The Democratic mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, says the county prosecutor knew that he was innocent of allegations that he physically beat his daughter and that charges were pursued against him anyway as part of a conspiracy with other Republican officials to unseat him.

Mayor Marty Small Sr., who was acquitted by a jury in December, ...Read more

Gov. Jared Polis signed new laws Thursday that will require quarterly inspections of immigration detention facilities and help retrofit homes to protect against wind and hail damage.

Another bill signed by the governor aims to rein in the skyrocketing cost of Medicaid-like coverage for some immigrants without legal status in Colorado.

The ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would headline a rally in Washington on June 24 to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, a week after several artists pulled out of planned shows on the National Mall.

“We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we’ve told them all to stay home,” Trump said in a ...Read more

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea this month, marking his first trip to the country in more than six years.

China’s top leader will visit North Korea from June 8-9, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

The trip to North Korea will allow Xi to cast China as one of the few world powers still able to engage all sides ...Read more

NEW YORK — The grandson of late mob boss John Gotti is accused of choking his girlfriend on Long Island.

Nassau County police confirmed Carmine Gotti Agnello was arraigned Thursday.

Charges against the 40-year-old include third-degree assault and property damage, according to a felony complaint.

The alleged incident occurred Tuesday in East...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police are investigating the fatal stabbing of actor James Handy, who officials said was killed by his girlfriend’s son Wednesday at a home in Tarzana. The suspect was apprehended after he made a bizarre 911 call.

On Thursday, authorities identified the 81-year-old stabbing victim as the actor, who appeared in the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Orange County health officials are walking back a claim that no vapor or fumes were released during a chemical tank crisis at a Garden Grove aerospace company two weeks ago, but state officials maintain that any leak did not pose a major health risk to the public.

The Los Angeles Times asked the Orange County Healthcare Agency ...Read more

The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders has reopened its hospital in Haiti’s Cité Soleil neighborhood three weeks after suspending operations because of intense fighting between armed groups.

The deadly surge in violence has forced 300,000 people to flee their homes across metropolitan Port-au-Prince, including 17,500 from the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge granted President Donald Trump’s request to again pause a collection of lawsuits seeking to hold him responsible for violence at the U.S. Capitol five years ago while he pursues an immunity defense.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled on Thursday that Trump is entitled to a complete pause on activity in most of...Read more

LOS ANGELES — To the surprise of few, President Donald Trump has once again claimed without evidence that Democrats are somehow cheating to win California’s primary elections — writing on social media late Wednesday that federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are investigating the matter.

“The Dumocrats are at it again! They are trying to ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York City is using AI to help with administering SNAP benefits, officials testified before the City Council on Thursday.

The tech was developed with consulting firm McKinsey & Company, which the city is formally ending its contract with at the end of the fiscal year. That work will then be brought in-house as the city’s ...Read more

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday rejected claims the U.S. policies are responsible for Cuba’s worsening humanitarian crisis, telling U.N. member states that the U.S. government is offering a new $100 million humanitarian aid package while accusing the Cuban government of causing the island’s shortages through corruption ...Read more

DENVER — Two former Aurora paramedics could get new trials after the Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed their homicide convictions in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.

McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was unarmed and not suspected of committing any crime, died after Aurora police put him in a neck hold and a paramedic injected...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal drug enforcement officials say they are preparing for potential drug trafficking risks tied to next week’s FIFA World Cup in Kansas City.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is working with state and local partners while also launching a nationwide awareness campaign aimed in part at educating foreign ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado’s state leadership on Thursday declared a drought emergency as this winter’s record-low snowpack and an abnormally warm spring fuel one of the worst statewide droughts on record.

The emergency declaration opens the door for a future request for a federal disaster declaration and aid. It also mandates that state agencies ...Read more

There was no sign of progress in ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran after the worst burst of violence in weeks and as the Tehran-backed Hezbollah militia rejected on Thursday a U.S.-brokered truce in Lebanon.

President Donald Trump said ceasefire talks are in the “final” stages. Earlier, Iran’s foreign minister said the ...Read more

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday defended his administration’s efforts to ease historically high gas and energy prices during an event at Salisbury University, saying his team is working to reduce household costs while blaming the White House and the war in Iran for broader price spikes.

“You know what would be really helpful? Let’s ...Read more

The Trump administration’s most recently wave of defundings directly affects North Carolinians at one of the most crucial times of the year: hurricane season.

The National Science Foundation has begun descaling their Ocean Observatories Initiative following President Donald Trump’s firing of the NSF’s independent board through an email in...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that Bill Pulte will only serve as national intelligence director on an acting basis, adding that he is interviewing permanent candidates for the position.

“He’s not going to be permanent, because, you know, I don’t think he’d want to be permanent,” Trump told reporters Thursday of Pulte, a ...Read more