ORLANDO, Fla. — A look at some of the documents among the vast universe of records released from the investigation of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein reveals connections to the city of Orlando — and a photographed meeting with Piglet at Disney World.

As might be expected, given the volume of information and the proximity of ...Read more

California is in for a brief weekend reprieve from damaging holiday storms that killed four people and hobbled Christmas travel, but weather officials warned of more wet weather heading to the rain-soaked state starting on New Year’s Eve.

Heavy rains pummeled much of California over the past seven days, bringing flash floods, mudslides, and ...Read more

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an immediate ceasefire for the second time in six months after the latest round of border clashes killed dozens of soldiers and civilians, while displacing more than half a million others.

The neighboring countries signed a pact on Saturday to end the use of all types of weapons as well as attacks on civilians ...Read more

Earlier this year, as members of the United Nations Security Council gathered for one of their regular briefings on Haiti, the discussion followed a familiar pattern: the rapid expansion of armed gangs, their increasingly guerrilla-style tactics and the country’s worsening humanitarian crisis.

But in the report presented by Secretary-General ...Read more

ATLANTA — Imprisoned reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were pardoned, President Donald Trump dodged what many people said was the strongest criminal case against him, and jury verdicts reached new heights in a year of significant legal developments in Georgia.

The state also had its first trial in hundreds of pending lawsuits ...Read more

CHICAGO — Just past midnight days before Christmas, Chicago police boarded a Pink Line train at Washington and Wells streets and found two men shot.

A knife fight had escalated to a shooting that left one of the men dead, police said.

Such recent cases of violence aboard the system have rattled some riders while also drawing attention from ...Read more

Argentina’s Senate approved President Javier Milei’s budget bill for 2026, cementing a legislative victory that overcame renewed tensions between the libertarian leader and his top ally.

In a 46-25 vote, senators passed Milei’s budget in a general vote for the first time since he took office in 2023. The legislative win reflects Milei’s...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Boise State professor Scott Yenor, known for his comments calling independent women “meddlesome and quarrelsome” and advocating against feminism, has stirred up controversy on a national scale again.

Yenor has joined The Heritage Foundation, a strong influence in Republican politics — prompting at least one call for ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A trap meant to capture a bear that’s been under an Altadena home for a month was sprung but was triggered by the wrong beast.

Biologists at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have had a bear trap set at Ken Johnson’s house since Dec. 9 in an attempt to capture a 550-pound male black bear that wedged itself in ...Read more

NEW YORK — Before he leaves office in less than a week, Mayor Eric Adams is likely to veto a bevy of City Council bills that carry significant policy implications for issues ranging from housing development and street vending to immigration and police accountability, sources with knowledge of the matter tell The New York Daily News.

Adams, ...Read more

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, already jailed for his role in the 1MDB scandal, faces another 15 years in prison and a fine of 11.4 billion ringgit ($2.8 billion) after being convicted of abuse of power and money laundering in connection with the failed state-run fund.

Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah announced the sentence after ...Read more

California mom Ashlee Buzzard pleaded not guilty in the murder of her daughter Melodee during a Friday court hearing in which Santa Barbara prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty.

The 40-year-old defendant is accused of fatally shooting the 9-year-old girl, whose body was found in a remote area of southern Utah on Dec. 6 ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ashlee Buzzard, the California mother accused of killing her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, pleaded not guilty Friday morning during a brief but emotional arraignment in Santa Barbara County Superior Court.

Buzzard, 40, appeared in custody for the hearing, where a judge formally arraigned her on charges of first-degree ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Gamboa family isn’t quite sure how they’re going to get back into their home in Wrightwood.

When a powerful atmospheric river began drenching Southern California this week, they were forced to leave as the hills around them dissolved into a river of mud and debris, which by Friday was drying and hardening into a 3-foot ...Read more