Hunter Biden reaches deal to plead guilty in tax, gun case  —  The president's son would get about two years probation and enter a diversion program, people familiar with the negotiations said  —  President Biden's son Hunter has reached a tentative agreement with federal prosecutors …

Trump classified documents trial date set for Aug. 14  — A Florida federal judge scheduled the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump for his alleged illegal retention of classified government documents to begin Aug. 14.  — But legal experts do not expect the trial to begin so early.

Romanian prosecutors send Andrew Tate to trial for human trafficking  —  Romanian prosecutors sent divisive internet personality Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects to trial on Tuesday on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

RFK Jr. claims chemicals in the water are turning boys transgender  —  Democratic presidential candidate known for pushing conspiracy theories  —  In a recently unearthed video interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the noted anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and a Democratic challenger …

Titanic tourist sub missing for third day with five aboard  —  A submersible taking wealthy tourists to visit the site of the Titanic wreckage in deep waters off the coast of Canada was missing for a third day on Tuesday, as U.S. and Canadian ships and planes swept a huge area trying to find the vessel.

Gov. Ron DeSantis used secretive panel to flip state Supreme Court  —  Leonard Leo, the key architect of the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority, led the advisers who helped DeSantis reshape the state court  —  For decades, the ambitions of Florida's Republican governors were stymied by the liberal-leaning state Supreme Court.

Trump Real Estate Deal in Oman Underscores Ethics Concerns  —  Details of the former president's agreement to work with a Saudi firm to develop a hotel and golf complex overlooking the Gulf of Oman highlight the ways his business and political roles intersect.  —  Reporting from Yiti, Oman

Revealed: New Orleans archdiocese concealed serial child molester for years  —  Lawrence Hecker confessed to superiors he had molested multiple teenagers but he was never prosecuted, secret documents show  —  The last four Roman Catholic archbishops of New Orleans went to shocking lengths …

Lawyer Eastman faces disciplinary hearing over plot to keep Trump in power after 2020 election loss  —  An effort to disbar conservative attorney John Eastman, who devised ways to keep President Donald Trump in the White House after his defeat in the 2020 election, will begin Tuesday in Los Angeles.

U.S.-Funded Scientist Among Three Chinese Researchers Who Fell Ill Amid Early Covid-19 Outbreak  —  Identification of three who worked at Wuhan Institute of Virology fuels suspicion for proponents of lab-leak theory  —  A prominent scientist who worked on coronavirus projects funded …

US murder rate declines dramatically in 2023 — but you probably haven't heard about it  —  In 2020, along with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a dramatic spike in murders in the United States.  This increase in lethal violence, understandably, was covered extensively in national and local media outlets.

Beijing Plans a New Training Facility in Cuba, Raising Prospect of Chinese Troops on America's Doorstep  —  Biden administration scrambles to forestall China's ambitions in the Caribbean  —  WASHINGTON—China and Cuba are negotiating to establish a new joint military training facility on the island …

MAGA hat stays on: The people choose their president, not the federal bureaucracy  —  FRONT PAGE PODCAST  —  LATEST CARTOON QUESTION OF THE DAY  —  How do you feel about the expanding field of GOP presidential candidates?  —  Question of the Day There is room for more The options are now enough

6 teens shot near Juneteenth celebration in Milwaukee  —  A half-dozen teens were shot and injured during a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Milwaukee on Monday afternoon, according to local police.  —  The victims varied in age from 14 to 19 years old.

Republican's non-profit paid PR firm that also represents her for-profit work  —  Revelation of payments by Center for American Liberty blur lines between Harmeet Dhillon's non-profit work and political career  —  The legal non-profit the Center for American Liberty, helmed by Harmeet Dhillon …