US News Break

After sitting unused for 30 years, a secretive federal court just ordered the removal of an alleged alien terrorist, and the Justice Department carried it out.

Story Snapshot The Justice Department used the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) for the first time in 2026 to target Afghan national Nazira Haji Zada. Chief Judge Joan Ericksen led the court’s inaugural procee...

In a tight 286–270 vote, the UK House of Commons rejected a bill that would have allowed terminally ill adults to seek assisted dying under strict rules, ending the latest push for change.

Story Snapshot Lawmakers voted 286–270 against legalizing assisted dying for terminally ill adults. The bill set a six-month life expectancy threshold with medical oversight. Opponents...

A federal judge blocked Montgomery County’s near-total gun ban at houses of worship, letting a Maryland rabbi and his synagogue’s volunteer security carry during services.

Story Highlights A preliminary injunction allows carry inside the Silver Spring Jewish Center while the case proceeds. The county law barred firearms in or within 100 yards of places of worship, with n...

An Ohio couple now faces criminal charges after police say they let their sons fight other kids at a cemetery, and one parent joined the brawl himself before hitting a teenager with his car while fleeing.

Story Snapshot Wood County, Ohio parents Rachel Bell Ankney and Dustin Willmarth face charges tied to a group fight at Weston Cemetery. Court documents say Willmarth dr...

Six Republican secretaries of state asked the Supreme Court to keep a new Postal Service ballot rule off the 2026 midterms calendar because they say there is no time to make it work.

Story Snapshot Six Republican secretaries of state urged a Supreme Court delay of the Postal Service ballot rule for 2026. The final rule requires voter lists, barcode envelopes, and Postal ...