than the British’ amid recent tensions between both nationsDonald Trump has praised the “speci...
