(TNS) U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted a mocking image of a Trump-branded hotel superimposed over territory labeled as Greenland on Monday.

The tweet comes as both Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Premier Kim Kielsen stated that the semi-autonomous Danish territory is not for sale after Trump expressed interest in ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- The White House dismissed the idea that the administration is looking to cut payroll taxes as a way to bolster consumer spending, as economic indicators increasingly point to a potential downturn.

More tax cuts for individuals are being discussed, but payroll taxes aren't under consideration at present, a White House official said...Read more

AUSTIN, Texas -- Following through on plans for roundtable discussions after a mass shooting in El Paso left 22 dead, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced the creation of the Texas Safety Commission to offer advice leading to "an immediate action plan" for state leaders.

Abbott said he wants the commission to develop ideas on combating ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- A judge on Monday overturned Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva's controversial decision to reinstate a deputy who had been fired for violating department policies regarding domestic violence and lying -- a dispute that ended up pitting some of the county's most powerful elected officials against one another.

Los Angeles ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Three jurors in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire trial were removed on Monday and a judge said deliberations must start over.

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Trina Thompson at an afternoon hearing told three alternates to take seats in the jury box, then instructed them that deliberations will start over and to disregard ...Read more

Facebook and Twitter said Monday they had suspended a slew of social media accounts believed to be tied to a Chinese government-backed campaign to spread disinformation about pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Twitter said Monday it suspended 936 accounts based in China that were deliberately attempting to sow political discord and undermine ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Yingying Zhang's family vividly remembers journeying to Champaign, Ill., in June 2017 after they learned she had been kidnapped from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and killed.

"We didn't even know how to get to Illinois," said her father, Ronggao Zhang. "When we first arrived in Champaign, we didn't know anyone, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- A Cal State Fullerton faculty member was stabbed to death Monday morning on the first day of the university's academic year, and the assailant is still at large, police said.

Fullerton police responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon at 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot near the College Park building. Police found the ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Authorities and a relative of a 16-year-old girl for whom an Amber Alert was issued by Indiana State Police said she was found safe in Arkansas about 24 hours after she was last seen in Crown Point, and an arrest has been made in connection with her abduction.

About 1:40 p.m. Sunday, state police confirmed the teenager's safety by ...Read more

A man living in Miami fell over 82 feet to his death while on vacation with his fiance on the Spanish island of Ibiza, friends and relatives reported in a crowd-funding page.

Daniel Sirovich, who was completing his medical residency at Kendall Regional Medical Center, was sightseeing on Aug. 14 with his fiance Kristi Kelly in Sa Pedrera de Cala...Read more

BALTIMORE -- Attorneys for Adnan Syed, the subject of the "Serial" podcast, are trying to take his case to the Supreme Court.

The petition, filed Monday after an extended deadline, asks the justices to reverse a ruling by Maryland's highest court. It had refused to grant a new trial to Syed, who was convicted in the 2000 of killing of Hae Min ...Read more

BALTIMORE -- Many Baltimore Police officers say making an arrest can be nerve-wracking because they feel overburdened by documenting even necessary force, they worry they will be harshly punished for their actions and they don't feel supported by commanders, according to a recent report.

"I don't feel pride for having 20 uses of force," one ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- A gunman who shot and killed a middle school teacher as she sat in her truck with her 5-year-old son and boyfriend at a San Bernardino, Calif., park over the weekend remained at large Sunday, according to police.

Officers responded to a report of a shooting at Delmann Heights Park near the intersection of 30th and Flores streets ...Read more

DETROIT -- Sixteen Iraqi nationals -- half from metro Detroit -- have been deported to Iraq since an April court decision allowed their removal from the U.S. The move has sparked anxiety for some immigrant families, heightened by the recent death in Baghdad of a diabetic deportee from Oakland County, Mich.

This summer, several detained Iraqi ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- A man who authorities say was armed with a handgun and opened fire on two officers in their patrol car was killed by police in a shootout in El Sereno late Sunday.

Two LAPD officers were stopped at Lombardy Boulevard and Alhambra Avenue about 11:30 p.m. when a man began shooting at them, Officer Drake Madison said.

The man ran ...Read more