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US national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports

1:29 PM on Tuesday, August 12

The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, setting a new record

How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 8/12/2025

1:20 PM on Tuesday, August 12

The U.S. stock market rallied to more records after data suggested inflation across the country was a touch better last month than economists expected

FILE - The Theodore Levin United States Courthouse is photographed in Detroit on July 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Michigan jury awards nearly $60M to man who said his rights were violated by prosecutor

1:11 PM on Tuesday, August 12

A jury has awarded nearly $60 million to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan prosecutor and a police officer of violating his rights in filing sexual abuse charges

Army sergeant charged with attempted murder in the shootings of 5 Fort Stewart soldiers

1:11 PM on Tuesday, August 12

An Army sergeant accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at a Georgia base has been charged by the military with attempted murder

Sen. McConnell and wife join Kentucky ceremony marking expansion of their archives

12:45 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao’s status as a powerhouse couple was on display as they attended a ceremony in Kentucky for the archives that will catalogue their careers

FILE - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally, Oct. 5, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s highest-profile Democrat, expected to seek a return to the US Senate in 2026

12:45 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the Senate next year as Democrats wage an uphill fight to win control of the chamber

Campaign groups urge judge to further limit new restrictions on getting measures on Florida's ballot

12:28 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Attorneys for grassroots campaigners are again asking a judge to halt enforcement of parts of a new Florida law that restricts the state’s process to get citizens’ initiatives on the ballot

FILE - New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference outside the Jacob K. Javits federal building Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, file)

Andrew Cuomo swipes at Zohran Mamdani over a classic New York topic: rent

12:09 PM on Tuesday, August 12

As he seeks to boost his campaign for New York City mayor, Andrew Cuomo is proposing an overhaul to New York City’s rent laws and escalating his attacks on the frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani

FILE- Michael Stonebarger sorts young cannabis plants at a marijuana farm operated by Greenlight, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Grandview, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)

What to know about Trump's potential change in federal marijuana policy

11:07 AM on Tuesday, August 12

President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug

FILE - The silhouettes of South Sudanese people are seen through a South Sudanese flag as they line up to cast their votes in Juba, South Sudan, on Jan. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan

10:54 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Israel is in talks with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country

FILE - Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, listens to a speaker during a session on the Senate floor, March 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, file)

2 more Republicans join Georgia's competitive race for lieutenant governor

10:50 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Two more Republicans have joined the growing list of candidates vying to become Georgia lieutenant governor in next year's election

Scientists standing by to rescue rare manatee sighted in cold New England waters

10:28 AM on Tuesday, August 12

A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade

Judge tosses convictions in 2002 killing of NBA star Chris Paul's grandfather

10:26 AM on Tuesday, August 12

A North Carolina judge has thrown out the convictions of four men in the death of basketball star Chris Paul's grandfather over two decades ago

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