Should taxpayers fund Trump’s ballroom? Republicans are split

Some Republicans are proposing a bill to authorize $400 million for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project, but others think it should be funded through private donations.
Watch: Middle school students stop runaway bus from crashing after driver blacks out

Quick-thinking middle school students in Mississippi kept their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out while on a four-lane highway.
Hakeem Jeffries’ ‘maximum warfare’ line was about redistricting, not violence

After law enforcement thwarted a potential attack on the White House correspondents’ dinner with President Donald Trump and top leaders, Republican commentators accused Democrats of using violent rhetoric.
King Charles highlights US-UK bond in speech to Congress noting ‘times of great uncertainty’

President Donald Trump and King Charles III have greeted each other warmly as the monarch begins a day of diplomacy in Washington.
Get the Facts: The UAE is leaving OPEC. What other countries are in it?

The UAE’s exit takes effect May 1, bringing OPEC’s active membership to 11.
Family drives into massive hole in 96-year-old Kansas bridge

Two people were taken to a hospital after their family drove into a large hole in a partially collapsed historic bridge.
GM expects a $500 million tariff refund from Trump levies struck down by Supreme Court

General Motors is expecting a $500 million tariff refund after the Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping levies.
VIDEO: Camp Mystic director offers tearful apology to flood victims’ families

One of the directors of Camp Mystic has offered a tearful apology to the families of the 25 girls and two teen counselors killed in the 2025 Texas flood.
US soldier charged with using classified info to win $400,000 on Maduro raid pleads not guilty

A U.S. special forces soldier has pleaded not guilty to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000
Most sunscreens harm corals. Here’s what you can do

Sunscreen chemicals like oxybenzone and octinoxate can harm coral reefs, marine life and waterways. There are safer sunscreen choices.