NEW YORK — Lawyers for Palestinian Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil on Friday said they would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Trump administration from deporting him after a federal appeals court declined to revisit the issue.

In a split 6-5 decision, the Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals denied Khalil’s request for a ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Former President Joe Biden will keynote the Maryland Democratic Party’s 2026 Fight Back & Win Gala, the party announced Friday.

“It’s going to be a special night, and I’m honored to spend it with the folks who are fighting to move Maryland — and this country — forward,” Biden said in a statement.

The June 27 event ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her post as director of national intelligence because of her husband’s cancer battle, President Donald Trump announced Friday.

The commander in chief said Principal Deputy DNI Aaron Lukas would take over after Gabbard departs on June 30. Trump described Lukas as “highly ...Read more

DENVER — A district attorney on Colorado’s Western Slope dismissed more than 30 criminal cases and is reviewing nearly 100 more because of newly discovered credibility issues with the deputy who investigated the alleged crimes.

Sixth Judicial District Attorney Sean Murray is reviewing every case in which Jermal Ball is or was a witness, the...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday moved to the Aug. 4 ballot a pair of proposals that seek to replace the income tax with expanded sales taxes and overhaul the state’s form of direct democracy, a major decision that could determine the measures’ chances of passage.

The Republican governor made the announcement in a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, whose anti-war views spurred tension with the White House, said she was resigning from the post to help her husband confront a bone-cancer diagnosis.

Gabbard notified President Donald Trump during an Oval Office meeting of her decision and her last day is expected to be June 30, ...Read more

SeaWorld is giving the people what they want: sharks and beer.

Starting this summer, SeaWorld is reopening the immersive Shark Encounter exhibit and offering $1 beer, seltzer and IPAs, among other new promotions, aiming to grow attendance.

Few San Diegans can remember the heyday when, under the leadership of Anheuser-Busch Co., guests — 21 ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The parents of Caleb Vazquez, one of two teens who killed three people in a hate-fueled rampage at San Diego’s largest mosque this week, broke their silence Thursday, issuing a statement mourning the victims and condemning their son’s actions as those of “an immensely lost, troubled, and misguided soul.”

“We want to ...Read more

CHICAGO — The incident on a sunny September morning outside the ICE processing facility in Broadview may have never been remembered, lost in all the turmoil surrounding Operation Midway Blitz and the resistance that grew out of it.

Instead, federal prosecutors went to a grand jury and secured felony conspiracy charges against six protesters ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Parking at one of California’s most iconic stops on Highway 1 could be closed after a vote by the board of supervisors in Monterey County.

The board this week voted to move forward with a plan to restrict parking around Bixby Bridge in Big Sur, which has seen an uptick in traffic following the long-awaited reopening of an ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters came to the aid of a family whose home was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire this week in Simi Valley.

A Los Angeles Fire Department crew sifted through rubble on the property and found a wedding ring, along with other precious belongings, authorities said in a news release. A video shared on social media showed ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The two hours before Monday’s deadly attack at the San Diego Islamic Center were marked by a series of frantic calls by the mother of one of the attackers as short-staffed police struggled to assess the seriousness of the threat and scramble officers to find the gunmen.

The mother of 17-year-old Cain Lee Clark first called ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — In recent days, the U.S. Navy stationed an aircraft carrier off the coast of Cuba, the White House expanded sanctions on Havana's leaders and federal prosecutors charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with murder.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking to reporters, said what to many is becoming obvious: that the ...Read more

MIAMI — Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal assistant testified Thursday that she was sexually assaulted by former Miami Beach mayor and 2018 Florida gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine, the Miami Herald has confirmed.

Sarah Kellen, a key member of Epstein’s inner circle, told the House Oversight Committee she was assaulted by Levine, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s army chief, the favored interlocutor between Washington and Tehran, arrived in the Iranian capital amid signals of progress in talks to end the war.

Field Marshal Asim Munir landed late Friday in Tehran, where he was welcomed by Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, according to the military’s press wing. He�...Read more

NEW YORK — Repairs and additional inspections sparked by a sinkhole discovered on a LaGuardia Airport runway will cause delays that will hamper travel on Memorial Day weekend, officials said Friday.

LaGuardia Airport said it expects runway 4/22 — one of the airport’s two main runways — to be out of service until early Saturday morning ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe will soon have the power to shape the state’s election season, a major decision that could determine the fate of abortion rights, direct democracy and the state’s tax structure.

Kehoe, a Republican, is expected to announce which statewide ballot measures will appear in the August or November ...Read more

Federal health officials have directed enhanced Ebola-related screening of certain international travelers through a Washington-area airport, but Baltimore’s primary air hub says it is not part of the effort and does not expect to be involved.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that it has issued an order ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Pakistan said its army chief, the favored interlocutor between Washington and Tehran, is headed to the Iranian capital, signaling progress has been made in talks to end the war.

Field Marshal Asim Munir is making an official visit to Tehran for discussions including U.S.-Iran talks and peace in the region, a Pakistani security ...Read more