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Philadelphia Chucky-style mask suspect has ties to Los Angeles area, could be in area, police warn

Zymire Hughes, the masked suspect who allegedly terrorized Philadelphia joggers, may be in Los Angeles, with U.S. Marshals and police actively searching.

Mexican governor, indicted by United States, is back in office after leave

PATRICK J. MCDONNELL

Denies cartel collaboration.

Two US Army Corps of Engineers employees among 8 killed in Alaska charter plane crash

Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees were among eight killed when a charter plane crashed in fog near Cape Newenham radar site in Alaska.

More troops reporting unwanted sexual contact, but numbers still fall, Pentagon says

A new Pentagon report says that more U.S. troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact to authorities

Backcountry guide company faces $150K in fines after state's deadliest avalanche

California workplace safety officials have fined Blackbird Mountain Guides after an avalanche killed three guides and six skiers in February

Trump cites national security as Supreme Court weighs challenge to ballroom

DAVID G. SAVAGE, MICHAEL WILNER

The Trump administration says the massive new White House ballroom is urgently needed for national security, to protect the president, his staff and guests from attacks.

Iryna Zarutska's family files wrongful death lawsuit alleging no security guard was on train

The wrongful death lawsuit alleges no security guard was aboard the Charlotte light rail train when Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed in 2025.

Boat hauls in 1,260-pound blue marlin believed to be East Coast's largest catch

A Massachusetts charter fishing captain and a client have caught what they believe is the largest Atlantic blue marlin in U.S. East Coast history

US plans to pay $850 million of the $5 billion it owes the United Nations

The Trump administration has notified Congress of its plans to pay more than $800 million of the several billion it owes to the United Nations

New Jersey mother allegedly drunk when boat hit channel marker on Memorial Day, killing her son

Jennifer L. Pearson allegedly had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit when her boat struck a channel marker in Barnegat Bay on Memorial Day.

Late-night bull run ends with a little cowboy know-how on busy California highway

A loose bull ran along Highway 35 for hours before Half Moon Bay ranch foreman Samuel Ramos Palomino answered the late-night call for help.

Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication

MINHO KIM

The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.

Massachusetts’ Top Court Bars Statues of Catholic Saints at City Building

CHRISTINA MORALES

The ruling quashes a plan by the mayor of Quincy that had drawn opposition from many religious figures, as well as from residents of the racially diverse city.

Court Slashes Award Alex Jones Was Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents

ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON

An appeals court reduced the award to the parents of one victim to $6 million from $49 million, citing a Texas damages cap. The conspiracy theorist owes over $1 billion in other cases.

U.S. Agreed to Pay Liberia $5 Million in Connection with Deportees, Documents Say

MADELEINE NGO, HAMED ALEAZIZ AND ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS

The Trump administration approved the payment after Liberia said it would consider taking migrants from other countries.