BOSTON — After nearly a weeklong search, Worcester police said Monday they believe they found the body of a 58-year-old woman wanted in connection with the death of her police officer husband last week, calling the incident likely a “tragic murder-suicide.”

“Today, at approximately 12:49 hours, officers were dispatched to 189 May Street...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Attorneys for Kansas City last week briefly admitted in a legal filing that Mayor Quinton Lucas ordered a 2024 audit of The Star’s coverage for perceived bias against the city, a remarkable admission that undercut Lucas’ denial of his role in directing the report.

A day later, however, the city backtracked and filed a ...Read more

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Attorneys demanding that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco return the more than 650,000 ballots cast in November that he seized argued before the California Supreme Court on Monday, Aug. 24, that the law was clear: Bianco should have used legal channels before serving warrants to obtain the ballots and begin a criminal ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland officials declared a measles outbreak in three counties as cases continue to rise, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

Officials identified St. Mary’s, Carroll and Cecil counties as outbreak spots. MDH is investigating 14 new confirmed cases in unvaccinated Maryland residents. No public exposures have been ...Read more

MIAMI — Tracy Caruso, the wife of suspended Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso arrested last week on child sex abuse charges, said Monday she believes in his innocence and will “stand firmly beside him as he faces these serious allegations and works to clear his name.”

Caruso said she is resigning from public boards “to ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The renewed murder case in the 2012 disappearance and presumed killing of Sierra LaMar is heading to jury selection this week, with defendant Antolin Garcia Torres telling a judge Monday that he’s ready to defend himself again following his conviction reversal earlier this year.

Prospective jurors will be evaluated in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for President Donald Trump to seek new limits on the use of mail ballots, but they are not likely to take effect this year.

Acting by a 6-3 vote, the court’s conservatives granted an emergency appeal from Trump’s lawyers and set aside a judge’s order that blocked new federal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened economic punishment against any country doing business with Iran as part of what he called an “economic D-Day” campaign to isolate the country and end nearly six months of war.

President Donald Trump is calling world leaders with “specific requests to cease their interactions with...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal court struck down the Trump administration’s attempt to put a $100,000 fee on visas for some highly skilled foreign workers in June. Now the administration is trying again — this time through a regulatory process that proposes a broader levy to help finance its wide-ranging immigration crackdown.

Companies would pay...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As the murder-for-hire trial of Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk got underway Monday in Los Angeles, prosecutors painted him as a man "consumed with revenge" after the killing of a close friend.

In opening statements, Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Weiner told jurors that the rapper, whose legal name is Durk Devontay Banks, wanted...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday dismissed talk of a battle brewing between his administration, Speaker Julie Menin and the influential teachers union after he took the City Council to court over what the lawsuit called an illegal pay boost for public school paraprofessionals.

The mayor brought the legal challenge last week over ...Read more

The Department of Justice recently filed a motion in federal court in support of vacating sanctions levied against Florida International University’s new law school dean Daniel Epstein while he was a personal attorney for President Donald Trump.

Epstein was sanctioned days after he was announced as the pick to lead FIU’s College of Law. The...Read more

CHICAGO — Lawyers for a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent about to go on trial on charges he robbed and sexually assaulted prostitutes in Chicago-area hotel rooms have asked a judge to dismiss the indictment, arguing the same “tainted” grand jury also handled the now-dismissed “Broadview Six” case.

“Based on what is currently...Read more

NEW YORK — The NYPD is investigating the latest episode of mysterious sewer travel as several men were recently filmed emerging from a city manhole during the wee hours of the morning — this time near Penn Station in Manhattan.

A concert-goer waiting on line to see Olivia Dean at Madison Square Garden told the News he got cell-phone video ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With just one week left until the end of the legislative year, California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom are negotiating a major change to how damages are paid for utility-caused wildfires that ravage homes and regional economies.

Newsom has kicked off debate over far-reaching proposals that could impact Californians’ ...Read more

WASHINGTON — With just 10 weeks left before the midterm elections, the White House is still hoping there’s enough time to restrict voting by mail.

On Monday the Trump administration submitted another brief to the Supreme Court, re-upping its plea for urgency as November approaches.

The Postal Service issued new regulations Friday aimed at ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for President Donald Trump to seek new limits on the use of mail ballots, but they are not likely to take effect this year.

Acting by a 6-3 vote, the court’s conservatives granted an emergency appeal from Trump’s lawyers and set aside a judge’s order that blocked new federal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United States unveiled plans Monday for new sanctions against Iran that Trump administration officials said are designed to sever Tehran from the global financial system as the nearly six-month conflict between the two countries drags on.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who previewed the announcement last week as “...Read more

A federal judge in New York has rolled back a Trump administration policy that barred people from Haiti, Cuba and 73 other countries from receiving visas to permanently live and work in the United States.

U.S. District Judge Jeanette A. Vargas said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s directive from January telling agency officials to refuse...Read more

In the first salvo of what could become a prolonged court battle over Colorado River water, the state of Nevada has sued the Trump administration over its plan to impose major water cutbacks on Las Vegas.

The state filed the lawsuit on Monday, just three days after the Trump administration released the plan, which requires Nevada, Arizona and ...Read more