Breaking US news and top American headlines — from politics and crime to the viral stories sweeping the nation.
A Santa Barbara nuclear lab faces a $196,350 federal fine after investigators discovered classified information was processed on unauthorized computer systems. The National Nuclear Security Administration announced the proposed penalty on Oct. 16 against Mission Support and Test Services, LLC,…
A Polish government spokesperson has walked back early claims that the Krakow mass shooter was driven by far-right ideology. The gunman, a 24-year-old from Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski in southeastern Poland, died in hospital early Sunday after being shot by police during…
Ron Brand, father of convicted rapist Russell Brand, publicly declared his son the “real victim” moments after the comedian was sentenced to prison Monday. The elder Brand, who goes by Ron, confronted reporters outside the courtroom following the 10-year-and-six-month sentence…
Cornell University faces fresh allegations that it ignored reports of sexual assault involving multiple students and took no action against an accused perpetrator. The 2023 lawsuit, filed in Tompkins County, was brought by two undergraduate students who say fellow student…
Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison following his conviction on multiple sexual offenses. The 51-year-old English comedian received the sentence at Southwark Crown Court on November 9, five days after a jury found…
President Trump defended Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as an “honorable guy” after the chip giant opened an investigation into the billionaire’s affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy. “He’s done an amazing job for our country,” the…
A second Blue Angels member has vanished from the squadron’s public footprint alongside the pilot ousted for “failing to uphold standards.” Marine Maj. Scott Laux, 37, was confirmed removed from the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron on Friday, though officials have…
A planned boycott of Jewish-owned restaurants in Philadelphia collapsed under the weight of hundreds of counterprotesters who flooded Rittenhouse Square on Sunday. The demonstration, timed for the eve of the Kristallnacht anniversary, drew roughly 75 masked cyclists from Philly Bike…
Four suspects, including three teenagers, are facing murder charges in Albany, Georgia, after a mother tracked her 15-year-old son to an abandoned home and discovered him shot dead. The body of Austin Payne, 15, was found inside a vacant residence…
A Malibu hilltop enclave once marketed as America’s most expensive new neighborhood is now teetering on collapse, with four of its five mega-mansions still unsold and the developer mired in bankruptcy court. Scott Gillen, the developer behind the Case, paid…
Kelvin Atkins, 39, was sentenced to spend the rest of his natural life in prison Friday for the execution-style murder of his former girlfriend. Judge Calvin Johnson handed down the life term in a New Orleans courtroom after a jury…
Erika Kirk has spoken out after a leaked clip showed Dave Chappelle joking that he felt “better” following her husband’s assassination. View this post on Instagram Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, took to X on Sunday to…
Stephen Vincent Chavez is scheduled for release Monday after serving roughly five months behind bars for sexually abusing his biological daughter. Chavez, 41, pleaded guilty in May to one felony count of incest and one misdemeanor count of furnishing alcohol…
Rachel Apa’s family has released a moving obituary honoring the 24-year-old runner who died after collapsing near the end of the NYC Marathon. Apa, of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, fell at Mile 24 in Central Park on Nov. 1 and died hours…
A Royal Caribbean pianist was pulled from the Pacific Ocean on Friday after spending nearly nine hours treading water roughly 20 miles off the California coast. The rescue came when two Newport Beach fishermen, Sean Norton and Grant Garrett, were…
Angie Ramirez Cetina has shared harrowing details of her final video call with her sister Anita, who died in a Florida Learjet crash. Anita Ramirez Cetina, 24, reached out to Angie shortly before boarding the private jet on November 1.…