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Tropical Storm Genevieve has formed in the Pacific Ocean

NYC 'Allahu Akbar' stabbings suspect's charges revealed, yells bizarre message during perp walk

Raul Morales faces attempted murder and hate crime charges after police said he stabbed two men during separate attacks on Manhattan's Upper West Side

How a Summer of War With Iran Could Shape the Fall Elections

JESS BIDGOOD

President Trump and Republicans can’t seem to escape the political fallout of the conflict.

Students lose spots at Howard University over tuition payments weeks before classes

More than 500 incoming students at Howard University have learned this week that they have been unenrolled from the Washington, D.C., school and no longer have spots for the upcoming fall semester that begins Aug. 17

Supreme Court litigator gets prison for tax evasion case after gambling on poker

A prominent Supreme Court litigator has been sentenced to six years in prison for evading a multimillion-dollar IRS tax debt and engaging in mortgage fraud in a case that cast a spotlight on his secretive lifestyle as a high-stakes poker player

Trump Administration Signs Contract for Long-Term National Guard Housing in D.C.

CHRIS CAMERON

The move was the latest sign that President Trump intends to keep armed Guard members deployed in the capital through the end of his term.

Trump’s Threatened New Front in Iran War Could Strain U.S. Forces

JOHN ISMAY AND ERIC SCHMITT

President Trump has said he would expand the war if the Iran-backed Houthi militants launched additional attacks.

F.D.A. Panel’s Vote on Peptides Raises Concerns About a Prescribing Boom

CHRISTINA JEWETT AND DANA G. SMITH

The committee endorsed broader use of the peptides in lightly regulated compounding pharmacies that have grown into a multibillion-dollar business.

What We Know About the Police Shooting in Madison

JACEY FORTIN, POOJA SALHOTRA AND ROBERT CHIARITO

A Black man was shot and killed by the police on Wednesday, not far from the Wisconsin Capitol. An investigation is underway.

Cause of death revealed for Big Sur hiker whose body was found naked on remote California trail

Joanna Ruth Shields, 37, died of probable alcohol withdrawal seizures near Sykes Hot Springs in Big Sur, Monterey County investigators confirmed.

Trump on LeBron James: ‘Maybe He’s a Racist’

ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS

President Trump has lashed out over the years at NBA star LeBron James, who has been critical of the president in the past.

Illegal immigrant who killed Nashville restaurant owner to face ICE deportation after prison

Ulises Raigoza-Martinez, who says he illegally entered through Texas in 2021, pleaded guilty to murdering Nashville restaurant owner Matt Carney.

Bags in Van of Houston ICE Shooting Victim Did Not Contain Drugs, Officials Say

MADALEINE RUBIN

The Harris County district attorney’s office said that white powder the federal government had said could be methamphetamine tested negative for narcotics.

California trans suspect arrested in mother's killing after neighbor recalls heated argument

Safford Wolfson, 36, was arrested on suspicion of murdering his mother Angela Caprioli at their Laguna Beach home after being named a person of interest.

‘Suspicious’ House Fire in Michigan Kills 6 Children and 2 Adults

MACK LIEDERMAN

At least some of the victims, who were all members of the same family, were found with gunshot wounds, an official said. The children ranged in age from 5 to 15.