Officers said they could hear the man screaming for help when they arrived, according to local reports

A mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps would have implications far beyond the 2026 midterm elections, write John Bowden and Eric Garcia. The Independent illustrates, with interactive maps by Alicja Hagopian, what’s at stake for control of the US House of Representatives — and potentially the last two years of the Trump presidency.

Cracker Barrel said its ‘Uncle Herschel’ character will still be a part of its branding, even if he isn’t on the sign

Ankita Mackin says an Atlanta-area medical center locked up for the day, forgetting her inside on an exam table.

The Department of Defense was created in 1949 by combining the Army, Navy and Air Force departments

Thousands of people are set to paint a Spanish town red with tomato pulp during the famous “Tomatina” festival

A judge is denying a request from a network of Maine clinics to force the federal government to restore Medicaid funding

The USDA estimates that the screwworm fly parasite could cause at least $1.8 billion in economic damages to Texas

Burning an American flag has been considered protected speech since 1989

Moms with children under five are quitting their jobs in record numbers. Two who left the workforce to raise their kids tell Rhian Lubin that it required some serious soul-searching, but they’re embracing the challenge