Steak prices decline on waning demand

The cost of steak is on the decline while ground beef prices remain elevated as consumers adjust their protein preferences to escape soaring inflation.

Most in US want stricter gun laws, AP-NORC poll finds

The poll found that 71% of Americans say gun laws should be stricter, including about half of Republicans and a majority of those in gun-owning households.

Cooling housing market: Idaho, Colorado, Utah sellers drop prices in July

Here are the top 10 U.S. cities that had the highest share of sellers who dropped their asking prices in July as more buyers backed out of the market.

Colorado GOP senator becomes Democrat, citing 2020 election falsehoods

Citing alarm toward the Republican Party’s widespread embrace of 2020 election conspiracies, a moderate GOP Colorado state senator has switched his affiliation to Democrat, enhancing that party’s prospects to retain its majority in the chamber in the November midterms.

Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in New York

Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran in the 1980s, has been stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York.

Armed man who tried to breach FBI Ohio office killed after six-hour standoff with police

An armed suspect who tried to breach a secure area at the FBI field office in Ohio, led police on a chase, and exchanged gunfire with officers was shot and killed by police after an hourslong standoff, Ohio Highway State Patrol said.  

Infrastructure bill projects: Over $2B announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across US

U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects on Thursday, paving the way for new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in scores of communities across the country.

Army names Ranger candidates killed by falling tree during mountain training

Officials said Army Ranger candidates 2nd Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon and Staff Sgt. George Taber died during a weather-induced training hold at Yonah Mountain outside of Dahlonega.

Watch: Trooper with ‘cat-like’ reflexes catches dog as it jumps out of car window

An Oregon state trooper deserves a round of a-paws after he was caught on camera using his "cat-like" reflexes to save a dog as it leaped out of a car window.

Justice Department files motion to unseal Mar-a-Lago search warrant

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday spoke publicly for the first time about this week's FBI search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida estate, explaining that he's asked the judge to unseal details of the search warrant.

Climate change: New Jersey isn't ready, official says

New Jersey is not ready for the worsening effects of climate change and rising seas, says the state's top environmental official.

Harmony Montgomery: Case of missing New Hampshire girl now being treated as homicide

Harmony Montgomery vanished in 2019 at age 5, but she was not reported missing until late 2021. Here's what is known about the case, which has shifted to a homicide investigation.

Video shows Indiana house explosion that killed 3; cause remains unclear

Authorities worked Thursday to determine the cause of a house explosion in a southern Indiana neighborhood that killed three people and left another person hospitalized.

No more pandemic-era free lunches at most US schools this year

The pandemic-era meals available for free to all public school students — regardless of family income levels — are ending. Here’s what you need to know heading into the school year.