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Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks after winning the Republican primary on June 9 in Columbia, S.C.

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies at 71

His office said Graham died Saturday night after a "brief and sudden illness." The Republican senator was instrumental in enacting Trump's policy and staffing priorities.

A man holds a poster of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a gathering commemorating him at a square in Tehran on Saturday.

U.S. launches new strikes on Iran and Tehran attacks U.S. allies in the Gulf

The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire for the third weekend in a row, with strikes stretching into Monday as Iran responded to U.S. attacks by targeting U.S. allies in the region.

England's Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the World Cup quarterfinal match between England and Norway on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla. England defeated Norway 2-1 to advance to the semifinals.

In a nailbiter, England moves on to the World Cup semifinals, defeating Norway 2-1

England's Jude Bellingham has done it again. Scoring both of his team's goals in a thrilling quarterfinal against Norway that needed extra time. It was the first World Cup meeting between the two.

This English professor has run with the bulls in Spain for two decades

When Bill Hillmann was 19 years old, he read Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. That book inspired him to pursue two dreams: a career in literature and to run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.

The New York Times says federal agents showed up at several of its journalists' homes Friday night to try to force them to testify before a grand jury next week.

Justice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting

The Times says federal agents turned up on the doorsteps of several of its journalists to force grand jury testimony next week over their coverage of the Air Force One plane gifted to Trump by Qatar.

Attendees take photographs and admire Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam engine locomotive, during a stop in Philadelphia on July 5, 2026. As part of the celebration for America's 250th anniversary, the steam engine train is on tour for public display in multiple cities and states across the United States.

The biggest steam locomotive is whistle-stopping across the U.S.

Huge crowds of train fans turn out as the 1940s era Big Boy steam locomotive is making a rare trip cross country.

Amy Goodman crosses Seventh Avenue in Manhattan on her way to a screening of Steal This Story, Please!, the documentary chronicling her life and career in independent journalism.

'Steal This Story, Please!' puts journalist Amy Goodman in the spotlight

The independently distributed documentary follows the Democracy Now! journalist's reporting career and the independent media model she built over three decades.

Azar Nafisi on the set of Eran Riklis' new film, Reading Lolita in Tehran.

Azar Nafisi on the movie adaptation of her memoir 'Reading Lolita in Tehran'

In an interview with NPR, memoirist Azar Nafisi reflects on the enduring power of literature.

National Guard members provide security ahead of July 4th festivities on July 03, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Minnesota is pulling troops early from D.C., as pressure grows on Michigan

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pulling his National Guard early from Washington, D.C. as the chorus against Democratic governors sending troops to the city amid President Trump's ongoing deployment grows louder.

Members of the group Patriot Front ride the subway as a commuter looks on, in Washington, D.C., on July 4.

With the white nationalist group Patriot Front, what you see is not what you get

Hundreds of masked white nationalists marched in the nation's capital on July Fourth. Who were they and where does their funding come from?

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