WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will convene a peace summit at the White House on Friday with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan that is meant to end decades of […]

Advocacy group sues Justice Department and FBI for access to Epstein records
WASHINGTON — An advocacy group sued the Justice Department and the FBI on Friday for records detailing their handling of the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The legal organization […]

Judge to consider the fate of an agreement on protecting immigrant children in US custody
McALLEN, Texas — A federal judge on Friday will hear a Trump administration request to end a nearly three-decade-old policy on ensuring safe conditions for immigrant children held in federal […]

Fast-growing brush fire forces thousands to evacuate north of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — A fast-growing brush fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles. The Canyon Fire ignited Thursday afternoon and grew […]

Vance, UK foreign secretary will meet before US vice president’s vacation
LONDON — U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected to meet with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday at a stately home south of London before heading off on […]

Emergency recordings and videos detail chaotic rescue efforts during Texas floods
Cries for help came from the pitch-black woods, from rooftops and from attics that shifted unsteadily as the water rose. Firefighters and police raced to help, having little guidance on […]

California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas
LOS ANGELES — California Democrats’ rush to schedule an emergency election to remake U.S. House districts and counter rival moves by Texas Republicans has created a dilemma for county officials […]

Former Georgia deputy indicted on charges he used excessive force and covered it up
SAVANNAH — A federal grand jury indicted a former southeast Georgia sheriff’s sergeant Thursday on civil rights charges, accusing him of using excessive force multiple times and writing misleading reports […]

Closure of Midwest-based newspaper chain leaves communities without a news source
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Dozens of communities in the Midwest and West learned Thursday they had lost their newspapers after an Illinois-based publisher announced it would abruptly close because of […]

Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face US drug charges
MIAMI — The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers […]

