A district attorney said Wednesday that an Alabama police officer who fatally shot a teenager in the back was justified in his use of deadly force because the youth grabbed […]
Federal agents hid in back of rental truck at start of raid outside LA Home Depot
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Border Patrol agents jumped out of the back of a rented box truck and made arrests Wednesday at a Los Angeles Home Depot store during an […]
Afghanistan’s Taliban have ‘weaponized’ the judicial system to oppress women, UN expert says
UNITED NATIONS — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have “weaponized” the legal and judicial system to oppress women and girls in what amounts to “crimes against humanity,” the independent U.N. investigator on […]
Trump administration reverses Biden approval of major wind farm in Idaho
SEATTLE — The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled a major wind farm development in Idaho, a project approved late in former President Joe Biden’s term that had drawn criticism for […]
Fort Stewart army base shooting raises questions about military gun policies
A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country’s largest military bases on Wednesday has resurfaced questions about a long-standing army policy that largely prevents service members from […]
Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to create visible […]
5 soldiers shot at Army’s Fort Stewart in Georgia, base reports
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Five soldiers were shot on Wednesday at the Army’s Fort Stewart in Georgia before a shooter was arrested. Parts of Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia were locked […]
Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year
SANTA MARIA, Calif. — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that injured four people as […]
UCLA says Trump administration has suspended $584 million in grants, threatening research
The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in federal grants for the University of California, Los Angeles, nearly double the amount that was previously thought, the school’s chancellor announced Wednesday. […]
Medical community heartbroken after fatal plane crash on Navajo Nation
ALBUQUERQE, N.M. — Federal investigators on Wednesday were trying to piece together what caused a medical transport plane to crash on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, killing the four […]