Federal authorities on Friday arrested Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr., in Florida for possession of child pornography, The Times has confirmed.

Markle Sr., 82, was arrested in Florida, on a charge of possessing child sexual abuse material, the Daily Mail first reported. Authorities in the Philippines are currently investigating ...Read more

Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr., was arrested Friday on a federal child pornography charge following a raid of storage units that allegedly belong to him in California.

Markle Sr., 82, was arrested in Florida and is charged in the Central District of California with possession of child pornography. According to a criminal complaint ...Read more

As the clock ticks down for the Senate to pass the so-called Sunshine Protection Act to mandate year-round daylight saving time in most of the United States, President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he planned to "keep fighting" for the change.

In July, the House, in a lopsided bipartisan vote, approved a measure to make year-round daylight ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran are moving closer to a potential breakthrough in efforts to end the war, with Tehran showing a willingness to discuss issues related to its nuclear program that were previously off the table, according to a diplomat with knowledge of the talks.

Iran is studying proposals related to its atomic activities that were presented by...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday lowered its expectations a low pressure system in the Atlantic could develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 7 a.m. tropical outlook, the broad area of nontropical low pressure with gale-force winds was located a few hundred miles south of Bermuda with areas of cloudiness ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Mining companies backed by billions of dollars in support from the Trump administration are facing a new risk: heightened scrutiny after the Democrats’ midterm sweep.

Even before a blue wave overtook Congress, Democratic lawmakers were questioning the methods used for President Donald Trump’s push to rebuild the nation’s ...Read more

Federal leaders overseeing a $50 billion rural health fund missed a critical deadline to announce how much they’ll give states next year, alerting state leaders to the delay with a mass email.

A 12-sentence message from Alina Czekai, director of the federal Office of Rural Health Transformation, said officials “discovered an additional ...Read more

DENVER — A Lakewood Police Department agent was killed and three others were wounded after a man open fired on them while boarding a Regional Transportation District bus at a busy metro Denver intersection Thursday night.

The four police agents were shot while responding to a suspicious person reported near West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Among the 548 inmates sentenced to death in California is Robert Rhoades, who abducted 8-year-old Michael Lyons as he walked home from school in Yuba City on May 16, 1996, then tortured and raped him before stabbing him more than 70 times.

Michael was found dead the next day, his body recovered from brush along the banks ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Farmworker rights activist Dolores Huerta will lie in honor at the State Capitol following her death at age 96, California state officials said.

Huerta, a longtime labor leader who worked to improve the lives and working conditions of California’s migrant laborers, died Oct. 28, The Sacramento Bee reported.

Members of ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Xavier Becerra and Democratic legislative leaders expressed unity Thursday at the Capitol two days after California’s governor-elect sailed to a blowout Election Day victory.

Becerra, during a news conference, stood beside Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, and Senate President pro Tem Monique Limón, D-Santa ...Read more

With that cool, rainy Halloween now a memory, Santa Ana winds are moving into Southern California starting Thursday, bringing escalating heat and critical fire danger in mountain areas.

Residents can expect a "weak to moderate Santa Ana wind across Southern California," said Rich Thompson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — On the day after their election victories, Connecticut Democrats said Wednesday that their next step will involve trying to make healthcare more affordable at a time of rising costs.

With the potential moniker of “Nedcare,” Gov. Ned Lamont said he continues to work behind the scenes with state Comptroller Sean Scanlon on...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A major sand replenishment is headed to the San Clemente beach along the long-imperiled railway line, part of a large shoreline work package aimed at fortifying the vulnerable railroad while also protecting the area's shrinking beaches.

The California Coastal Commission on Thursday approved an extensive permit that railway ...Read more

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña submitted his resignation Thursday after the collapse of a major commercial bank with ties to his government plunged the South American nation into turmoil.

Regulators seized Ueno Bank SA early Tuesday, freezing the savings of millions of Paraguayans, including pensioners, and sparked widespread protests in a...Read more

WASHINGTON — Michigan U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain is running to keep her post as chair of the House Republican Conference next term, but she faces some competition after Democrats' rout of GOP candidates in this week's midterm elections.

"We can spend the next two years licking our wounds and waiting for the political winds to shift, or we can get...Read more