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U.S. Forest Service Employees Are Freed After 15-Hour Hostage Ordeal

ISHANI DESAI

The authorities said a man and his son held two employees at gunpoint in a trailer at Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Northern California.

Rhode Island Man Who Fled 2005 Rape Trial Is Arrested in New York

JOHN S.W. MACDONALD

Ronald L. Fischer vanished just before he was convicted. After more than 20 years on the run, he was arrested on a sailboat in the East River, the authorities said.

How Trump Is Using Federal Agencies to Target Elections

NICHOLAS CORASANITI, LAURA BULT, NOUR IDRISS, JUNE KIM AND STEPHANIE SWART

Nick Corasaniti, a Politics reporter, explains how the Trump administration is deploying federal agencies to investigate and reshape electoral processes under state jurisdiction.

Tennessee woman arrested after allegedly trying to drown one of her children in backyard pool

Mikaylee Rae Beirne of Johnson City faces aggravated child abuse charges after witnesses say she forced a child underwater in a backyard pool.

Hoffa family urges FBI Director Kash Patel to keep investigation open and 'name names'

The Hoffa family wants the FBI to solve and name names in the legendary labor leader's 1975 disappearance, even if those responsible are deceased.

OnlyFans model seeks dead boyfriend’s animal-cruelty warrant in self-defense murder trial: Docs

Defense lawyers claim earlier elevator footage tells a different story than prosecutors allege in the Courtney Clenney murder trial pretrial battle.

This is how Tennessee tries to woo Paramount and other companies away from California

LILY WRIGHT

Tennessee is hoping to persuade Paramount to exit California and join the growing number of businesses choosing the Volunteer State over California

The US and Iran have blown past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out war

The United States and Iran are crossing each other's red lines, one after the other

Retired LAPD detective says Scott Peterson deserves a new trial, claims police overlooked critical witnesses

Laci Peterson's mother Sharon Rocha dismisses claims of new evidence as Scott Peterson's legal team pushes for a new trial after a denied petition.

Texas Hill Country floods test new warning systems after last year’s deadly disaster

Officials in Texas have implemented major changes to improve flood warnings after last year's deadly floods in Hill Country

Florida man who allegedly lured women with dating app could have more victims: authorities

Statistics show that more than half of adults under 30 have used online dating platforms. Experts suggest following a few key rules to stay safe.

Federal employees can download TikTok on government devices after ByteDance's divestiture, DOJ says

A DOJ memo reversed the 2022 ban after ByteDance transferred TikTok's U.S. operations and user data to a majority American-owned joint venture.

US forest service workers kidnapped, ziptied for hours by father-son duo: California AG

A tense, 15-hour standoff in the remote wilderness of Northern California ended peacefully early Friday morning as the FBI Hostage Rescue Team secured the release of two Forest Service employees.

California man admits targeting 3 Subway restaurants for robberies in less than a week, FBI says

Surveillance footage shows Freddie Alexander Lopez robbing three Subway restaurants over a six-day period back in late January and early February. He pleaded guilty to a federal robbery charge.

How Criminal Cases Against ICE Protesters Are Crumbling

DANNY HAKIM, GILAD THALER, CAROLINE KIM, JON MILLER, JOEY SENDAYDIEGO, EDWARD VEGA AND MELANIE BENCOSME

Our investigative reporter Danny Hakim describes how the government has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants.