SEATTLE — A man suspected of starting one of three catastrophic Spokane-area wildfires on Saturday is facing additional arson charges after allegedly admitting to starting 25 other fires around Riverside State Park since last July, according to a memorandum prosecutors filed Wednesday in Spokane County Superior Court.

By Wednesday, detectives...Read more

Iran will seek to bar U.S. and Israeli ships from the Strait of Hormuz and require compensation from hostile countries before they’re allowed to use it, according to local media reports on a proposed Iran-Oman deal to manage the crucial waterway.

The agreement has become key to expectations for a reopening of Hormuz and a resumption of energy...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Another offshore wind company has entered into an agreement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects along the coast of the United States, including one in California.

German energy giant RWE said Thursday it reached a $1.22 billion deal with the U.S. Interior Department to abandon wind leases off New York, ...Read more

The Trump administration on Thursday announced sanctions on five Cuban entities and eight individuals accused of procuring weapons and military equipment for the Cuban regime from Russia and China, the latest escalation in a months-long campaign targeting the island’s military-run economy.

The designations, announced by the State Department, ...Read more

And that, my friend, is what they call closure.

Donald Trump Jr. has officially severed romantic and business ties with Kimberly Guilfoyle.

The president’s eldest child recently paid off his ex-fiancée a cool $7.6 million for her share of the Jupiter, Florida, mansion they bought for $9.7 million in happier times (2021), The Palm Beach ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump defended Pete Hegseth after a report about a disagreement over dwindling U.S. weapons stockpiles raised questions about the Pentagon chief’s future in the administration.

“I am extremely happy with the job that Pete Hegseth is doing,” Trump said in a social media post Thursday. “Everything has been...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler County has left a long shadow on the community.

Even two years later, Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy said the events of July 13, 2024, still cloud his efforts to improve the town of about 13,000 people.

“I’m trying to work on things like, how do I feed the people of my community...Read more

BALTIMORE — Parents in Baltimore will have another helping hand courtesy of the city government, with a $300,000 grant given to The Family Tree by the city on Wednesday to help strengthen families and prevent abuse.

The Board Estimates approved the grant on Wednesday, giving The Family Tree funding that will go directly to the Baltimore City ...Read more

A person was found dead inside a burned home as the Gann fire continued to tear through western Calaveras County, California, where the wildfire has burned more than 10,000 acres, destroyed at least seven structures and injured a firefighter, officials said Thursday.

The body was found inside a burned residence in the 4600 block of Jaquima ...Read more

Sen. Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center Thursday and is continuing his recovery at home following his June hospitalization, his office announced.

McConnell said in a statement that he and his wife Elaine Chao are grateful for the well-wishes from friends, colleagues and Kentuckians, as well as the care he received from ...Read more

Sen. Mitch McConnell on Thursday said he was discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery from a recent fall and illness at home.

“Earlier today, I was discharged from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at home,” McConnell said in a brief statement.

The 84-year-old seven-term Kentucky lawmaker, who...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A trial slated to start next week could answer longstanding questions about the slaying of hip hop icon Tupac Shakur, one of the most notorious killings in recent Las Vegas history.

Shakur, 25, was shot four times on the night of Sept. 7, 1996, at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, near the Strip. He died Sept. 13 ...Read more

Iran will seek to bar U.S. and Israeli ships from the Strait of Hormuz and require compensation from hostile countries before they’re allowed to use it, according to local media reports on a proposed Iran-Oman deal to manage the crucial waterway.

The agreement has become key to expectations for a reopening of Hormuz and a resumption of energy...Read more

Sen. Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center Thursday and is continuing his recovery at home following his June hospitalization, his office announced.

McConnell said in a statement that he and his wife Elaine Chao are grateful for the well-wishes from friends, colleagues and Kentuckians, as well as the care he received from ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general is facing a tight vote for confirmation in a Republican-controlled Senate nearly halfway through his second term, reflecting mounting doubts about his leadership of the Justice Department as bipartisan concerns over the weaponization of justice intensify.

The confirmation of...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Authorities are trying unlock the mystery of a Downey security guard accused of weapons violations after he twice visited the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes in advance of this week’s presidential visit.

Jeanine John Taele was charged by federal prosecutors with possession of an unregistered short-barreled ...Read more

Vaccines have been reliably and affordably protecting people from diseases worldwide for centuries. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, however, vaccine development was still a long and idiosyncratic process. Traditionally, researchers had to tailor manufacturing processes and facilities for each vaccine candidate, and the scientific knowledge ...Read more

NEW YORK — A judge has given John Gotti grandson Carmine Agnello an ultimatum: go through with his oft-delayed kidney transplant to his mom Victoria Gotti by Monday, or report to prison to start his sentence.

Agnello, who was supposed to start serving his 15-month sentence for COVID fraud back on June 20, got a two-month reprieve so he could...Read more

Now that a federal judge who temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protected status for as many as 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S. has officially lifted that order, immigrants from the Caribbean nation are more vulnerable than ever to arrest and ultimately deportation.

Attorneys challenging the Department of ...Read more

At least 613 people have been killed and 375 others injured in months of violent confrontations between armed criminal gangs in Port-au-Prince’s Cité Soleil neighborhoods and sprawling Plaine du Cul-de-Sac, according to a new report from the United Nations detailing one of the capital’s deadliest outbreaks since 2024.

The casualties ...Read more