BEIJING — The United States wants to improve military-to-military ties with China, a U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan congressional delegation said Monday in a meeting with China’s defense minister in […]
California bans masks for most law enforcement officers
California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill that was signed Saturday […]
160-mile march for democracy arrives in Washington from Philadelphia
WASHINGTON — Over the span of 14 days, nearly 200 people marched from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., in defense of democracy. From children to the elderly, members of the We […]
Muhammad Ali’s unsigned draft card, a piece of Vietnam-era history, will be auctioned
Muhammad Ali’s refusal to sign his Vietnam-era military draft card upended the boxing champ’s life and added a powerful voice to the anti-war movement. Now that piece of history is […]
What to know about Fat Bear Week, and the brawny bruins ready to battle for the title
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this year’s fattest bear title in the wildly popular […]
As officials searched for Charlie Kirk’s shooter, suspect confessed to his partner, prosecutor says
PROVO, Utah — As authorities worked feverishly to find the person who assassinated Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last week, the 22-year-old man now charged with the crime was […]
US judge won’t intervene in Trump administration’s deportations of West Africans to Ghana
A U.S. judge said that she was powerless to stop the return of four men in Ghana’s custody to countries where U.S. immigration judges determined they faced torture or persecution, […]
Youth mental health challenges keep mounting 2 years after Maui wildfires
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Mia Palacio felt like she lost a piece of herself when wildfires destroyed her hometown of Lahaina. She isolated from loved ones after the 2023 disaster while […]
China launches probes targeting US semiconductors ahead of Madrid trade talks
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector Saturday ahead of talks between the two nations in Spain this week on trade, national security and the […]
California lawmakers to decide on extending key climate program and boosting grid reliability
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The fate of a key California climate program Gov. Gavin Newsom has championed as a crucial tool to respond to the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks is in […]