Former deputy gets 20-year sentence in killing of Sonya Massey
A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting Sonya Massey in...
RFK Jr. picks promoters of debunked vaccine-autism claims for key panel
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reshaped a key federal autism advisory board, appointing members who have echoed his...
An infection liquefied a man’s lungs. This invention kept him alive.
Doctors in Chicago saved the life of a young Missouri man with a rare infection that had liquefied his lungs,...
Friction emerges between Trump, Venezuelan opposition over Machado’s return
Venezuela’s leading opposition figure made a solemn request to House lawmakers during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill last week:...
A teddy bear, an ice skate, a wife’s note: DCA crash relics return home
The brown teddy bear smelled like oil and jet fuel. It was tucked inside the pink backpack of 11-year-old Alydia...
Trump weighs imminent Iran strikes, but what’s the mission?
On the second day of January, as anti-government protests spread across Iran and there were early reports of demonstrators killed...
Lawsuit claims WhatsApp has a gaping security hole. Experts doubt it.
SAN FRANCISCO — Most of WhatsApp’s 3 billion users probably don’t know it, but a prominent Los Angeles law firm...
Democrats negotiating with White House ahead of potential government shutdown
Senate Democrats are negotiating with the White House over government funding barely 36 hours before most of the federal government...
Top Democratic groups urge party to shed soft-on-crime image, hire police
A leading left-leaning think tank is urging more spending on police, the latest sign that many Democrats want to shake...
Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota
President Donald Trump’s efforts this week to “de-escalate” controversial deportation tactics in Minnesota in the face of widespread public dismay...
Waymo robotaxi hits child at school drop-off, triggering safety inquiry
A Waymo autonomous vehicle hit a child near a Santa Monica elementary school last week, the company and federal regulators...
Russia’s top diplomat rejects key part of deal to end war with Ukraine
KYIV — Despite optimistic pronouncements from President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials about imminent results in efforts to resolve...
Handling of Pretti probe prompts prosecutors to consider resignations
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have told U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen, the Trump administration appointee leading the office, that they feel...
Maryland’s last-ditch redistricting plan faces first political test
The fast-tracked redistricting plan pushed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) faces its first big political test on Thursday as...
Friction emerges between Trump and Venezuelan opposition over Machado’s return
Venezuela’s leading opposition figure made a solemn request to House lawmakers during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill last week:...
