US, Iran strike a prisoner deal; 5 Americans freed

A forecast that record high temperatures and humidity would create “extreme and dangerous” conditions prompted organizers to cancel two long-distance races.

Rep. Matt Gaetz says he'll try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week.

Congress voted to avert a government shutdown by passing a short-term funding package that dropped assistance for Ukraine in the fight against Russia.

The stopgap measure will fund the government for 45 days as lawmakers on both sides work on a permanent deal.

The Phelps County Sheriff’s Department says escaped inmate Jonathan Eugene Schmidt O’Dell was seen after 3 p.m. in Ray County, Missouri, near Kansas City.

President Biden: "We have avoided a shutdown."