HONOLULU — Hawaii’s governor on Monday signed five bills cracking down on the rampant use of illegal fireworks in the islands after a massive explosion at a New Year’s party […]
Inmate fatally shoots officer before being caught in stolen vehicle, sheriff says
MURPHY, N.C. — A federal inmate escaped from custody at a medical clinic in western North Carolina and fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun Monday, then fled […]
More than 300 charged in $14.6 billion health care fraud schemes takedown, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON — State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people and uncovered nearly $15 million in false claims in what they described Monday as the largest coordinated takedown […]
DeSantis signs a slimmed-down Florida budget into law after vetoing millions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state’s new budget of about $115 billion into law Monday, capping the end of a lengthy and combative legislative season […]
Man sentenced to 25 years to life for fatal stabbing of 9/11 emergency responder
NEW YORK — A New York man on Monday was sentenced to serve 25 years to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of a veteran emergency worker while she […]
Military requesting to pull 200 troops back from California protest duty
WASHINGTON — The top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles to respond to protests against immigration raids has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if 200 of […]
Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to bill’s green energy cuts
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — When two South Korean companies announced a multibillion-dollar investment to build solar panel and electric battery factories in northwest Georgia, federal subsidies helped close a deal to […]
Trump to visit new Florida immigration detention facility
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will visit a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades on Tuesday, showcasing his border crackdown in the face of humanitarian and environmental concerns. […]
6 killed in a crash of a small plane in Ohio, officials say
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Six people were killed when a small plane crashed minutes after taking off from an Ohio airport, officials said. The Cessna 441 with six people on board […]
Milwaukee police officer dies after he and his partner were shot in an alley
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Milwaukee police officer who was shot Thursday while responding to a call died three days later, the police department announced on Sunday. Officer Kendall Corder, 32, […]