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From Crusaders to Hezbollah: the bloody history of Lebanon's Beaufort castle

NABIH BULOS

It's been a stronghold for Crusaders, Saladin's armies, the Ottomans, French and Palestine Liberation Organization. Now Israel once again controls Lebanon's strategically located Beaufort castle.

Pentagon Bars Reporters From Its Press Office

GREG JAFFE

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly curtailed journalists’ access in the Pentagon.

Demonstrators Cannot Be Forced to Take Down ‘86-47’ Flag, Judge Rules

ZACH MONTAGUE

A federal judge wrote that the phrase, which also led to charges against the former F.B.I. director, James Comey, did not appear to constitute a true threat.

Taxpayer-funded 'Meth Mansion' under fire as crime concerns mount around homeless campus

The Skid Row Care Campus in downtown LA faces mounting criticism over reported violence, drug activity and reportedly 693 police calls in roughly five months.

Trump Backs Off Plan for $1.8 Billion Fund That Drew Political Backlash

TYLER PAGER, MAGGIE HABERMAN, ALAN FEUER, DEVLIN BARRETT AND ANNIE KARNI

The fund has drawn backlash from critics who said it was a scheme to reward President Trump’s political allies with public benefits.

Trump's $1.8-billion fund unravels amid court setbacks, bipartisan pushback

ANA CEBALLOS

Democrats say the concession is not enough, and are pushing legislation to ensure no president can ever attempt the creation of such a fund again.

Police hunt suspect after recent business school graduate killed in downtown shooting

A 23-year-old Indiana University graduate was murdered in an Indianapolis parking garage last week. Police say they are making progress in the case.

5 People Leave Hantavirus Quarantine in Omaha

JACEY FORTIN

Thirteen people remain at the facility in Nebraska. Those who returned to their home states may be under constant surveillance for three more weeks.

Twice-deported illegal immigrant accused of firing toward Texas homes during neighborhood dispute

Authorities say a twice-deported Mexican national with an attempted homicide conviction fired at neighbors in a Texas standoff over Memorial Day weekend.

Alex Murdaugh murder saga lands right back where it started before next Lowcountry courtroom battle

The South Carolina Supreme Court has sent Alex Murdaugh's murder case back to a lower court, marking the official start of a new retrial proceeding.

Oregon cop shot, several dead as gunman barricades himself inside home: 'Unimaginable loss of lives'

An Oregon police officer was shot multiple times responding to a domestic disturbance incident in Sandy that left multiple victims dead, authorities said.

Previewing California’s Primary Elections and High-Stakes Governor’s Race

JENNIFER MEDINA

The deep-blue state’s primary elections will show how angry voters are at the status quo.

Bus driver in fatal Virginia crash had previous speeding charges

Court records show a bus driver accused of causing a fatal chain-reaction crash in Virginia had been cited twice for speeding in the last two years

Teenage girl arrested after competition horses were stabbed in Las Vegas

A teenage girl was arrested this weekend after authorities say she injured three competition horses at a barn in Las Vegas

Atlanta train passenger stabbed about 20 times after maniac allegedly slit her throat in random attack

A 66-year-old woman was fatally stabbed aboard an Atlanta MARTA train in what transit police described as a senseless, random act of violence.