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

Hiking enthusiast Brian Seibert summited the more than 13,000-foot face of Mount Morgan's north ridge Sunday, offering him a sweeping panorama view of the jagged peaks and crystalline lakes of the Eastern Sierra.

Three days later, his body was recovered near the bottom of Grand Central Couloir after what authorities determined was "an ...Read more

Another alleged victim has come forward publicly regarding the former Michigan State University medical resident who has been charged with sexually assaulting two women during their appointments at an MSU health care facility.

East Lansing attorney Mike Nichols filed a notice of intent in the Michigan Court of Claims on Friday, Oct. 9, on ...Read more

A former Macalester College professor faces a felony charge for allegedly urinating around the St. Paul campus, including on a student’s backpack.

Paul Jerome Fischer, 56, of St. Paul, was charged Wednesday in Ramsey County District Court with first-degree property damage in connection with the acts that spanned more than a year until ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. -- Hurricane Isaias sliced through the Gulf of Mexico Friday afternoon — hundreds of miles from Tampa Bay — on its way toward the northern Gulf Coast, where it’s hours away from making landfall as a treacherous storm.

Isaias ( pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs ) is likely to remain a dangerous hurricane at landfall Friday night, and ...Read more

The once-enthusiastic MAGA donor who told the Wall Street Journal about Kimberly Guilfoyle’s alleged efforts to hit him up for $100,000 to pay off her American Express bill has shared the reasons he decided to cooperate with the Journal’s bombshell report about her, which could threaten her job as U.S. ambassador to Greece and her standing ...Read more

NEW YORK — Oscar Belgal, the undocumented immigrant shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in a car on a crowded New York City street Thursday, had been arrested twice over the last three years and was free on supervised release after being charged with selling fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine to an undercover narcotics detective last...Read more

A former Cornell University student’s allegations of gang rape in 2024 have renewed attention on a difficult area of sexual assault law.

A person can be awake, responsive and even able to move during a sexual encounter while still being so intoxicated or impaired that they cannot understand what is happening or make an informed decision about...Read more