The pilots who fought in the cockpit of a FlyDubai jet during an apparent murder-suicide mission were moved to the United Arab Emirates for further questioning while investigators seek additional information from the plane’s voice and data recorders to replay the fateful final hour of the flight.

“Following medical clearance, both pilots ...Read more

Russia is preparing for the war in Ukraine to continue for years by planning record war spending, abandoning plans to rein in military outlays.

The shift offers one of the clearest indications yet of how deeply embedded conflict has become in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s priorities, even as strain on the economy and public finances ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court begins its new term Monday facing cases on Americans’ civil rights, federalist struggles between states and the federal government, and the looming specter of more last-second litigation over the coming midterm elections.

The court, currently controlled by six conservative appointees, has stocked its docket ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On the shores of Playa del Rey sits L.A.'s last line of defense against sewage streaming into the Santa Monica Bay — and a jacked El Niño this winter threatens to be more than a match for it.

Built in 1950, the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant handles roughly 95% of the city's sewage on any given day — up to 800 million ...Read more

BEIRUT — For decades, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. has centered on an often-mentioned but rarely tested supposition: If the kingdom were attacked, America would come to its rescue.

But recent events have shown that much-vaunted security umbrella to be a leaky one.

Last month, Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels blitzed through ...Read more

California’s newest laws could change how your utility spends your money, whether an employer can rely on AI to fire you and what your children encounter on social media.

Gov. Gavin Newsom finished reviewing bills from his final regular legislative session Wednesday, the deadline to sign or veto measures awaiting his decision. His office said...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Opponents of abortion have pounced on a recent influx of out-of-state donations to a campaign to expand access to the procedure in Idaho.

In late September, Idahoans United for Women and Families — the political committee leading the campaign for Proposition 1, a citizens initiative to expand abortion access — received ...Read more

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The Space Coast saw only one launch in all of September, but weather held Thursday and SpaceX knocked out two in just one day.

Under a half moon and skeins of streaking clouds over the launch site, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy lifted off from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A following the flight earlier in the day of the Crew-13 ...Read more

Go ahead New Jersey, drink up and wash the cars: After 300 days, the governor's office on Thursday officially lifted the statewide drought warning.

The decree comes after three months that have featured an assortment of downpours and general rainfalls, with a bonus early-season nor'easter, throughout the Garden State and the Philadelphia region...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Supporters of a high-profile Nov. 3 ballot measure that would require Californians to show identification when they vote accused state Democratic leaders of falsely stating that President Donald Trump has endorsed the initiative.

Republican Assembly member Carl DeMaio of San Diego, one of the measure’s authors, on ...Read more

The Space Coast saw only one launch in all of September, but if weather holds Thursday, it could see two in just one day with a SpaceX Falcon Heavy primed to lift off from Kennedy Space Center following the launch earlier in the day of the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station.

Falcon Heavy is aiming for liftoff from KSC’s Launch...Read more

Walt Disney Co. plans to cut hundreds of jobs as part of a restructuring of its television operations, extending a wave of job cuts, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The overhaul will consolidate divisions at the company, according to the Journal, which cited unidentified people familiar with the matter. Top executives are hashing out details ...Read more

The Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus chastised a GOP state legislator Thursday after he reportedly hurled a homophobic slur earlier in the week at Democratic State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of Philadelphia, who is gay.

State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, a Republican who represents portions of Butler and Lawrence Counties in Western Pennsylvania, also ...Read more

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday appointed New York Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to take over the newly reopened investigation into the alleged gang rape of a woman at a Cornell University frat house.

As special prosecutor, James will not only take the reins from Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van ...Read more

An independent investigation report on St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her’s behavior, spurred by accusations by Police Chief Axel Henry, revealed how the once-collegial relationship between the two key city leaders quickly soured and then grew even more strained after allegations of sexual harassment.

The 73-page report by St. Cloud-based Resolute Law...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If Nicole Linton had a seizure, then she can't be held responsible for what happened after her Mercedes flew into a South L.A. intersection at 131 mph in August 2022.

If she didn't, then she's going to prison for decades on six counts of murder.

After a three-week trial that focused more on Linton's mental and physical health ...Read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Florida weather was dicey all morning, but cleared enough to let SpaceX and NASA launch the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station.

A Falcon 9 topped with the Crew Dragon Grace and its four occupants carved its way through a billowing whitewash of clouds lifting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump expressed frustration with his Supreme Court picks, complaining about votes against his policies and lamenting what he said was a lack of loyalty.

Asked in a Time Magazine interview if he regrets nominating Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, Trump said, “Yeah. What can I do? I ...Read more