Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interest
Read full article: Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interestLuigi Mangione’s lawyers contend that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at a firm that represented the insurer’s parent company.
How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killer
Read full article: How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killerMore than a decade ago, a frenzied 5-day search for the Boston Marathon bombers left some lessons in its aftermath.
A brief encounter, two attacks and then a break in investigations into the Brown and MIT shootings
Read full article: A brief encounter, two attacks and then a break in investigations into the Brown and MIT shootingsInvestigators are still trying to figure out much of what Claudio Neves Valente was doing in New England in the weeks before they say he opened fire in a Brown University lecture hall and later killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court ruling
Read full article: Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court rulingElon Musk, already the world’s richest man, scored another huge windfall Friday when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla doled out in 2018 as an incentive for its CEO to steer the automaker to new heights.
US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies
Read full article: US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babiesThe Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa.
Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
Read full article: Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companiesU.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi will now charge Medicaid what they charge in other developed countries.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter calls TSA 'unconstitutional' after pat-down
Read full article: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter calls TSA 'unconstitutional' after pat-downU.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter says she had an "absurdly invasive" pat-down at an airport security checkpoint on Thursday.
Pope names pro-immigrant pastor bishop of Florida diocese where Trump's Mar-a-Lago is located
Read full article: Pope names pro-immigrant pastor bishop of Florida diocese where Trump's Mar-a-Lago is locatedPope Leo XIV has named the Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez as bishop of Palm Beach, Florida.
Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in Colorado
Read full article: Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in ColoradoThe National Weather Service has issued a rare warning for part of the Colorado Front Range as hurricane-force winds and tinder dry conditions have boosted the threat of wildfire.
US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield
Read full article: US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefieldThe U.S. military will end its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone.
Federal judge weighs Trump's claim he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attack
Read full article: Federal judge weighs Trump's claim he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attackAttorneys for President Donald Trump have urged a federal judge to rule that Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from civil claims that he instigated a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.
Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push
Read full article: Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation pushA U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals.
Turning Point USA's Erika Kirk backs Vice President JD Vance's potential 2028 presidential bid
Read full article: Turning Point USA's Erika Kirk backs Vice President JD Vance's potential 2028 presidential bidErika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and current CEO of the conservative youth group, endorsed the potential presidential bid of Vice President JD Vance in the 2028 election.
The US Treasury wants more states to embrace Trump's tax cuts. So far, only a few have done so
Read full article: The US Treasury wants more states to embrace Trump's tax cuts. So far, only a few have done soLawmakers across the U.S. will be debating whether to adopt new federal tax breaks for tips, overtime and business expenses.
Trump administration will appeal judge's order reversing federal funding cuts at Harvard
Read full article: Trump administration will appeal judge's order reversing federal funding cuts at HarvardThe Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s order reversing billions of dollars in funding cuts to Harvard University.
These are Americans' biggest priorities for the government in 2026, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Read full article: These are Americans' biggest priorities for the government in 2026, according to a new AP-NORC pollA new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are more likely to prioritize health care than they were last year.
Holiday travel set to break records with more than 122M Americans on the move. Here’s how it looks in Florida
Read full article: Holiday travel set to break records with more than 122M Americans on the move. Here’s how it looks in FloridaHoliday travel is expected to break records again this year, with more than 122 million Americans projected to be on the move, according to AAA.
Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say
Read full article: Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials sayOfficials say a man who is suspected in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility.
Brown University attack suspect died 2 days before his body was found, autopsy finds
Read full article: Brown University attack suspect died 2 days before his body was found, autopsy findsAn autopsy has found that the man suspected in last weekend’s attack at Brown University and the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor days later had been dead for two days when found.
NTSB unclear who was at controls in jet crash that killed ex-NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 others
Read full article: NTSB unclear who was at controls in jet crash that killed ex-NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 othersFederal investigators are trying to determine why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others crashed shortly after takeoff in North Carolina.
How 1 anonymous tipster cracked the Brown University shooting case
Read full article: How 1 anonymous tipster cracked the Brown University shooting caseLaw enforcement officials say an anonymous tipster known only as “John” helped crack the case of two Brown University students' deaths and the wounding of nine others.
Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US
Read full article: Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into USPresident Donald Trump has suspended the green card lottery program that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States.
California school district near Nevada caught up in a dispute over transgender athlete policies
Read full article: California school district near Nevada caught up in a dispute over transgender athlete policiesA Northern California school district near the state's border with Nevada is caught up in a dispute over the states' differing policies on the participation of transgender athletes.
Church repatriates sacred rock covered with petroglyphs after 14-year effort
Read full article: Church repatriates sacred rock covered with petroglyphs after 14-year effortA rock covered with petroglyphs created centuries ago by the ancestors of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is back home in the mountains of Utah.
