Capitol Police discrimination suit could go to trial later this year
A discrimination lawsuit filed by a Capitol Police officer against the department in 2018 might be heading to trial later this year.
On Wednesday, Judge Jia M. Cobb of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ...Read more
Sunset fire burning in the Hollywood Hills near Runyon Canyon
LOS ANGELES — Weary Los Angeles firefighters are dealing with a new fire that broke out Wednesday evening in the Hollywood Hills.
The fire is near Runyon Canyon, LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley said.
“I don’t have a lot...Read more
California prison dentist lawsuit alleges retaliation and patient neglect in CDCR facilities
A dentist who formerly worked in California prisons sued the state earlier this month, alleging she was retaliated against after raising concerns that other dental professionals neglected patients and performed ...Read more
In trial redux, a jury will determine money damages for family of man killed by St. Paul police officer
Opening arguments began Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis' federal courthouse to determine how much money the city of St. Paul must pay the family of Cordale Quinn Handy, a 29-year-old killed by a police officer in 2017. ...Read more
Florida cancels transgender activist's new ID after changed gender label
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration canceled a transgender activist’s driver’s license after the popular TikToker publicly posted about changing the stated gender on their ID.
James Rose, a ...Read more
Boeing Starliner astronauts remain busy on ISS, but 'eventually we want to go home'
Now officially seven months on board the International Space Station, the two NASA astronauts who flew up on Boeing’s Starliner last June have a busy schedule in the new year while awaiting their flight home in the ...Read more
SpaceX sends up 1st Kennedy Space Center launch of the year
SpaceX completed its first launch from Kennedy Space Center for the year on Wednesday morning.
A Falcon 9 carrying 21 Starlink satellites lifted off at 10:27 a.m. Eastern time from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A.
The first-...Read more
Calls for unity, naked partisanship mark inauguration ceremonies in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois General Assembly launched a new two-year term on Wednesday with inauguration ceremonies that came on the heels of a tension-filled lame duck session marked by sparring between Democratic Gov. ...Read more
Biden to further limit Nvidia AI chip exports in final push
President Joe Biden’s administration plans one additional round of restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence chips from the likes of Nvidia Corp. just days before leaving office, a final push in his effort to...Read more
With L.A. on alert, wildfire app Watch Duty adds 600,000 users overnight
LOS ANGELES — As L.A. County fires continue to wreak havoc, a fire-tracking app run by a Bay Area nonprofit is gaining popularity.
Watch Duty, launched in 2021, combines publicly available maps of fire incidents and ...Read more
US dockworkers, employers reach tentative deal to avert strike
A U.S. dockworkers union reached a tentative deal on a new labor contract with a group of ocean carriers and terminal operators that, if ratified would avoid a shutdown of East and Gulf coast ports next week.
“We are ...Read more
Some Haiti leaders seek to reconfigure political transition panel amid bribery scandal
Several high-profile Haitian politicians trying to find a way out of a corruption scandal that has the country’s leadership mired in political infighting are proposing a reconfiguration of the nine-member Transitional ...Read more
Man arrested with machete, knives at Capitol Visitor Center during Jimmy Carter viewing
A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after trying to enter the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center with a machete and knives during the Jimmy Carter casket viewing.
The man was stopped at a security screening around 2 p.m., ...Read more
Bird flu: Here's what Illinois residents should know, following the first US death from the virus
Bird flu is increasingly sparking concern across the country and in Illinois, following news this week of the first human death from the virus in the U.S., and of birds found throughout Illinois with suspected cases of the...Read more
One family's harrowing escape from the Palisades fire: 'We gotta go'
The first thing Miles Soboroff noticed on Tuesday morning was the wind.
It was about 8 a.m., and he was sitting in front of his computer at his in-laws' home on the west side of the Pacific Palisades in the Marquez Knolls...Read more
Navy helicopters from San Diego air station will help fight SoCal fires
Navy helicopters from Naval Airstation North Island will join other fire-fighting helicopters in the skies over Southern California, officials at the Pentagon announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
The helicopters, known as the ...Read more
How common are wildfires in California in January? We asked the experts
Several wildfires were burning in the Los Angeles area Wednesday, destroying more than 1,000 structures and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate.
As of Wednesday, at least five people had died as a result of ...Read more
Indicted twin Oren Alexander wasn't mistakenly flown by US Marshals from Miami to New York, but he almost was
MIAMI — Blame the Oren Alexander snag on a “clerical error.”
Oren — one of three wealthy Alexander brothers charged with forcing dozens of women to have sex with them — was not accidentally flown by the U.S. ...Read more
Bridging Maryland Partnership secures $75 million engineering contract for Key Bridge rebuild
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $75 million general engineering consultant services contract for the Key Bridge rebuild project on Wednesday.
Bridging Maryland Partnership — a joint venture ...Read more
Former FBI source who admitted to lying about Bidens sentenced to 6 years
LAS VEGAS — A judge ordered a six-year prison sentence for a former FBI informant who admitted to tax evasion and lying to authorities about an alleged multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, ...Read more
Find Your Weather
-
Friday, Jan 1039° / 26°Sunny
-
Saturday, Jan 1135° / 25°Chance Light Snow
-
Sunday, Jan 1240° / 27°Sunny
-
Monday, Jan 1341° / 27°Mostly Sunny
-
Tuesday, Jan 1435° / 20°Mostly Sunny
-
Wednesday, Jan 1531° / 18°Mostly Sunny
-
Thursday, Jan 1630° / --°Mostly Sunny
- Weather News »
Popular Stories
- Jimmy Carter and the sad saga of a 9-ton Northern California peanut
- What is Lewy body dementia?
- Analysis: Carter, during and after presidency, changed way world saw the US -- often for the better
- Jimmy Carter's funeral: Fanfare for the common man with an extraordinary life
- University of Nevada, Reno professors file lawsuit alleging gender, race discrimination