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Most Russians seem happy with their president, even as he wages war in Ukraine and curbs democracy.

Russia will hold tactical nuclear weapons drills in response to recent comments by France and the UK, the Kremlin said.

American and Chinese diplomats plan to meet later this month to begin what amounts to the first, tentative arms control talks over the use of artificial intelligence.

A year in the making, the talks in Geneva are an attempt to find some common ground on how A.I. will be used and in which situations it could be banned — for example, in the command and control of each country’s nuclear arsenals.

The fact that Beijing agreed to the discussion at all was something of a surprise, since it has refused any discussion of limiting the size of nuclear...

Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., found himself in hot water Monday after he was accused of perpetuating a racist stereotype about Asians in a now-deleted post on X.

The post had been in response to a CBS Mornings’ interview with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, discussing her request to remove an excerpt from her forthcoming book, "No Going Back," about supposedly meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The Republican governor, who is rumored to be a potential vice president pick for Donald Trump, told the interviewers she "should not have" included...

Minnesota lawmakers launched their debate Monday on far-reaching legislation to amend the constitution to protect abortion and LGBTQ rights.

The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment would be among the nation's most expansive protections of abortion and LGBTQ rights if it is approved by lawmakers this session and then by voters on the 2026 ballot.

MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS INITIATE DEBATE ON PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL

Over 100 people crammed into the legislative hearing room Monday. Supporters wore green clothes and buttons that said "ERA YES" while...

White House spokesman John Kirby said President Biden had been briefed.

The celebrities are showing up for fashion's night of nights in New York City.

Lea Michelle, Zendaya and Gigi Hadid are among the stars walking the red carpet.

As India's election nears the halfway mark, voters say a gruelling heatwave is getting to them.

Let’s start today’s newsletter with a brief news quiz.

Who said this, in reference to the clearing of protests on Columbia University’s campus last week?

“The police came in. In exactly two hours, everything was over. It was a beautiful thing to watch.”

And who said this, in reference to the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021?

“It was a beautiful day.”

The answer in both cases, of course, is former President Donald Trump, who is wielding self-serving and frequently inaccurate stories about both events as tools in his...

Supporters of a "top two" primary election system in South Dakota that would replace the current partisan process with one open to all voters have submitted thousands more petition signatures than required to bring a vote this fall on their ballot initiative.

On Monday, South Dakota Open Primaries sponsors said they submitted petitions with 47,000 signatures to Secretary of State Monae Johnson's office. The measure group needs 35,017 valid signatures to make the November ballot. Johnson's office has until Aug. 13 to validate the measure, a proposed...

Georgia's attorney general says city officials in Savannah overstepped their authority by making it illegal to leave firearms in unlocked cars.

Savannah's mayor and city council in April enacted the new city ordinance aimed at making it harder for criminals to steal guns, citing local police statistics showing more than 200 guns reported stolen last year from vehicles that weren't locked. The law carries maximum penalties of a $1,000 fine and 30 days in jail.

GEORGIA AG FILES SUIT AGAINST BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FOR TITLE IX REVISION: 'DESTROYING...

A lawsuit filed by animal welfare advocates seeking to invalidate Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan was dismissed by a judge on Monday.

Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke threw out the case that accused Wisconsin wildlife officials of violating the state’s open meetings law and disregarding comments from wolf researchers and supporters, reflecting how contentious the debate over wolf management has become in the state.

WISCONSIN DNR DEFENDS NO POPULATION CAP IN WOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN

Ehlke ruled from the bench, granting a motion to dismiss...

He confessed to killing hospitalized wife because he couldn't afford her care.

ABC News spoke with historian and author Dominic Erdozain about his new book, "One Nation Under Guns: How Gun Culture Distorts Our History and Threatens Our Democracy."