LOS ANGELES — It's December, but wildfire season is not over yet in Southern California.

An unusual warm weekend followed by dry conditions and gusty Santa Ana winds is expected to bring elevated fire danger to Los Angeles and Ventura counties next week.

Both counties are under a fire weather watch from 10 a.m. Monday until 6 p.m. Wednesday ...Read more

BOSTON — Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested Friday by federal authorities on public corruption charges that saw her allegedly “embrace a culture of cashing in” by stealing thousands from taxpayers in an “egregious” kickback scheme at City Hall — allegations that have the mayor and Council president calling ...Read more

Romania’s top court threw the country into renewed political turmoil after it ordered a repeat of a presidential election over allegations of Russian meddling, the first such ruling in the nation’s history.

The Constitutional Court in Bucharest annulled last month’s first-round vote, which saw far-right independent Calin Georgescu pull ...Read more

NEW YORK — The masked gunman who gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson near the Hilton in Midtown is believed to have fled New York City on an interstate bus shortly after the killing amid an intense manhunt, NYPD officials said Friday.

NYPD detectives, with the help of Port Authority police, have managed to track the gunman’s ...Read more

NEW YORK — One of several Jane Does suing Sean “Diddy” Combs for sexual assault has reportedly been identified as the ex-wife of hockey star Evander Kane.

Citing newly filed legal documents, TMZ reports a judge ordered Anna Kane must reveal her identity, which had so far been hidden, if she wishes to move forward with the suit.

In a ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — One year after a shooter unleashed horror on their campus, members of the UNLV community said they stand stronger than ever.

“We don’t erase the past. Instead, we honor it by stepping into the future with courage and purpose,” Professor Daraboth “Bot” Rith, who was shot 10 times on Dec. 6, 2023 said at a memorial event ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — In a video message to employees, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty called the murder of his colleague Brian Thompson “immeasurably sad” and “profoundly shocking” and encouraged workers to take time and care while processing the fatal ambush of the company leader this week on a New York City sidewalk.

“I’d like to ...Read more

TikTok’s future in the U.S. is now in greater jeopardy after the popular social video app lost a major court battle Friday as it tries to prevent its banishment.

TikTok sued the government in May, asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to declare unconstitutional a law that would require its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest TikTok’s U...Read more

MIAMI — Gabriel Garcia, a former Miami Proud Boy who was active in local Republican politics, was sentenced on Friday to a year in prison after being found guilty of two felonies related to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Garcia was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution to the U.S. government.

Garcia, 43, was ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington upheld a law Friday that could result in social media giant TikTok’s eventual ban in the United States, pointing to the national security concerns of Congress.

The ruling from a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed ...Read more

The FBI has been investigating reports of mysterious “car-sized” drones flying across North Jersey at night over the last few weeks. Now, the agency’s asking the public for help.

Witnesses have spotted a cluster of what appears to be drones — larger than those typically used by hobbyists — as well as a possible fixed-wing aircraft ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — They had worked nearly nonstop for four days, facing exhaustion and defeat but holding on to hope.

The search effort grew to more than 100 first responders and engineers, racing against the clock to find Elizabeth Pollard, a Westmoreland County grandmother who had fallen through a sinkhole and into an abandoned mine that spanned...Read more

Bill Cosby, who has been accused of sexual assault by dozens of women and spent more than two years in prison before his conviction was overturned in 2021, has defaulted on his mortgage for a townhouse in New York City’s Upper East Side.

Cosby, 87, bought the house with his wife, Camille, in 1980, property records show. It is unclear who ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Austin Tice’s entire family visited Washington this week in a show of force to the outgoing Biden administration, asserting they have fresh, reliable information that he is alive and pressing top White House and State Department officials to leverage dramatic changes on the battlefield in Syria to secure a breakthrough in the ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Attorneys for inmates formerly housed at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin federal women’s prison announced a historic settlement Friday afternoon with the Bureau of Prisons, one calling for widespread reforms and federally-monitored oversight of the care those inmates receive at facilities across the nation.

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PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard and the widow of a sheriff's deputy who was killed in a June 22 ambush spoke out Friday about a judge's decision to lower bond for two of the men prior to their alleged involvement in the deputy's shooting death.

During a press conference at Oakland County Sheriff's headquarters in Pontiac...Read more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday publicly expressed support of Pete Hesgeth, his embattled pick to lead the Pentagon, following Hesgeth’s whirlwind week of meetings with lawmakers, negative press and speculation that Trump could soon replace him.

In a post on the Trump-owned Truth Social social media site, Trump said that...Read more

NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors Friday moved to drop the manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny after a deadlocked jury said they couldn’t agree on it — paving the way for the panel to consider the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a Manhattan subway.

The development came after...Read more

ATLANTA — Fulton County prosecutors didn’t even take a weekend after the conclusion of the longest trial in Georgia history before they started gearing up for a second trial in the gang and racketeering “Young Slime Life” case.

Prosecutors said in a filing on Friday they are planning to take the remaining five defendants in the case to ...Read more