SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man from Granite Bay was arrested by the FBI Friday on suspicion of assaulting law enforcement at the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Dane Thompson, 45, was allegedly at the site of “one of the most violent attacks against law enforcement” during the insurrection, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Thompson...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A St. Paul-based crisis pregnancy center and a national anti-abortion organization are part of a group that has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Minnesota’s laws protecting abortion rights.

In 2023, Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz passed laws to shore up state abortion protections in the wake...Read more

A onetime bodyguard for former Liberian president and convicted war criminal Charles Taylor admitted in court Monday that he hid his past working for that oppressive regime in hopes of securing U.S. citizenship.

Isiah Kangar, who had been living in the United States as a legal permanent resident since 2010, told a federal judge that he had ...Read more

Hong Kong has become a center for financial crimes as Beijing tightened its grip on the city, U.S. lawmakers said, highlighting the worsening ties between the former British colony and Washington.

Since Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong in mid-2020, the city “has shifted from a trusted global financial center to a critical ...Read more

President Nicolás Maduro said the country’s highest court summoned TikTok officials to Venezuela over viral challenges that have killed three children this month.

The three children, aged 12, 13 and 14, died after participating in TikTok challenges that include ingesting or inhaling “dangerous mixes” of chemicals, Maduro said on state TV...Read more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump vowed additional tariffs on China as well as U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico, roiling markets with his first specific threat to curb global trade flows since his election win.

Trump said he would impose additional 10% tariffs on goods from China and 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The lawyer representing a former Kentucky sheriff charged with killing a local judge said a deposition given just days before the shooting would play a “crucial” part in the sheriff’s defense.

Jeremy Bartley, the attorney for ex-Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, said Monday that Stines’ deposition in ...Read more

Thousands of Marylanders are eligible for a piece of a $57 million class-action settlement with the Estate of Peter Angelos and his law offices, according to a news release from law firm Gallagher Evelius & Jones.

Baltimore City Circuit Court approved the settlement agreement on Friday, the release said. The firm represented three individual ...Read more

Pakistan’s army has been ordered to “shoot on sight” after clashes with demonstrators killed four soldiers and at least one protester, according to reports.

The violence erupted when protesters demanding the release of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan entered the capital Islamabad late Monday, defying efforts by Prime...Read more

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden had an early Thanksgiving celebration in New York City on Monday, traveling to Staten Island for a four-hour visit and feast with service members and their families.

Father Capodanno Blvd. closed from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. so the Bidens could enjoy a “Friendsgiving” dinner at Fort Wadsworth shortly after...Read more

ATLANTA — Nearly two years after jury selection began in the gang and racketeering trial involving Atlanta rapper Young Thug, prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments Monday, bringing to a close the longest trial in Georgia’s history.

Only two defendants — Deamonte Kendrick and Shannon Stillwell — remain in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump vowed additional tariffs on China as well as U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico, roiling markets with his first specific threat to curb global trade flows since his election win.

Trump said he would impose additional 10% tariffs on goods from China and 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Attorney General's Office filed six briefs on Monday asking a judge to advance charges to trial against Republican electors who signed a document in 2020 falsely claiming Donald Trump had won the state's election that year.

The submissions — 20 days after Trump secured a second term in the White House in the ...Read more

NEW YORK — A push to digitize the entrance exam to New York City’s specialized high schools is reigniting a long-standing debate over a process that relies on a single test to admit students.

Ahead of the next round of testing, the city has proposed ditching bubble sheets to develop a computer-based version of the Specialized High Schools ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Ask Sen. Alex Padilla and Sen.-elect Adam Schiff who troubles them the most about President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees and they quickly come up with the same answer: Tulsi Gabbard.

Trump nominated Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman who’s been a vocal Trump backer in recent years, as director of national ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York City Council members slammed the head of the City University of New York Monday after he was unable to answer questions about the steps he is taking to fight antisemitism on campus.

“I do think it is outrageous that when we’re having this hearing on such an important topic, that the most rudimentary questions you’ve ...Read more

BOSTON — One of the most hectic travel weeks of the year has sure been busy at Boston Logan International Airport.

A plane reportedly hit another aircraft while at a Boston Logan gate on Monday, according to officials.

“While under tow, an American Airlines aircraft struck the wingtip of a Frontier Airlines aircraft that was parked at the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump vowed additional tariffs on China as well as U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico, providing a sharp counter to expectations that he might temper his trade policies during a second term.

Trump said he would impose additional 10% tariffs on goods from China and 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A new federal regulation requiring automakers to install automatic emergency braking technology in all new consumer vehicles by 2029 will remain in place despite complaints from the auto industry.

The National Traffic Highway Safety Administration said Monday it would make minor changes to the AEB rule, which was finalized in ...Read more