SEOUL, South Korea — Left-leaning challenger Lee Jae-myung won South Korea’s presidential election, ending three years of conservative rule in a race that was largely a verdict on his ousted predecessor’s botched attempt to revive martial law in the longstanding U.S. ally.

Lee, a former labor activist, won Tuesday’s election with 49.4% ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — He openly advocated for the death of then-President-elect Donald Trump, hailing himself as an “assassin” and threatening to shoot the would-be 47th commander-in-chief shortly after the election, prosecutors say.

Those words, left on Facebook posts, are at the center of a federal grand jury indictment. On Tuesday, Yucca ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump will attend the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit at The Hague, the White House said, as the U.S. president seeks to rally the alliance’s members to step up defense spending.

“I can confirm he will be going to the NATO summit,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on ...Read more

DENVER — Everyone injured Sunday in a Molotov cocktail attack on people raising awareness of Israeli hostages on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall is expected to survive, Boulder police Chief Stephen Redfearn said Tuesday.

Three of the 12 victims were still being treated at UCHealth University of Colorado’s burn unit Tuesday, according to ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Attorneys for three women who were caught in the flurry of gunfire at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally in February 2024 have filed a lawsuit against the city and a handful of other defendants, saying the event lacked security protocols that could have prevented the incident.

The shooting near ...Read more

CHICAGO — A new report on hemp-derived THC highlights growing concerns over its safety, legality and impact on health — even as Illinois lawmakers have failed again to keep the products away from children.

The report by the University of Illinois System Institute of Government and Public Affairs notes that the lack of regulation of hemp ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s plan to build new housing to replace vacant units is making progress, but some hurdles remain.

Maryland and Baltimore are racing to confront a deepening housing crisis — one defined by soaring rents, crumbling vacant properties, and a chronic shortage of affordable units. While state and city ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — State legislators were stunned during a late-night budget debate when a veteran Republican lawmaker stood up and read graphic references to the female anatomy from a school library book.

The exchange late Monday night became the talk of the state Capitol on Tuesday as some lawmakers defended the exchange and others dismissed...Read more

The Trump administration rescinded guidance put in place by former President Joe Biden that directed U.S. hospitals to provide abortions on an emergency basis when they’re medically necessary to stabilize patients.

The guideline was established in July 2022 under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, just weeks after the U.S. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Before the sun rose Tuesday, Benito Flores fortified the front door of his one-bedroom duplex on a narrow street in El Sereno.

Flores, a 70-year-old retired welder, had illegally seized a home five years ago after its owner, the California Department of Transportation, had left it vacant. He’d been allowed to stay for a few ...Read more

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof tendered his resignation and will continue in a caretaker role, setting the stage for a snap election.

Far-right Geert Wilders pulled his Freedom Party out of the Dutch government earlier Tuesday over the refusal of his three coalition partners to agree to his plans to curb migration. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to approve President Donald Trump’s nomination of former Missouri Rep. Billy Long to lead the IRS over the objections of Democrats, who cited his ties to firms hawking phony and fraudulent tax credits.

Finance Chairman Michael D. Crapo, R-Idaho, in opening remarks ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The union representing Capitol Police officers came out strongly in opposition to acting Chief Sean Gallagher on Tuesday, calling on the police board to rescind the temporary appointment.

Gallagher has stepped up to acting chief, the department confirmed Monday, taking over the position vacated by J. Thomas Manger, who led the ...Read more

DENVER — The Pearl Street Mall on Sunday afternoon was so picture perfect — a bluebird sky, Boulder shoppers dipping in and out of brick buildings, children playing in a splash pad — that bystanders didn’t recognize the first flashes of flame as dangerous.

Edgar Depaz, 35, saw fire burst from a gardener’s weed sprayer and assumed it ...Read more

DENVER — Attorneys for a former Dominion Voting Systems official said in court Tuesday that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s false claims about him were fueled in part by Lindell blaming the official for his banishment from conservative television.

Opening statements kicked off a trial in federal court in Denver that will decide whether Lindell ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — New data suggests most of the North Carolina students who received new private school vouchers this school year were already attending private schools.

A report being presented Wednesday to the State Board of Education says only 6,710 of the 80,325 new Opportunity Scholarship students attended public schools last school year. ...Read more

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe will seek the death penalty against the man accused of gunning down seven Half Moon Bay mushroom farmworkers in the county’s deadliest mass shooting on record.

The decision, announced at a court hearing Tuesday, ends months of debate within Wagstaffe’s office over ...Read more