UNITED NATIONS — Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will face questioning from lawmakers Tuesday for the first time since he was ousted […]
A Florida county leads the way with a high-tech 911 system that improves emergency response
NAPLES, Fla. — When an emergency happens in Collier County, Florida, the 911 calls go to one of the most high-tech communications centers in the U.S., where callers can sent […]
Farmer killed in water buffalo attack, Oklahoma police say
JONES, Okla. — A farmer in a rural suburb outside of Oklahoma City was fatally attacked by a pair of water buffaloes he purchased at a livestock auction a day […]
Homeland Security is removing protections that kept some Afghans from deportation
WASHINGTON — Temporary measures that allowed nearly 12,000 Afghans to work in the U.S. and be protected from deportation are expiring Monday as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to […]
Judge orders LA prosecutors to explain why Menendez brothers’ conviction shouldn’t be re-examined
LOS ANGELES — A judge has ordered Los Angeles prosecutors to explain why Erik and Lyle Menendez’s murder convictions should not be re-examined in light of new evidence supporting their […]
Poet Andrea Gibson, candid explorer of life, death and politics, dies at 49
Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their battle with terminal cancer, died Monday at age 49. Gibson’s death was […]
Connecticut man gets 65 years for killing his girlfriend as daughter remains missing
MILFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut man was sentenced Monday to 65 years in prison for the 2019 beating death of his girlfriend, Christine Holloway, but their baby daughter disappeared at […]
Former Army officer pleads guilty to sharing classified Ukraine war info on date site
A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian for the Air Force has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transmit classified information about Russia’s war with Ukraine on a foreign […]
NFL legend John Elway won’t be charged in fatal golf cart accident
LA QUINTA, Calif. — NFL Hall of Famer John Elway won’t be charged after his business partner Jeffrey Sperbeck was fatally injured falling out of his golf cart at a […]
Armies of Texas volunteers dig out, clean up, after fatal floods
COMFORT, Texas — It began with a stranger asking “Do you need help?” “Yes,” Paul Welch told the man in a pickup truck, “I desperately need some help.” A day […]