The Second Continental Congress produced the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago. Its legacy can also be seen in the Congress we know today.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., looks out a window at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 2, 2026. Kriston Jae Bethel for NPR hide caption…

A former US Olympian has been charged with vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. Authorities say David "Davey" Hearn, 67, a three…

After police tracked Walker down to his church, they searched him and found a razor, which Walker claimed he used to cut his beard. The post Pastor pounced on …

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-La.) is digging in on her promise to rebel against Republican leaders over a bill to boost voter ID requirements, vowing to keep up h…

Hundreds of people besieged supermarkets in and around Paris Thursday, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hand…

Hubble spotted galaxy MXDFz4.4, which should remain hidden by primordial hydrogen. This finding challenges current models, suggesting the universe became trans…

Andy Burnham will have to find an additional 4.7 billion pounds ($6.2bn) to close a defence funding gap if, as is widely expected, he becomes the United Kingdo…

New report suggests pro-Ukraine groups behind Nord Stream attacks A court in Germany has charged a former Ukrainian army officer with taking part in a war crim…

The federal agency says it will temporarily schedule the drug, which has been called “gas station heroin,” as a controlled substance—a boon for MAHA and the ma…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the AI industry is at a critical moment, which is why he called for the establishment of a US-led oversight forum.