Kenneth Iwamasa, who made $150,000 a year as a live-in assistant to Matthew Perry, faces up to 15 years in prison at his sentencing hearing Wednesday for his role in the actor's death.

Iwamasa pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death. Iwamasa admitted to repeatedly injecting Perry, 54, with ketamine ...Read more

The Cuban immigrants that the Trump administration is sending to Mexico as part of its mass deportation agenda are struggling to find shelter, healthcare, food and work while living in cities with extreme violence perpetrated by organized crime, according to a report published Wednesday by an international human-rights organization .

Cuban ...Read more

An unofficial draft of a U.S.-Iran interim peace deal says maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz can return to normal within a month of the agreement being finalized, according to Iranian state television.

It’s unclear how recent the document, reported by IRIB News and which excludes military vessels, is or whether the U.S. has agreed...Read more

Spend time on social media and you will see debates with titles like “I destroy MAGA mom on vaccines” or “Conservative philosopher owns feminist student.” These popular videos focus on clip-worthy gotcha questions, one-line zingers and screaming matches edited for virality.

These “debates” would be unrecognizable to the ...Read more

Younger Americans have soured on the second Donald Trump presidency, but they are not protesting it.

Despite an unpopular Iran war and an even more unpopular Trump administration, college campus protests nationwide have gone silent. And at many schools, student activism is virtually nonexistent.

This silence comes in the wake ...Read more

Extreme weather is posing a growing threat to the power supplies Americans rely on.

In 2021, a fierce winter storm left millions of Texans without electricity and water for days. Hurricane Helene in 2024 knocked out power to about 5 million customers across the U.S. Southeast.

Beyond the immediate human and economic toll, ...Read more

For too many women, the journey to motherhood ends in death. Maternal mortality – the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days of giving birth – is not a rare tragedy. Globally, the maternal mortality rate is unacceptably high – about 260,000 women died during and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2023. In the U.S., it is...Read more

You know the feeling – the itchy eye that is just begging to be scratched.

Before you start rubbing your eyes, you may want to think twice about the potential consequences.

While eye rubbing may seem harmless, people who rub their eyes are at risk of infections or damage to their cornea.

Fortunately, there are a ...Read more

Israel stepped up attacks on Lebanon and said its ground forces would move further into the country, potentially complicating U.S.-Iran talks on an interim peace deal.

Israeli forces, who are fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah militants, will move beyond a strip of land roughly 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) into the south of Lebanon, the military said....Read more

Spanish police seized information from the ruling Socialist Party’s headquarters, as part of a broad criminal investigation that’s gripping the country and roiling the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Officers of the Civil Guard, one of the country’s main security forces, entered the party’s main office in Madrid early ...Read more

A fire broke out at Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse after another Ukrainian drone attack overnight, as authorities continue to clear up damage to coastline following multiple strikes in recent weeks.

The blaze at a marine terminal in the Tuapse district of Krasnodar region began after drone debris fell on the facility, the regional task ...Read more

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The letter was remarkable. In an official rebuke of a private citizen, the Riverside City Council accused one of its residents of harassing local employees through phone calls, emails and social media posts.

But even more extraordinary was the fact the letter was addressed to the wife of the city’s chief executive.

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PITTSBURGH — When some Pittsburgh-area students walk into school this fall, they’ll be showing off their new blue jeans, T-shirts and hoodies rather than the monochromatic colors of school uniforms they used to wear.

Two districts in the region — Sto-Rox and Wilkinsburg — last week considered changes to their uniform policies, the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Last June 16, armed immigration agents broke the locks to forcibly enter an Oxnard auto body shop. Juan Carlos Ramirez, a U.S. citizen, filmed as they arrested his father.

Then the agents pepper-sprayed Ramirez, slammed him onto the hoods of two vehicles, punched his face and kneed him in the side, according to a legal claim he ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — As San Diego County races to meet green energy targets, sprawling developments are transforming backcountry communities — and residents of those areas want a voice in the process before their homes are reshaped by solar, wind and battery storage projects.

Two projects in the Sonoran Desert not far from the U.S.-Mexico border ...Read more

Across the country, potholes are more than a seasonal nuisance. They are a visible symptom of aging roads and bridges that many state and local governments say they cannot afford to fully maintain.

From local streets in small towns to major urban corridors, transportation agencies are grappling with deferred maintenance, rising construction ...Read more

Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday signed legislation banning the manufacture, sale and purchase of handguns that can be easily converted into fully automatic weapons in Maryland, prompting the National Rifle Association to immediately vow a legal challenge.

The legislation also limits access to illegal conversion devices known as auto sears, or Glock ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former President Joe Biden is suing the U.S. Justice Department to block officials from sharing audio recordings and interview transcripts he gave for a memoir project with Republicans in Congress and a conservative advocacy group.

The extraordinary lawsuit, which pits a former U.S. president against his successor’s ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York teachers can retire five years earlier under “Tier 6” pension reforms set to pass Tuesday as part of the next state budget.

The $557-million plan, negotiated between Gov. Hochul and the New York Legislature, will lower the retirement age from 63 to 58 for all teachers who spent three decades in the classroom. It also ...Read more