WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Thursday she will chair a new House Oversight subcommittee to work with President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency to cut spending and streamline government.

The new subcommittee, created by House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., would...Read more

Matt Gaetz Thursday abruptly dropped his bid to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general amid growing allegations involving drugs and paid sex with young women.

“It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction,” Gaetz tweeted. “Thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz dropped his bid to become President-elect Donald Trump’s next attorney general on Thursday, closing out a campaign that was dogged by sexual misconduct allegations and the looming specter of an unreleased ethics report.

With the Florida Republican’s withdrawal, the Senate will avoid what was shaping up ...Read more

ATLANTA — The father of Apalachee School High School school shooting suspect Colt Gray pleaded not guilty Thursday and waived arraignment.

Colin Gray, who was not present in court, was indicted on 29 charges including murder in the second degree, involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct and cruelty to children in the second degree. ...Read more

DENVER — Federal officials released a range of scenarios Wednesday that could be used to manage the overallocated and shrinking Colorado River as time for the seven basin states to reach an agreement grows short.

The Bureau of Reclamation’s four proposed plans are not set in stone, but for the first time offer insight into how federal ...Read more

DENVER — Gun violence in Denver is going down.

So far this year, the city has seen a 12% decrease in overall gun violence compared to the same point in 2023, including a 30% drop in the number of fatal shootings and a 28% drop in non-fatal shootings, Denver police Cmdr. Jake Herrera told City Council members Wednesday during a presentation to...Read more

BALTIMORE — Baltimore County statisticians plan on comparing Essex to Dundalk and Lansdowne to Towson to determine if a controversial gunshot detection system and other new policing technologies are successfully bringing down criminal activity.

County officials are required to submit their final analysis to the federal government because the ...Read more

Ukraine said Russia launched a “new” kind of ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro, in the latest escalation of hostilities and an alarming signal to Kyiv’s Western backers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Thursday the weapon had all the parameters of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). But a U.S. official, ...Read more

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza, adding to pressure on the country’s leadership over the conduct of its military campaign against Hamas.

The Hague-based court’s Thursday announcement followed an application by the ICC’s chief prosecutor ...Read more

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles mansion, with its alleged ties to his infamous “freak offs,” may have finally found a buyer — albeit one who’s offering much less than Diddy’s $62 million asking price.

Real estate mogul Bo Belmont announced Wednesday that his company, Belwood Investments, had put in an offer on the property for $...Read more

SAN DIEGO — San Diego is stepping up its crackdown on unlicensed rentals of boats and personal watercraft with higher fines, easier-to-enforce rules and new requirements that licensed rental companies agree to pay damages in injury crashes.

The moves come just over a year after a 12-year-old girl was killed paddle-boarding in Mission Bay by ...Read more

CHICAGO — In a stunning move, the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the convictions for former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, finding that a special prosecutor’s decision to retry him violated his rights after the Cook County state’s attorney’s office previously dropped all charges against him.

The high court’s ...Read more

BEIRUT — During his first term as president, Donald Trump took a bold if controversial approach to the Middle East.

He moved the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, forged landmark deals between Israel and some Arab states and tore up the international nuclear deal with Iran.

He imposed his will using a transactional style of...Read more

Fast fashion is everywhere – in just about every mall, in the feeds of influencers on social media promoting overconsumption, and in ads constantly popping up online.

Its focus on the continual production of new clothing is marked by speedy fashion cycles that give it its name. Fast fashion is intended to quickly copy high-end ...Read more

You have scheduled an appointment with a health care provider, but no matter how hard you try, no one seems to be able to reliably tell you how much that visit will cost you. Will you have to pay US$20, $1,000 – or even more?

Patients are increasingly on the hook for health care costs through deductibles, co-pays and other fees. As ...Read more