Democratic leaders steadfastly pressuring controversial Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to withdraw from the race after a new sexual assault allegation.

Democrats in Maine and nationally are racing to find a new Senate nominee in the state’s crucial race, with Graham Platner widely expected to drop his bid after a rape allegation that prompted his most prominent backers to abandon him.

Democratic support for Graham Platner’s campaign further collapsed Tuesday after a woman accused him of rape with mounting calls, including from his long-time champion Sen. Bernie Sanders, for Platner to exit the Maine Senate race.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged Maine's ‌embattled Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to end his campaign following a sexual assault allegation on Monday that Platner has denied.

S.D., said he had spoken with McConnell by phone on Monday and that the two had a “lengthy and substantive conversation t

As questions swirl around Mitch McConnell's health, the GOP senator has been making lengthy phone calls to other lawmakers, a congressional aide said.

Questions are growing about the health of Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has not been seen since he was hospitalized in mid-June. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has the latest.

Several of Mitch McConnell's colleagues and allies said they talked with him by phone, offering the fullest picture yet of the hospitalized senator's condition.

Un agente del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) le disparó y mató a un hombre de nacionalidad mexicana en Houston después de que este intentara evadir su arresto durante un operativo el martes,

An ICE officer fatally shot a Mexican national Tuesday morning in Houston during an attempted traffic stop to conduct an immigration arrest, the Department of Homeland Security said.

Federal officials said agents stopped the man as part of a targeted enforcement operation and an ICE officer fired on him in self defense.

A man was shot and killed Tuesday morning by federal agents in Houston's East End, according to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

Workers were expected to begin stabilizing a Manhattan high-rise Tuesday evening after buckled columns and sagging floors forced evacuations in and around the midtown construction site. Construction workers at the site and people in nearby buildings — including a school,

A high-rise remained unstable after officials found that columns buckled and floors sagged while it was being converted to apartments.

The building that was at risk of a collapse on Tuesday morning had at least one beam that was visibly buckling. (Credit: @fernando40tiktok.commarc via Storyful)

A Manhattan high-rise that was evacuated after bricks fell and columns buckled Tuesday morning remained unstable and was still moving, forcing nearby buildings to evacuate, officials said Tuesday.

People returning to some areas evacuated due to the Aspen Acres Fire will need to use bottled water for drinking until further notice.

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One Colorado resident is holding onto hope that he will be able to return to a home that is still standing. It's threatened by the massive Aspen Acres fire.

More updates on the status of homes in the Aspen Acres fire’s path are expected Tuesday, as thousands of displaced people wait for news.

The suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing faces a preliminary hearing. A judge is weighing evidence to put Tyler Robinson on trial for murder.

A Utah judge will determine if there is enough evidence to put Tyler Robinson on trial for the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, as Kirk’s family attends the hearing and prosecutors present witness testimony.

A five-day hearing began Monday in Utah to determine if alleged Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson will stand trial for murder. NBC News' Camila Bernal reports on the evidence presented and Erika Kirk's courtroom attendance.

The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk appeared in court Monday for the start of a multiday hearing where prosecutors are poised to preview some of their evidence in the case.