California Legislature approves $2.5B for state response to Los Angeles-area fires
California bolstered funding to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires under a more than $2.5 billion fire relief package approved Thursday by ...
Man who took a US Capitol tour with a gun in his possession is arrested, police say
A man who entered the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his possession and took a tour of the building faces weapons charges, police said Thursday. The 27-year-old Massachusetts man ...
Experts worry that Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some also ...
Prince Harry claims court victories. But is he winning the larger war with the British media?
The mission of Prince Harry to tame the British media has produced results in court. But the jury is out on whether it will ...
Alabama man charged with 11 homicides — including two mass shootings — pleads not guilty
An Alabama man charged with homicide in two separate mass shootings pleaded not guilty in state court on Wednesday. Damien McDaniel, 22, is accused of killing 11 people between July and September ...
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery scratch-off players win big across the state
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Three lucky lottery players around Arkansas won $450,000 collectively after playing scratch-off tickets.
Trump revokes protections for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top Iran aide
President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide Brian Hook, who have faced threats from Iran ever ...
Books by Percival Everett and the late Alexei Navalny are among finalists for critics circle prizes
Percival Everett’s “James,” a posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Adam Higginbotham’s acclaimed work about the Challenger disaster are ...
Panic spreads in eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels battling the army close in around Goma
Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the ...
Officers outraged by President Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons
Law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are speaking out against President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of those charged with crimes in the U.S. Capitol riot.
Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, Isabella Rossellini and others react to Oscar nominations
As Hollywood reels from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the industry came together to anoint this year’s crop of Oscar nominees. Coming out on top: the Netflix ...
Jewelry designer, “Bling Empire: New York” cast member Lynn Ban dies at age 51
New York” cast member Lynn Ban has died at age 51. Her death comes weeks after the jewelry designer and fashion expert was hurt in a Christmas Eve skiing accident in ...