California Legislature approves $2.5B for state response to Los Angeles-area fires
California bolstered funding to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires under a more than $2.5 billion fire relief package approved Thursday by ...
Southern cities get creative to clear leftover snow and ice after rare winter storm
Days after a winter storm dropped ice and record-breaking snow, cleanup efforts were underway Thursday in several major Southern cities such as New Orleans, where crews were ...
North Macedonia court frees 4 convicted over 2017 parliament attack
Four former officials from North Macedonia’s conservative VMRO-DPMNE party were released on Thursday after their convictions for organizing a violent attack on parliament ...
CNN to lay off dozens as part of major restructuring
Cable giant CNN is planning to lay off dozens of employees and undergo a major restructuring as the outlet looks to retool itself around digital during President Donald Trump’s second term.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald ...
Man who took a US Capitol tour with a gun in his possession is arrested, police say
A man who entered the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his possession and took a tour of the building faces weapons charges, police said Thursday. The 27-year-old Massachusetts man ...
Musk mocks Nazi salute accusations with puns
Elon Musk referenced Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders in a social media post filled with puns early Thursday.
Judge Chutkan: Trump pardons won’t change ‘tragic truth’ of Jan. 6 Capitol riot
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who oversaw President Trump’s federal election subversion case, wrote in court filings ...
Experts worry that Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists
After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some also ...
Alabama man charged with 11 homicides — including two mass shootings — pleads not guilty
An Alabama man charged with homicide in two separate mass shootings pleaded not guilty in state court on Wednesday. Damien McDaniel, 22, is accused of killing 11 people between July and September ...
Trump revokes protections for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top Iran aide
President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide Brian Hook, who have faced threats from Iran ever ...
Trump’s renaming plans leave mapmakers wondering what to do next
President Trump’s territorial assertions sparked a round of rethinking by mapmakers and teachers, snark on social media and sarcasm by at least one other world leader.