Kansas tribe ends nearly $30 million deal with ICE
Read full article: Kansas tribe ends nearly $30 million deal with ICEA Kansas tribe said it has walked away from a nearly $30 million federal contract to come up with preliminary designs for immigrant detention centers after facing a wave of online criticism.
Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88
Read full article: Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88Four-term North Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt, a major figure in late 20th-century state politics, has died at 88.
TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake
Read full article: TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver LakeTikTok has signed a deal to form a new U.S. unit with three American investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — holding a majority stake.
Chicago man accused in train attack is also charged with attempted arson in City Hall fire
Read full article: Chicago man accused in train attack is also charged with attempted arson in City Hall fireA man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train last month has been indicted on an additional charge alleging he attempted to set City Hall on fire days before the train attack.
Judge dismisses complaint against Miami land transfer for Trump’s presidential library
Read full article: Judge dismisses complaint against Miami land transfer for Trump’s presidential libraryA judge in Miami has dismissed a complaint challenging a college’s decision to gift prime downtown real estate for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library.
Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on way
Read full article: Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on wayWork crews are mopping up but bracing for more after hurricane-force wind downed power lines and fanned wildfires along the Colorado Front Range and onto the Great Plains.
House backs bill to speed permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects
Read full article: House backs bill to speed permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projectsThe House has approved bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects and limiting judicial review.
Tennessee governor pardons country star Jelly Roll, who has sought redemption from criminal past
Read full article: Tennessee governor pardons country star Jelly Roll, who has sought redemption from criminal pastTennessee’s governor has pardoned country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who for years has spoken about his criminal record and his path to finding redemption.
Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
Read full article: Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drugPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
Arizona jury sentences man to death in string of killings in metro Phoenix during 2017
Read full article: Arizona jury sentences man to death in string of killings in metro Phoenix during 2017A jury has sentenced a man to death in six murders in metro Phoenix in 2017, but was undecided on the punishment for his convictions in the killings of his mother and stepfather.
Half of $18B in federal funds for Minnesota-run programs may have been defrauded, official says
Read full article: Half of $18B in federal funds for Minnesota-run programs may have been defrauded, official saysFederal prosecutors say about half of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 Minnesota-run programs since 2018 may have been stolen.
A bag, a hoagie and a long wait for a ruling: What we learned at Luigi Mangione’s pretrial hearing
Read full article: A bag, a hoagie and a long wait for a ruling: What we learned at Luigi Mangione’s pretrial hearingA three-week pretrial hearing on Mangione’s fight to exclude evidence from his New York murder case revealed new details about his December 2024 arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania, steps prosecutors say he took to elude authorities for five days, and what he may have revealed about himself after he was taken into custody.
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company that wants to power AI
Read full article: Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company that wants to power AIThe parent company of President Donald Trump’s Truth Social media platform announced Thursday it is merging with a fusion power company, an unusual pairing of the Trump name with a futuristic clean energy venture that aims to power the next wave of artificial intelligence.
Bit by bit, small US groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation
Read full article: Bit by bit, small US groups chip away at historic levels of social isolationAmericans are disconnected from each other at historic levels, buffeted by what a former surgeon general calls an “epidemic of loneliness.”.
Conservatives clash at Turning Point USA conference over MAGA movement's direction
Read full article: Conservatives clash at Turning Point USA conference over MAGA movement's directionConservative influencers clashed at Turning Point USA's annual youth conference over the future of President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement.
Jury finds Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents
Read full article: Jury finds Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agentsA jury has found a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities.
Brian Walshe is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, whose body was never found
Read full article: Brian Walshe is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, whose body was never foundA Boston-area man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife, whose body has never been found.
Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died
Read full article: Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has diedPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died.
Neighborhood cameras capture potential shooter's route around Brown University
Read full article: Neighborhood cameras capture potential shooter's route around Brown UniversitySecurity footage released by the FBI shows a route taken by a person police are seeking in connection with the Brown University shooting.
US government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
Read full article: US government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in WashingtonThe U.S. government says the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in a fatal collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation’s capital.
China sues after Missouri seeks to collect on $25 billion court judgment, prosecutor says
Read full article: China sues after Missouri seeks to collect on $25 billion court judgment, prosecutor saysMissouri’s top prosecutor says China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Imprisoned Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell seeks release, citing 'new evidence'
Read full article: Imprisoned Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell seeks release, citing 'new evidence'Imprisoned former Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell is asking a federal judge to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and 20-year prison sentence, saying “substantial new evidence” has emerged to prove constitutional violations spoiled her trial.