President Donald Trump demanded that Volodymyr Zelenskyy halt attacks on Russian oil refineries and suggested he should consider stepping aside as Ukraine’s president, escalating a fight centered on securing more diesel supplies for the U.S. ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump ...Read more

NEW YORK — The 5-year-old boy who witnessed his father get shot in their car by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on a New York City street was left traumatized by the experience and has stopped talking, his mother told officials.

An ICE agent fired seven rounds into the silver Honda Civic, while the boy sat in the backseat, striking...Read more

President Donald Trump said he will make a decision on whether to go ahead with plans to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, amid bipartisan criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s idea.

“By showing it, maybe other people won’t be doing what he did,” Trump told reporters Saturday as he ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- When David Malet arrived at his job on Capitol Hill on Oct. 15, 2001, some semblance of normalcy was just starting to return after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

The flags were back at full-staff. Things were calming down, even as reports simmered around the country about mysterious envelopes sent to media outlets through the mail...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu is one of Southern California’s most breathtaking drives — but also one of its deadliest.

The 21-mile stretch of winding coastal road has claimed more than 60 lives since 2010, and repeated efforts to improve safety have yielded mixed results.

Recently, the city turned to a new tactic: ...Read more

Dr. Lisa Petit talked with her 13-year-old daughter before she went to a sleepover. Matthew Braman talked with his 5-year-old son after other children wouldn’t let him on a swing set and one hit him.

Neither parent was talking about the alleged gang rape at Cornell University, at least not directly. But in the wake of the shocking case, they ...Read more

A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers.

Automakers and construction contractors say they need more access to workers through accelerated training, steady immigration and a cultural shift to encourage young people ...Read more

Hayden Panettiere's former fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, was granted temporary guardianship of her estate on Friday, following the actor's sudden death in August.

Klitschko appeared in virtual court on Thursday alongside their 11-year-old daughter Kaya, according to People.

Kaya is the sole heir of the estate of the "Heroes" star, who on Aug. ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Newport Beach expected intense surf Friday, but the high tide turned out to be much worse than the estimates.

Water from a massive swell — double the size that was initially predicted — blasted through 20-foot berms erected at the Wedge and washed out roads from about 21st Street to 6th Street, officials said. City crews ...Read more

Panama was hit by its strongest earthquake in more than seven decades on Friday, followed by powerful aftershocks, as President José Raúl Mulino said no deaths had been reported immediately after the quake.

The 7.7-magnitude quake struck Herrera Province, more than 120 miles (193 kilometers) southwest of the Panama Canal, according to the U.S...Read more

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday said New York will participate in President Donald Trump’s school voucher program, setting up a clash with the teachers unions and elected officials that vehemently oppose it.

The Democratic governor first voiced support for the GOP-led program, which is structured as a federal tax credit, in May, but ...Read more

CHICAGO — Federal and local authorities are cautioning people to keep laser pointers out of the sky as a Hermosa man faces a federal indictment for allegedly aiming a laser at a Chicago Police helicopter earlier this summer.

Over the past two years, there’s been a “significant and dangerous increase” in instances of people aiming lasers...Read more

Six unvaccinated people have confirmed measles infections in a cluster of cases in southeastern Minnesota.

Fillmore County Public Health announced the total late this week, calling the cases “connected” and warning “the case count may continue growing in the days and weeks ahead.”

People should “continue watching for measles symptoms...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — An artificial intelligence model operated by Anthropic submitted false information about an unsolved Philadelphia homicide to the police department’s public tip forum this summer, law enforcement officials said Friday.

The unprecedented incident occurred in July and raised concern among department leaders, who met with ...Read more