The U.S. and Iran began talks in Switzerland on a peace deal to settle the issue of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and permanently reopen the Strait of Hormuz as President Donald Trump once again threatened strikes if Hezbollah keeps attacking Israel.

Things got off to a confusing start Sunday when Iranian media reported that Iran ...Read more

With crews slowly regaining control of the three brush fires in West Miami-Dade that have burned over 20,000 acres in the last week, residents can expect better conditions including road reopenings and better air quality conditions.

The fires have caused both road closures and air quality alerts in the past week, but lead National Weather ...Read more

Allies of Keir Starmer expect him to set out a timetable for his departure as U.K. prime minister in the coming days, putting Britain on course for its seventh premier in a decade and paving the way for Andy Burnham to replace him.

A statement from Starmer conceding power could come as soon as Monday, people familiar with the matter said, ...Read more

Talks in Switzerland between the U.S. and Iran were still ongoing despite Iranian media reports that negotiators had left the venue, according to people familiar with the matter.

Two semi-official Iran media outlets said Tehran had halted talks with the U.S. after President Donald Trump threatened fresh strikes over the actions of Hezbollah in ...Read more

Days before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to adopt its multibillion-dollar budget for the year that begins July 1, a government watchdog group is ringing alarm bells over the fiscal health of the nation’s fifth-largest county.

Most concerning, according to an analysis by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, is ...Read more

More bad air is expected around the Boyle Heights cold storage facility that has been burning since Wednesday.

Residents for miles away have been hit by the smoke.

Here is what to know and stay safe.

The latest advisories for Boyle Heights fire

The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended a Particle Pollution Advisory until ...Read more

The question of whether police should chase a driver often boils down to one main consideration: Does immediately catching the suspect outweigh the risk a pursuit poses to the public?

Most of the time, experts say, the answer is no.

Between 2020 and 2024, 40 people in Florida died as a result of police pursuits, according to the most recent ...Read more

A concertgoer fell to his death inside Madison Square Garden at a show by the jam band Goose, cops said Sunday.

The 51-year-old victim suffered injuries “indicative of falling from an elevated condition” about 9:50 p.m. Saturday inside the world-famous Midtown arena, police said.

Medics rushed him to Bellevue Hospital but he could not be ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran began talks in Switzerland on a peace deal to settle the issue of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and permanently reopen the Strait of Hormuz as President Donald Trump once again threatened strikes if Hezbollah keeps attacking Israel.

The first high-level meetings of U.S., Iranian, Qatari and Pakistani representatives...Read more

Colombians are voting in one of the most polarized elections in the nation’s history, with the economic model, the war on drugs and relations with the US all hanging in the balance.

Conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella is seeking to extend his lead over leftist Senator Iván Cepeda, after unexpectedly beating him in the first round ...Read more

CHICAGO — Brenda Lee Anderson met and greeted every one of the 1,500 people who signed her petition to secure a spot on the ballot in November’s school board election, the first in which Chicago voters will elect all 21 members.

In between teaching courses at Northwestern University, she recruited friends to help her canvass her ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were backup crew for Apollo 8. Their next flight made them the first two men to step foot on the moon.

The role of backup has traditionally set up astronauts to be named prime crew for successive NASA’s missions, something that bodes well for Air Force Col. Bob “Farmer” Hines, who was ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 100 mourners gathered around a memorial of flowers and photos earlier this month to remember two young sisters slain by their father — another in a frustratingly long line of domestic violence tragedies.

Tiana Rae Watts was 2. Her sister, Jaliyah Katherine Watts, had not yet celebrated her first birthday. They were...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. city officials on Saturday declared a state of emergency as firefighters continue to battle a stubborn warehouse fire in Boyle Heights that has sent plumes of irritating smoke across the region.

“While the (Los Angeles Fire Department) continues making progress, this is a major, multi-jurisdictional ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — L.A. city officials on Saturday declared a local emergency as firefighters continue to battle a stubborn warehouse fire in Boyle Heights that has sent plumes of irritating smoke across the region.

“While the (Los Angeles Fire Department) continues making progress, this is a major, multi-jurisdictional incident,” Mayor Karen ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man stabbed a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, then was fatally shot by deputies Saturday afternoon in Lancaster, according to the Sheriff's Department.

Deputies responded to a complaint about a person wielding a knife about 2 p.m. at Lancaster Boulevard and Sierra Highway in an unincorporated area of Lancaster.

The man ...Read more

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and military chief Asim Munir are heading to Switzerland to take part in U.S.-Iran talks, the government announced Saturday, bringing one of the key mediators between the two adversaries to the table.

Pakistan said earlier that the talks in Burgenstock, aimed at permanently ending a conflict that has ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Just hours after Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, a conservative social media account with nearly 5 million followers suggested Gov. Tim Walz should be investigated.

Libs of TikTok was resurfacing a conspiracy theory — that Walz had somehow directed the attack ...Read more

DENVER — Douglas County officials issued a preevacuation warning for a wildfire burning about 15 miles southwest of Castle Rock near the Devils Head Recreation Area on Saturday evening.

The Log Jumper fire is burning on less than an acre near Jackson Creek Road and Rampart Range Road, according to the Bureau of Land Management’s wildfire ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Several people were injured and one man was killed in a shooting near Kansas City’s 18th and Vine Historic Jazz District and its annual Juneteenth celebration Friday night, police said.

Officers were on patrol just before 10:30 p.m. near 18th Street and Paseo Boulevard when they heard the sound of gunfire coming from the ...Read more