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The FBI's own inspector general has found that bureau investigators trampled on agents' constitutional rights by asking inappropriate questions about their political beliefs, religious practices and vaccine views during security clearance reviews.

FBI agents on Wednesday searched the Virginia home of a Washington Post reporter as part of a broader investigation into a government contractor accused of taking home state secrets.

FBI investigators conducting security clearance reviews wrongly asked agents and other witnesses about political and religious beliefs, the bureau's inspector general said in a new report Wednesday.

A special education teacher in Woodbridge, Virginia, was arrested this week over accusations she threw a shoe at a student last month.

The Dodge Charger won the 2026 North American Car of the Year award, while the Ford Maverick Lobo took the crown for the truck honors, and the Hyundai Palisade won the utility award.

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal candidates can challenge state laws that allow mail-in ballots to be counted past Election Day.

Setting aside their current fight with the White House, things are looking good on Wall Street.

Pushback from private aircraft owners has stalled passage of legislation that proponents say would help prevent a repeat of last year's tragic collision between a commercial jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport.

FBI agents searched a reporter's home on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of taking home government secrets, the newspaper reported.

Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening, a U.S. official said. The decision came as a senior official in Iran brought up an earlier Iranian attack there.