A Missouri man who crashed a rented U-Haul truck into security barriers near the White House last year has pleaded guilty to damaging government property, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, was driving the truck on May 22 last year when he veered onto the sidewalk before crashing into the security barriers around...

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker waged a series of attacks against President Biden's leadership in a recent commencement speech, criticizing the president's policies on abortion, gender ideology and the COVID-19 pandemic. In a commencement speech last Saturday at Benedictine College — a Catholic liberal arts college in Kansas — Butker claimed the negative parts...

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed a bill into law Monday that will prohibit transgender people from using bathrooms that correspond with their gender identities in state public schools. The bill, titled the Securing Areas for Females Effectively and Responsibly Act, or "SAFER," requires all public education institutions to have single-sex restrooms, changing areas and...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) shot down speculation Monday that his wife, Casey DeSantis, has any interest in running for future office. During a press conference Monday, DeSantis was asked whether his wife would consider running for Florida governor in 2026 after he finishes his second term in office. He said some people have floated her as...

Award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has fled to Europe just days after he was sentenced to prison, lashings and confiscation of property by the Islamic Republic. “I arrived in Europe a few days ago after a long and complicated journey,” Rasoulof said in a statement dated Sunday and shared with The Associated Press. His lawyer...

The Arizona Supreme Court on Monday granted state Attorney General Kris Mayes' request to delay the enforcement of the state's 1864 abortion ban, preventing it from taking effect for the next several months. The state's high court granted a 90-day stay of the 1864 law on Monday, meaning the ban cannot be enforced until Aug....

A proposed ballot initiative, which would let voters choose whether to repeal public funding approved last year for a new MLB stadium, has been struck down by the Nevada Supreme Court.