In Miami, members of Congress mark anniversary of July 11 protests, call for sanctions on Cuba
MIAMI — Citing Cuba’s support of Russia and reports about Chinese espionage activities based near Havana, members of ... Read More
Featured Stories
From Keke to Saweetie to Winnie, virality is in the air at Usher's Vegas run
Usher's Las Vegas residency is one of the hottest tickets in Sin City ... maybe too hot for some people.
The "Burn" singer, who began his star-studded Vegas run last year, has now produced several viral moments as a ...Read more
Federal prosecutor pokes hole in key Republican claim about Hunter Biden case, says he never asked for special counsel status
The Trump-appointed federal prosecutor who oversaw the Hunter Biden case said Monday he never asked for special counsel status, poking a hole in Republican claims of political interference in the sensitive probe of the ...Read more
UAW President Shawn Fain says he won't shake automaker CEO hands until a deal is reached
Labor talks between the United Auto Workers and Detroit's three automakers will begin this week without the traditional public handshake ceremonies between the two parties.
It's another sign of the new UAW leaders' ...Read more
Teen charged with firearm offenses related to Brooklyn shooting held without bond; attorney says gun was a toy
A 17-year-old charged with firearms offenses in connection with the mass shooting in South Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood earlier this month was held without bail Monday.
The teen is not accused of shooting anybody ...Read more
Iowa ad echoes DeSantis LGBTQ video, 'praises' Trump support of gay rights
Days after a controversial anti-LGBTQ video boosted by the DeSantis campaign was pulled from the web, a new mailer with a similar message is hitting mailboxes in Iowa.
The Iowa political blog Bleeding Heartland reported ...Read more
Capitol Police officer arrested on child pornography charges
A veteran Capitol Police officer was arrested Monday outside of his Maryland home and charged with five counts of possession of child pornography.
The Maryland State Police arrested Jared M. Lemon, 42, shortly before 5 a....Read more
Escaped homicide suspect captured after man discovers inmate in underwear in backyard
An escaped inmate accused of killing a hostage in a shootout with police in April was captured Monday standing in his underwear in a creek after a daylong manhunt near Sacramento, according to officials and witnesses.
...Read more
Grandmother of survivor of NYC shooting spree furious at scooter-riding suspect
When a scooter-riding gunman on a senseless rampage shot Cesar Martinez in Brooklyn Saturday it was like he wounded the bystander’s whole family, the victim’s distraught grandmother said Monday.
“His mother is ...Read more
Two men kill themselves jumping in front of moving Manhattan subway trains in two-hour span
Two men killed themselves by jumping in front of moving Manhattan subway trains in separate incidents just two hours apart Monday morning, police said.
A 47-year-old man jumped in front of a downtown No. 6 train at the E....Read more
LAX hotel workers walk out in second wave of strikes
Thousands of workers at hotels near the Los Angeles International Airport area walked off the job Monday morning in a second wave of strikes that has hit Southern California's hospitality sector this summer.
Starting at 5...Read more
Colorado House breaks open-meeting laws, use encrypted message app, freshmen lawmakers allege
Two Democratic lawmakers have filed a lawsuit against the Colorado House of Representatives and its leaders, alleging a “series of long-standing practices” that violated the state’s open-meetings laws and boxed out ...Read more
Residents say they want a voice in training center referendum effort
Four residents of unincorporated DeKalb County are suing the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia to be able to collect signatures in the effort to force the city’s proposed public safety training center on ballots ...Read more
Beyoncé's mom, Tina Knowles-Lawson, robbed of $1 million in jewels and cash in home burglary
LOS ANGELES — Burglars made off with a safe containing more than $1 million in cash and jewels from the home of Tina Knowles-Lawson, the mother of singers Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, a law enforcement source confirmed ...Read more
Putin met Wagner's Prigozhin after revolt that shook Russia
Vladimir Putin met Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after the failed uprising that he’d denounced as treason, adding another twist to the unprecedented mutiny that threatened the Russian president’s ...Read more
Kansas judge orders Kelly administration to stop allowing gender changes on driver's licenses
A Shawnee County District Court judge on Monday ordered the Kansas Department of Revenue to immediately stop processing any gender marker change requests for driver’s licenses and to take steps to ensure any future ...Read more
Ozzy Osbourne pulls out of Power Trip festival for health reasons
Ozzy Osbourne is off the bill for October's Power Trip festival.
The 74-year-old heavy-metal pioneer, who revealed in 2020 that he had Parkinson's disease, announced the cancellation in a statement Monday that said he ...Read more
Madonna says she's 'on the road to recovery' but is postponing Celebration tour
Madonna has emerged to update fans on her health and the state of her impending Celebration tour following her hospitalization late last month.
The Material Girl, who spent several days in the ICU after developing "a ...Read more
Heat stress deaths show Europe isn't ready for climate change
More than 60,000 people died as a result of record-breaking temperatures in Europe last summer, a study has found, raising concerns about multiple countries’ lack of preparation for extreme heat fueled by climate change....Read more
Judge refuses to pause ban on US agency social-media contact
A federal judge in Louisiana denied a request by the U.S. government to delay an order he imposed last week banning federal agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies.
The Justice Department is ...Read more
Coldplay helps close out Elton John's record-breaking Yellow Brick Road farewell tour
Elton John bid farewell to his globe-trotting Farewell Yellow Brick Road retirement tour in Sweden on Saturday — along with a surprise send-off from Coldplay's Chris Martin.
Martin was simulcast into John's Stockholm ...Read more
Popular Stories
- Deadly NY flooding snarls travel with more rain forecast
- James Lewis, the sole suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders, has died
- American states once awash in cash see their fortunes suddenly reversed
- Ukraine vows strict controls over controversial cluster bomb use
- More states legalize sales of unpasteurized milk, despite public health warnings
