MINNEAPOLIS — A U.S. Border Patrol agent whose killing in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border has been tied to a cultlike group is scheduled to be […]

Officers conducting a welfare check find 5 people dead in Indiana home
LAKE STATION, Ind. — Police conducting a welfare check Friday afternoon discovered five people dead inside a home in northwest Indiana. When officers arrived at the home in Lake Station, […]

Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 01-13-28-37-46, Mega Ball: 10, Megaplier: 2 The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” […]

Parents, kids navigate talks of loss and tragedy as they return home after LA fires
LOS ANGELES — Ceiba Phillips, 11, couldn’t believe what he saw when he returned to his Southern California neighborhood a month after a wildfire reduced it to rubble. The ruins […]

Fired employees fear beloved Yosemite National Park will lose its luster
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Yosemite National Park employees who recently were fired by the Trump administration worry cuts will affect the experience of visitors and the welfare of wildlife […]

Member of an Arizona tribe is arrested for allegedly starting a wildfire on reservation
PHOENIX — A member of the San Carlos Apache tribe was arrested Friday for allegedly starting a wildfire that destroyed 21 homes and forced hundreds of people on the southeastern […]

Judge cancels NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ trial and leaves corruption charges intact until mid-March
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday canceled the corruption trial for New York City Mayor Eric Adams and appointed counsel to advise the court about the Justice Department’s […]

Judge releases Hawaii man who argued he spent 30 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit
HONOLULU — A judge on Friday ordered the release of a Hawaii man who was imprisoned for 30 years for a murder he has long said he didn’t commit. New […]

Jury convicts 2 men of murder in shooting death of 11-year-old outside stadium that prompted gun ban
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two men were convicted Friday of first-degree murder and related charges in a shooting outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium in 2023 that killed an 11-year-old boy and […]

Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. U.S. […]