The Minnesota Department of Corrections detected high levels of lead in water samples collected last month at Lino Lakes ...

Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and ...

The national redistricting battle enters its next phase Thursday as California Democrats are scheduled to pass a new ...

Republican Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative known for his willingness to challenge party leadership, announced Thursday that he is running for Texas attorney general.

We will not allow offenders to turn our parks and neighborhoods into hunting grounds for children,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson.

A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is among seven people facing new charges in the corruption investigation that has swirled around City Hall for two years, prosecutors in Manhattan ...

The number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, a research group said Thursday, a major increase that still falls well short of estimates from ...

An appeals court has thrown out the massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump, ruling Thursday in New York state's lawsuit accusing him of exaggerating his wealth.

Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have announced plans to create a huge reserve of tropical forest spanning across the three countries. Pushing out criminal gangs and protecting the land from ranchers, ...

Lawyers for a Spanish-language journalist who has been held in federal immigration detention since June argue in a court filing that the government is retaliating against him for his news coverage and ...

The Orlando Pride acquired Lizbeth Ovalle from Mexico's Tigres UANL on Thursday for an international record transfer fee. The Pride did not disclose terms of the agreement, but a person with knowledge ...

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