Ukraine said limits on the speed of its SpaceX Starlink terminal connections had been lifted in overnight testing, a move that may ease the latest tensions between Kyiv and Washington.

“The Defense Ministry’s monitoring systems are seeing the recovery of Starlink/Starshield speed; the connections are stable,” Defense Minister Yevhenii ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In what one environmental law expert described as “a dangerous ultimatum,” the Trump administration said it would strip California of its authority to protect its coastline unless state regulators agreed to more than a dozen “corrective actions” that would benefit close allies of the White House, according to the draft ...Read more

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Chinese city of Dandong on Saturday, his second visit to China since September 2025 and ahead of a trip to the region by U.S. President Donald Trump next month.

Kim appears to have reached the city via the New Yalu River Bridge, a South Korean government official said, one of two major bridges that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The saga over Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco's seizure of hundreds of thousands of special election ballots has taken another turn, as a dispute looms over who should foot the bill for his legal defense.

Bianco's representative last week filed a claim for damages exceeding $10,000 — arguing that Riverside County should ...Read more

Ukraine said limits on the speed of its SpaceX Starlink terminal connections had been lifted in overnight testing, a move that may ease the latest tensions between Kyiv and Washington.

“The Defense Ministry’s monitoring systems are seeing the recovery of Starlink/Starshield speed; the connections are stable,” Defense Minister Yevhenii ...Read more

A Middle East war that President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its eighth month.

Trump has repeatedly hinted that his forces in the Mideast would resume strikes on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3. The president has already sent a third aircraft carrier strike group ...Read more

Each October, as the days shorten and the air grows crisp, millions of Americans prepare for the beloved – and often sugar-fueled – tradition of Halloween. From jack-o’-lanterns glowing on porches to costumes ranging from the whimsical to the gory, Halloween is a time of playful scares, childhood memories and, of course, candy.

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The U.S. has ordered the departure of diplomatic personnel and adjusted staffing at embassies across the Middle East as a result of Iranian efforts to target Americans, as well as threats from Houthi militants in Yemen, according to an American official.

The State Department had previously said the U.S. was ordering some diplomatic staff to ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear has asked federal officials to reconsider a denied request of financial aid for victims of a deadly weather outbreak in Kentucky last June.

In September, President Donald Trump approved $9.1 million in public assistance to Kentucky through the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help the state recover ...Read more

A federal jury has awarded a Southern California mother $51.8 million, believed to be the largest verdict in a police shooting case in California history, for the killing of her son by San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies.

Antonio Garza Jr. was shot more than a dozen times at the conclusion of a 35-minute chase from his Yucca Valley home, ...Read more

President Donald Trump illegally usurped Gov. Gavin Newsom’s command of the California National Guard by ordering a surge of troops deployed into Los Angeles and across the state amid protests against the White House’s mass deportation program last year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

The 2-1 decision split the president’s...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a promising sign of wildlife recovery in the Bay Area, researchers have observed a river otter living along the San Mateo coast, the first documented sighting of the nimble, furry-coated swimmers there since the 1800s.

The animal was photographed by a motion-activated wildlife camera three times in recent months on the ...Read more

DETROIT — A statewide labor union representing Michigan educators and others announced a settlement with a conservative activist organization it accused of infiltration, the union announced Oct. 23.

The terms of the agreement between the American Federation of Teachers Michigan and Project Veritas, a nonprofit group that did undercover ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose is installing 33 speed cameras across the city, aiming to reduce traffic deaths with a five-year pilot program that will issue citations to drivers caught going over the speed limit, city officials announced Friday.

Starting Dec. 14, the cameras will issue warnings to drivers going at least 11 miles per hour over ...Read more

Former ESPN reporter and Fox News personality Britt McHenry is no longer a news adviser for the U.S. Department of State, multiple media outlets are reporting. The development comes after viral videos appeared to show her throwing a drink at someone (after one was thrown at her) during an altercation in the stands at an NBA game.

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PHILADELPHIA — A suspended attorney was charged with stealing more than $156,000 from two of his clients, an elderly man and a dead woman’s estate, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan said Friday.

Andrew C. Neville, 40, of Pennsauken, allegedly told investigators that he took the money during a time when he was dealing with substance-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Stevie Wonder is taking legal action against a reported ex-fiancée, filing a lawsuit this week to evict her after she allegedly lived rent-free at his property in Studio City for nearly four decades.

The prolific musician, whose legal name is Stevland Morris, filed a legal complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court on ...Read more