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The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has launched an investigation into two California women’s prisons to determine if they unconstitutionally provided housing and preferential treatment to “...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Black Hawk helicopter passed directly in front of a United Airlines passenger jet Tuesday as the plane was landing at John Wayne Airport, federal officials said.

The close call occurred around 8:40 p.m. ...Read more

NEW YORK — The New York City Council on Thursday passed a bill aimed at limiting the scope of disruptive protests outside of synagogues and other houses of worship that has sparked concern over free speech issues that ...Read more

It’s like that time Pinocchio became a real boy: News that was labeled “fake” last week is real today, per the Kennedy Center, and Bill Maher will indeed be the 27th person to receive the Mark Twain Prize for ...Read more

The Trump administration has deported as many as 6,000 Cubans to Mexico over the past year through an unwritten agreement with its southern neighbor, according to a federal judge pressing the government to explain how the ...Read more

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder are unconstitutional — a significant decision that is likely to reshape a portion of state law that many criminal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump again pushed back his deadline for Iran to strike a deal with the U.S. or face more attacks, saying talks with the country were going “very well.”

Trump said he would extend, by ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency to mark the 250th anniversary of the country, a first for a sitting president, according to the Treasury Department.

“There is no more ...Read more

Lizzo was "deeply offended" by how women's bodies were discussed in the media during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

The singer, 37, made the statement as she reflected on shifting beauty standards in a conversation with ...Read more

Sarah Ferguson has been stripped of the Freedom of the City of York after councillors voted unanimously to remove the honour over her association with Jeffrey Epstein.

City of York Council approved the decision during a ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky., — One of Kentucky’s top state legislators is proposing to place a statue of Sen. Mitch McConnell in the rotunda of the State Capitol when it reopens after renovations.

A resolution from Senate ...Read more

WASHINGTON — When President Trump ordered immigration raids in Los Angeles last June, only a handful of those arrested were violent criminals. The sweeps split families, cost businesses millions of dollars and drove ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland’s effort to recover economic damages tied to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and closure of the Port of Baltimore is moving toward a federal trial, with proceedings focused first on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A longtime El Segundo resident was arrested earlier this month after installing unauthorized stop signs at a neighborhood intersection he says has become increasingly dangerous for children.

Joseph ...Read more

NEW YORK — The city’s Rent Guidelines Board kicked off the process of deciding whether to enact Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign promise of freezing rents on stabilized units in its first meeting of the year Thursday,...Read more

WASHINGTON — Two House committees voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a new version of aviation safety legislation intended to respond to the January 2025 fatal midair collision between a commercial airliner and a ...Read more

One of several contestants “The Bachelorette” fans won’t be seeing due to the cancelation of the dating show’s current season is 29-year-old Brad Ledford, who says he was behind the wheel during a car crash that ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday laid bare concerns in both parties about alarming advances in Russian and Chinese missiles, nuclear weapons and antisatellite capabilities.

Sen. Roger ...Read more

The fight against infectious disease is a race against evolution. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Viruses adapt to spread more quickly. Diseases transmitted by insects present another evolutionary front: ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Netflix prices in the U.S. are going up — again.

For the second time in a little over a year, the streaming service will demand a few more dollars a month from its subscribers. Netflix's standard plan ...Read more