LOS ANGELES — Billy and Tina, the last remaining elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo, were quietly moved this week to a zoo in Oklahoma despite a pending lawsuit seeking […]
Promising reform, Noem tells US Coast Guard Academy graduates they will lead a ‘brand new’ service
The U.S. Coast Guard is facing its largest readiness crisis since World War II, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday as she promised an overhaul of the service that […]
Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump’s use
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The […]
Rapper Rod Wave faces more than a dozen charges, some involving a gun, in Georgia
ATLANTA — The rapper known as Rod Wave faces more than a dozen charges, some involving a gun, after he turned himself in to sheriff’s officials in Georgia on Tuesday. […]
Florida considers controversial black bear hunt amid strong opposition
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ten years ago, Florida held a black bear hunt that resulted in more than 300 animals killed in just two days before it was halted early. […]
Massachusetts 19-year-old pleading guilty to stealing, extorting teacher and student private data
BOSTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts college student will plead guilty to stealing millions of students’ and teachers’ private data from two U.S. education tech companies and extorting it for ransom, […]
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block watchdog access to DOGE documents
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block court orders requiring Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over documents about its operations […]
Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville
MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department moved Wednesday to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville that called for an overhaul of their police departments following the killings of George Floyd and […]
Former New York state trooper pleads guilty to faking his own shooting
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A former New York state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a […]
South Carolina death row inmate seeks to volunteer to die after friends are executed
COLUMBIA, S.C. — After his best friend and four other of his fellow death row inmates have been put to death in less than a year, a South Carolina inmate […]