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CDC Reveals Cruise Ships with Worst Sanitation Scores of 2026

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program conducts unannounced inspections of cruise ships to help the industry prevent and control public health issues, and the agency's latest data show seven vessels landing at the bottom of this year's rankings.

WNBA admits fans wrongly told to cover shirts in trans debate

The WNBA acknowledged in a statement Monday that fans should have been free to wear shirts referencing the debate over transgender athletes during Sunday's game between the Atlanta Dream and the Indiana Fever, after at least three spectators were confronted by league security at State Farm Arena.

Gun groups use NFA injunction win to fuel membership drives

Gun-rights groups involved in obtaining a limited injunction against part of the National Firearms Act pertaining to sales taxes on silencers and certain guns are using the court ruling to drive a broader membership recruitment effort.

National Symphony Orchestra to Scatter Across Six Venues as Kennedy Center Closes for Trump Makeover

The National Symphony Orchestra will split its 2026-27 season among six venues in Washington, D.C., and its suburbs.

Georgia man charged with burglarizing NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's home after plane crash

A Georgia man burglarized former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's home after learning Biffle and his family died in a plane crash, a North Carolina sheriff said Tuesday.

Lindsay Clancy was 'begging for help' before killing her children, former mother-in-law testifies

Lindsay Clancy was "begging for help" in the months leading up to killing her three children and attempting to end her own life, Clancy's former mother-in-law testified for the defense Tuesday in the fourth week of her murder trial.

Restaurant nostalgia never leaves: Copycat recipes keep the classics alive

2026 has been an unusually turbulent year for chain restaurants. The result is an unpredictable restaurant landscape where familiar menus and locations feel less permanent, while nostalgia for menu classics remains strong.

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at 77

Frank Beard, the Texas-bred drummer who anchored ZZ Top for more than five decades, has died. He was 77.

Japan and OAS Award Haiti $3M to Help Troubled Country Prepare for Long-Awaited Elections

Japan and the Organization of American States signed a deal Tuesday to award Haiti a $3 million grant to help it register voters as the troubled country prepares to hold general elections for the first time in more than a decade.

Trump: U.S. not seeking talks with Iran as regional violence reemerges

President Trump said Tuesday his administration is not speaking to Iran and asserted U.S. control over the Strait of Hormuz while Tehran signaled a new phase of defiance and aggression in the region, raising tensions across the Gulf region.

Ravens' Campbell says football brings him joy amid family tragedy

NFL veteran Calais Campbell knew he wanted to keep playing, even after a family tragedy this summer resulting in his mother's death and his brother being charged with murder.

Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison

A Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sentenced on Tuesday to just over six years in prison.