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When federal immigration authorities describe a driver as having “weaponized” their vehicle, they are invoking a legal concept that has become central to justifying the use of deadly force against people in cars, yet the term remains ambiguous and contested…
Investigators in Arizona are warning the public about a scam tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, who was taken from her Tucson home five months ago. The alert comes less than two weeks after 42-year-old Derrick Callella pleaded guilty…
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, delivering an urgent appeal for increased security funding as threats against the nation’s judges continue to escalate at an alarming rate. The justices…
Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger has revealed that he is living with Alzheimer’s disease and has opened up about the early effects of the diagnosis. The 75-year-old, widely known for safely bringing down US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River…
A Chinese-born American seismologist has been detained in China for nearly two years on espionage charges, his family revealed this week, in a case that adds friction to already tense U.S.-China relations at a critical moment in diplomatic negotiations. The…
Writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid more than $5.6 million that she was awarded in a federal civil jury verdict holding President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, according to a court filing released this week.…
Break-ins can be unpredictable, but there are often a few common features that make one property stand out more than another. Criminals vary widely in how they operate, from opportunistic thieves to more experienced offenders, which can make it difficult…
Police in the Northern Territory have published a new batch of images tied to one of Australia’s most infamous murder cases, as investigators make another appeal for information that could help them find the remains of British backpacker Peter Falconio.…
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order imposing the nation’s first statewide moratorium on the construction of large data centers, blocking environmental permits for new facilities for up to one year to allow the state to create protective standards…
Donald Trump has pushed back hard against a fresh explanation for the damage seen at the Reflecting Pool, insisting the algae buildup and surface deterioration were the result of “vandalism” rather than flaws tied to the recently completed work. The…
U.S. Consumer inflation cooled more sharply than expected in June, dropping to an annual rate of 3.5 percent from May’s three-year high of 4.2 percent, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The consumer price index…
JPMorgan Chase reported record-breaking second-quarter profits on Tuesday as its trading operations capitalized on heightened market volatility and surging investment banking fees. The nation’s largest bank by assets earned $16.9 billion in adjusted net income for the quarter, excluding certain…
It has already been a deadly year for firefighters, with authorities strategically deploying resources to attack wildfires quickly before they spiral out of control. Fire managers are working to stay ahead of a relentless fire season that has stretched staffing…
Brad Pitt’s ongoing family rift has surfaced again, with daughter Zahara appearing to overcome an important legal step in her effort to drop his surname. Records show that Zahara Pitt’s request was published in the Los Angeles Journal on four…
The Department of Justice has subpoenaed four the outlet journalists over their reporting on security concerns with President Donald Trump’s new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, marking what press freedom advocates are calling an unprecedented threat to the nation’s free press.…
— The United States military’s death toll in the ongoing Iran war has climbed to 14 service members, marked by the recent loss of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea. The addition…