Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’

X removes article headlines in latest platform update, widening a rift with news media

Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says

US shoots down armed Turkish drone after it came too close to US troops in Syria

The average long-term US mortgage rate surges to 7.49%, its highest level since December 2000

Joel Embiid decides to play for USA — not France — in Paris Olympics

Trump’s penthouse value estimate boosted by millions due to his fame, execs testify in fraud trial

A man was encouraged by a chatbot to kill Queen Elizabeth II in 2021. He was sentenced to 9 years

Fired Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing school for $130M for wrongful termination

The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concerns

Biden memo directs US agencies to restore ‘healthy and abundant’ salmon runs in the Northwest

Progressive activist Cornel West leaves the Green Party and will run for president as an independent

Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle

Calm Carter keeps getting on base for Rangers. Bochy wonders if the kid even realizes he’s in majors

Berhalter speaks with Gio Reyna for first time since family feud, invites him to training

Ex-treasurer for Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to conspiracy, tells of bogus loan and fake donors

Saudi Arabia in lead and maybe all alone in race shaped by FIFA to host soccer’s 2034 World Cup

Battery technology in the crashed Venice bus made it less prone to catastrophic fires, experts say

German prosecutors are investigating whether a leader of the far-right AfD party was assaulted

Further evidence points to footprints in New Mexico being the oldest sign of humans in Americas

Meta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes

Reba McEntire on collaborating with Dolly Parton, looking ‘tough sexy’ and living ‘Not That Fancy’

Ohio St at Oregon, Penn St at USC highlight Big Ten’s first football season as bicoastal conference

Former Aces’ player Hamby files discrimination complaint against team, WNBA

Tropical Storm Philippe chugs toward Bermuda on a path to Atlantic Canada and New England

Thousands of US workers are on strike today. Here’s a rundown of major work stoppages happening now

Scottish authorities sign an extradition order for a US fugitive who is accused of faking his death

Mysterious injury of 16-year-old Iranian girl not wearing a headscarf in Tehran’s Metro sparks anger

WNBA first: Hammon, Brondello make history as ex-players coaching teams in the Finals

Erik Karlsson in Pittsburgh is among the familiar faces in new places around the NHL

Slippery stairs, spider bite, tackles and bad luck knock out players at the Rugby World Cup

Relentless Max Verstappen can clinch his 3rd F1 title as early as the sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix

Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election

Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood talk working with the Carters for Habitat for Humanity and new music

Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents head to the International Criminal Court