According to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and other top Trump administration officials, U.S. Secret Service agents did a fine job protecting President Donald Trump and much of his Cabinet from the gunman who barged into the White House Correspondents’ Assn. dinner Saturday intent on killing them.

“That horrible act was stopped ...Read more

A federal judge this week refused to toss a trove of evidence against former Oakland, California, Mayor Sheng Thao and the men accused of bribing her, dealing a setback to efforts by the city’s one-time leader to fight federal fraud and bribery charges months before trial.

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Monday that Thao and her three co-...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday sharply limited a part of the Voting Rights Act that has forced states to draw voting districts to help elect Black or Latino representatives to Congress as well as state and local boards.

In a 6-3 decision in Louisiana vs. Callais, the court ruled that creating these ...Read more

A sweeping ruling Wednesday by the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to reshape redistricting battles in Maryland and across the country, narrowing how courts apply a key provision of the Voting Rights Act and making it harder to challenge political maps as racially discriminatory.

The decision, stemming from a Louisiana congressional map dispute, ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A coalition of South Baltimore residents is pressing city leaders and police for tougher enforcement and around-the-clock public safety measures, arguing that daily disorder — from illegal dirt bikes to open-air drug use — is eroding quality of life despite official data showing a sustained drop in violent crime.

The Southern ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Evidence in the murder case against the singer D4vd — who is charged with the brutal killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez — will not become public until at least late next month, after his defense attorneys pumped the brakes on a preliminary hearing that was scheduled to take place this Friday.

David Anthony Burke,...Read more

WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court decision Wednesday invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map and paring back the Voting Rights Act prompted some Republicans to call for redistricting in other states — even ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

The dissenters in the 6-3 decision warned that it would allow states with residential ...Read more

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — An Inland Empire state senator wants to keep cops away from ballot boxes.

To that end, state Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, a Riverside Democrat, announced new legislation Tuesday to prevent a repeat of Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s controversial investigation that seized more than 650,000 ballots cast by voters in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Michigan Republicans are suggesting that the U.S. Department of Justice should investigate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's "86 45" emblem visible in a television interview she filmed, but the five-year statute of limitations under federal law would probably bar any charges related to the 2020 incident.

The Justice Department on Tuesday ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The end of a 20-year mining moratorium in the Superior National Forest marked the culmination of a months-long fight on Capitol Hill between environmentalists, tribal leaders and a lobbying shop friendly with the president.

Political momentum shifted toward pro-mining interests earlier this year behind a concerted lobbying push, ...Read more

DENVER — Following in the paw-steps of several other states and local governments, Gov. Jared Polis signed a new law Wednesday that will soon ban pet stores in Colorado from selling dogs or cats.

Once it goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2028, House Bill 1011 will only allow pet stores to host animals from adoption or rescue services, so long as ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Court documents unsealed on April 29 show that federal prosecutors have charged a husband, his wife and their daughter in connection with a raucous anti-ICE demonstration earlier this month outside the Whipple Federal Building, where a conservative political reporter was twice shoved to the ground.

The clash on April 11 led to ...Read more

A United Airlines pilot arriving in San Diego on Wednesday morning reported encountering a drone thousands of feet in the air as the plane approached the airport, according to airport tower audio.

United flight 1980 departed from San Francisco International Airport at 6:53 a.m. and flew roughly 90 minutes before landing at San Diego ...Read more

The autopsies of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner have not yet been completed, stalling the criminal case against their son Nick, who is charged in the couple’s grisly December 2025 deaths.

The 32-year-old — who has pleaded not guilty to killing his parents at their home in Los Angeles' Brentwood neighborhood on Dec. 14 — attended a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors told a judge Wednesday about an accused gunman’s planning before attempting to breach a Washington ballroom Saturday night in a failed attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump and top administration officials.

In a memorandum requesting 31-year-old Cole Allen be kept in custody before his eventual trial...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature on Wednesday approved a new congressional map that could give the GOP up to four pickup opportunities in November.

The state Senate backed the new map, 21-17, a few hours after the state House had pushed it through in an 83-28 vote during a special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis....Read more

Police officers in Tijuana, Mexico, are now equipped with body cameras in an effort to strengthen transparency and accountability, officials said.

Last week in a video posted on social media, Tijuana Mayor Ismael Burgueño announced the initial deployment of 400 body cameras, which will outfit a fraction of the city’s police force of about 2,...Read more

President Donald Trump threatened Iran in a predawn social media post Wednesday as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress the monthlong war has been a huge success and has cost taxpayers $25 billion so far.

Posting a fake image of himself carrying a machine gun with the caption “No more Mr. Nice Guy,” Trump suggested Iran’s ...Read more

CHICAGO — The man accused of fatally shooting Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman has pleaded not guilty to all charges, weeks after the killing became a lightning rod in the polarizing discourse over immigration policy.

José Medina, 26, entered a not guilty plea for all 18 felony counts charged against him in an arraignment ...Read more