WASHINGTON — Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, abruptly resigned Tuesday, becoming the most senior national security official to break publicly with the Trump administration over its military campaign against Iran.

In a statement posted on social media, Kent said he “cannot in good conscience” continue ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Rebecca Grossman murdered two young brothers when she sped through a Westlake Village crosswalk, a jury found two years ago. Now, a state appeals court has upheld that verdict.

Grossman, the co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation, is serving 15 years to life in state prison for the second-degree murders of 11-year-old Mark ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has long used last-minute switches on foreign travel and meetings with heads of state as he seeks to gain a diplomatic upper hand and keep foreign partners on their toes.

Trump’s request this week to delay a planned trip to China initially set for March 31 to April 2 is the latest example in a pattern of ...Read more

CHICAGO — A bitter intraparty battle drew to a close Tuesday as Democratic primary voters went to the polls to decide who would be their choice to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.

The race for Illinois’ first open Senate seat in 16 years — fueled by tens of millions of dollars in campaign and outside spending — narrowed to three ...Read more

BOSTON — James “Whitey” Bulger, the city’s most notorious gangster, was haunted by LSD flashbacks, kept cash hidden in the U.S. and Europe, and returned to Boston on “several occasions” armed “to the teeth” while on the lam.

It’s all part of his handwritten draft of a book manuscript and interview notes after his capture that ...Read more

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A historic storm that dumped more than 4 feet of snow on parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula tapered off Tuesday, but ice accumulated in northeastern lower Michigan and other locations as more than 90,000 people still lacked power, and some roads remained impassable.

A station near Round Lake in the U.P.’s Luce County...Read more

Maryland Republicans on Tuesday blamed Democratic policies for the state’s projected $1.4 billion deficit during a Senate debate over Gov. Wes Moore’s budget proposal, adding that their plan to close the gap is insufficient.

“We have to show people we’re serious about fiscal responsibility and discipline,” Senate Minority Whip Justin ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Trump has once again mocked Gov. Gavin Newsom’s dyslexia as “disqualifying” for leadership, marking at least the fourth time in a week that the president has targeted the California Democrat for being open about his diagnosis.

In remarks Monday in the Oval Office, Trump said Newsom was “dumb” and should never...Read more

WASHINGTON — The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is leaving the fight with Iran and heading back to port, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said, after a fire broke out in its laundry area and left at least two sailors with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Ford will travel from its current location in the Red Sea to Souda Bay, on...Read more

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday appointed the key attorney behind the controversial Hope Florida Medicaid agreement to serve as a circuit judge in Tallahassee.

Andrew Sheeran, general counsel for the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration since 2023, was the chief legal architect behind the settlement with Medicaid company Centene at the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday afternoon voted to begin what could become a long and extended debate on the SAVE America Act, the GOP’s marquee voter ID and election overhaul bill, following increased pressure from President Donald Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill.

But the debate is not the same thing as a “talking filibuster,” ...Read more

The state has won a key federal approval for its plan to award nearly $630 million to more than a dozen companies to help modernize internet service in Alaska.

The money represents the largest single chunk of federal funds ever committed to improving online access across the state, officials said.

It will extend high-speed internet to more ...Read more

Arizona said it filed criminal charges against Kalshi for operating an illegal gambling business, in a significant escalation in the legal battles between the prediction market exchange and about a dozen states.

While state regulators have taken steps to crack down on what they say is unlicensed betting on Kalshi’s site, Arizona appears to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Capitol Police must expand to face a rise in threats to lawmakers’ safety, Chief Michael G. Sullivan told House appropriators on Tuesday.

The department is seeking more than $1 billion for fiscal 2027, an increase of 20% over current levels and its largest request to date.

This was Sullivan’s first budget hearing since ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee ordered U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to appear for a deposition on the U.S. Justice Department’s handling of the investigation and release of files related to sex trafficking by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The panel’s Republican chairman, James Comer of Kentucky, said in a letter to ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Citing extreme winter weather, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared Tuesday a state of emergency in seven counties and a statewide energy emergency.

A winter storm system on Sunday and Monday dropped 2 feet to 4 feet of snow across much of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, causing widespread damage, according to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned his effort to recruit partners for the war with Iran and scolded allies who openly rejected his appeals, even as he repeated claims the conflict would end soon.

The U.S. and Israel nonetheless kept up their attacks with little clarity on when operations would end, with Israel saying it had ...Read more