Justice Department officials were protecting victims of Jeffrey Epstein when they removed several images from agency’s release of files tied to the notorious sex offender, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

“There were a number of photographs that were pulled down after being released on Friday,” Blanche said on NBC’s "Meet the ...Read more

A Salisbury, Md., mother detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week has been transferred to a Louisiana facility, a move her attorneys say has delayed court proceedings that could determine whether she is eligible for release on bond.

Vanessa Parrazal, 24, was taken into ICE custody Dec. 17 just minutes after dropping ...Read more

Nick Reiner had been prescribed medication for schizophrenia at some point before he allegedly killed his parents, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Reiner, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation.

It is unclear the name of the drug and how long he had been prescribed it. No other details were available. ...Read more

Roughly 110,000 PG&E customers have service again following a major power outage Saturday in San Francisco that left homes in the dark, stalled traffic and shut down restaurants, shops and holiday lighting displays.

PG&E said on social media that the remaining 21,000 without power are concentrated in Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, the Richmond...Read more

The shocking recent act by a group of teens at a San Jose high school — forming a “human swastika” and posting a photo online alongside a quote attributed to Adolf Hitler — brought Jewish members of the South Bay community together Saturday with residents and local leaders to deliver a unified message opposing antisemitism.

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A bipartisan House duo is drawing up a cryptocurrency tax framework that would provide a safe harbor for some stablecoin transactions and delay taxation of rewards earned by verifying blockchain transactions.

The cryptocurrency sector has clamored for legislation that would clarify the tax treatment of digital assets, even as a broader measure ...Read more

Justice Department officials were protecting victims of Jeffrey Epstein when they removed several images from agency’s release of files tied to the notorious sex offender, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

“There were a number of photographs that were pulled down after being released on Friday,” Blanche said on NBC’s "Meet the ...Read more

A Ukrainian delegation is holding another meeting in Florida with a U.S. negotiating team on Sunday, according to Kyiv’s top negotiator, Rustem Umerov, as talks continue over a possible peace deal.

“The third day of work in the U.S.,” Umerov said on social media. “We are working constructively and substantively. We expect further ...Read more

Another oil tanker has been boarded by the U.S. near Venezuela, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as President Donald Trump intensifies an oil blockade on Nicolás Maduro’s government.

The Bella 1 tanker, a Panamanian-flagged vessel sanctioned by the U.S., was en route to Venezuela to load, one of the people said, asking not ...Read more

A Supreme Court ruling that scraps Donald Trump’s tariffs — and refunds the import fees collected — would create a major “administrative problem,” the president’s top economic adviser said Sunday.

“We really expect the Supreme Court is going to find with us,” Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, told CBS’s...Read more

The blame for America’s current troubles lies squarely with the Democratic establishment. Donald Trump’s re-election was always unlikely given his low approval ratings and divisive style. The Democratic establishment turned it into a certainty by: (1) running an aged and obviously ailing candidate (2) using its power over the press, almost a...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — This flu season has been relatively mild so far but medical experts expect it to intensify in the coming weeks due to a new strain that emerged after the current vaccine’s production — though that inoculation remains the best form of protection.

Data out of the United Kingdom indicates the new strain has resulted in the ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — When the history of Florida’s modern era of capital punishment is written, 2025 will be marked as a year that saw an unprecedented embrace of the death penalty.

The state executed 19 prisoners this year — the most since the death penalty was reinstated in the 1970s.

Executions have been carried out in cases of defendants ...Read more

BALTIMORE — As the state prepares for its annual General Assembly session beginning Jan. 14, 2026, there are still new laws from last session set to take effect on New Year’s Day.

Below is a sample of some of the changes coming to Maryland law on Jan. 1, 2026.

No time limits on anesthesia coverage

House Bill 1086 states that if medical ...Read more

As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies are merely a band-aid covering the often unaffordable cost of health care.

California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and five other states have set ...Read more

A yearlong campaign by the far-right Alternative for Germany party to court Donald Trump’s MAGA movement is beginning to bear fruit.

Though the country’s largest opposition group is a virtual pariah among the German political elite due to its xenophobic bent, it is gaining traction among ideological allies who hold power in Washington.

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NEW YORK — On a frigid December morning along busy Broadway in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York, pedestrians walk rapidly toward the subway. Cars and e-bikes speed along a busy two-lane road and blast through sharp turns during the early rush to get to the office.

In recent years on this stretch of Broadway, cars have struck and ...Read more