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How Orlando figures in the Epstein files
ORLANDO, Fla. — A look at some of the documents among the vast universe of records released from the investigation of ... Read More
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California gets break from storms ahead of New Year's Eve rain
California is in for a brief weekend reprieve from damaging holiday storms that killed four people and hobbled Christmas travel, but weather officials warned of more wet weather heading to the rain-soaked state starting on...Read more
Thailand, Cambodia declare ceasefire after weeks of fighting
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an immediate ceasefire for the second time in six months after the latest round of border clashes killed dozens of soldiers and civilians, while displacing more than half a million others.
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Haiti's beleaguered police, army get elite French training as gang crisis deepens
Earlier this year, as members of the United Nations Security Council gathered for one of their regular briefings on Haiti, the discussion followed a familiar pattern: the rapid expansion of armed gangs, their increasingly ...Read more
End of Trump case caps dramatic year in Georgia courts
ATLANTA — Imprisoned reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were pardoned, President Donald Trump dodged what many people said was the strongest criminal case against him, and jury verdicts reached new heights ...Read more
Chicago Transit Authority crime down slightly despite series of high-profile incidents in 2025
CHICAGO — Just past midnight days before Christmas, Chicago police boarded a Pink Line train at Washington and Wells streets and found two men shot.
A knife fight had escalated to a shooting that left one of the men ...Read more
Milei wins Argentina budget approval despite tensions with Macri
Argentina’s Senate approved President Javier Milei’s budget bill for 2026, cementing a legislative victory that overcame renewed tensions between the libertarian leader and his top ally.
In a 46-25 vote, senators ...Read more
Boise State prof with controversial views on women lands at influential think tank
BOISE, Idaho — Boise State professor Scott Yenor, known for his comments calling independent women “meddlesome and quarrelsome” and advocating against feminism, has stirred up controversy on a national scale again.
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A trap was set for a bear living under an Altadena home for a month. It caught the wrong bear
LOS ANGELES — A trap meant to capture a bear that’s been under an Altadena home for a month was sprung but was triggered by the wrong beast.
Biologists at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have had a bear...Read more
Mayor Adams looks to veto roughly 20 more NYC Council bills on key issues: sources
NEW YORK — Before he leaves office in less than a week, Mayor Eric Adams is likely to veto a bevy of City Council bills that carry significant policy implications for issues ranging from housing development and street ...Read more
Malaysia fines ex-PM Najib $2.8 billion for 1MDB scandal, adds jail time
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, already jailed for his role in the 1MDB scandal, faces another 15 years in prison and a fine of 11.4 billion ringgit ($2.8 billion) after being convicted of abuse of power and ...Read more
US Lukoil gas station owners left in limbo over Russia sanctions
On a recent sunny afternoon in New Jersey, dozens of gas station franchise owners filed into a Holiday Inn conference room to discuss some big geopolitical developments.
The Trump administration just weeks earlier had ...Read more
Post-Christmas storm blankets NYC with more than 4 inches of snow
NEW YORK — Christmas may officially be in the rearview, but there’s still plenty of winter ahead.
New Yorkers on Saturday woke up to the first major snowfall they’ve seen in nearly four years. As of 7 a.m., the ...Read more
Yes, that was a tornado in Los Angeles on Christmas
LOS ANGELES — A tornado did, in fact, spin through Los Angeles on Christmas, the National Weather Service confirmed, damaging a home and a commercial strip mall.
With a wind speed of up to 80 mph, the brief tornado ...Read more
Zelenskyy prepares for Trump meeting as Russia bombards Kyiv
Russian forces Ukraine’s capital and key energy facilities with a massive airstrike on the eve of talks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump aimed at nailing down a plan to end Moscow’s war.
Ukraine’s ...Read more
Ashlee Buzzard denies murdering daughter Melodee, won't face death penalty
California mom Ashlee Buzzard pleaded not guilty in the murder of her daughter Melodee during a Friday court hearing in which Santa Barbara prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty.
The 40-year-old defendant...Read more
Courtroom gasps as Ashlee Buzzard pleads not guilty to murder of 9-year-old Melodee
LOS ANGELES — Ashlee Buzzard, the California mother accused of killing her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, pleaded not guilty Friday morning during a brief but emotional arraignment in Santa Barbara County Superior...Read more
Winter storm buries Wrightwood, drenches Southern California: 'All it is is rock and mud,' resident says
LOS ANGELES — The Gamboa family isn’t quite sure how they’re going to get back into their home in Wrightwood.
When a powerful atmospheric river began drenching Southern California this week, they were forced to ...Read more
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Patel says FBI headquarters to ‘permanently close’ with move
FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency’s historic-but-aging headquarters in Washington would be “shut down permanently” as he shifts personnel into ...Read more
Local Massachusetts police department applauds itself for 'significant role' in locating Brown, MIT shooter
BOSTON — A local Massachusetts police department is applauding itself for playing a “significant role” in tracking down the vehicle that the accused Brown University mass shooter allegedly drove to New Hampshire as ...Read more
California withdraws lawsuit challenging Trump's $4 billion high-speed rail funding cut
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California this week withdrew its lawsuit against the Trump administration over the termination of about $4 billion in federal funding for its high-speed rail project, citing the federal government�...Read more
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