The U.S. Justice Department has determined that Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is unlikely to be harmful to consumers. The agency said Friday that an …

Fire officials say crews responding to a blaze that destroyed a massive medical equipment warehouse in a Northern California city were hindered by sprinklers and hydrants that weren’t working. The …

Authorities and residents are assessing damage after storms hit areas south of Chicago. Around 380,000 customers in Illinois and Indiana were without power and air travel was disrupted by Thursday's …

President Donald Trump has long been looking for this weekend to be a big one for his presidency. The World Cup returns to the U.S. on Friday. On Sunday, his 80th birthday, he hosts a UFC fight night …

A youth-soccer nonprofit in Seattle has returned 20 free World Cup tickets to protest the U.S. decision to bar Somali referee Omar Artan from entering the country. The African Youth Sports Academy …

Alabama is seeking to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was prevented from going forward. The Alabama Attorney General’s office asked the Alabama Supreme Court …

The Treasury Department has moved to involve banks more deeply in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. On Friday, they issued new guidance allowing banks to share information about …

Damaging storms are sweeping through the Midwest, disrupting flights at Chicago airports and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. The National Weather Service issued tornado …

A federal judge found to have had sex in her chambers in earshot of her staff has apologized to a former law clerk for her “harmful, offensive, and unprofessional behavior.” An investigation has …

Australia is celebrating the immigrants on its the squad ahead of the team's opening World Cup match. The message is simple: Soccer is for everyone. But it comes at a time when anti-immigrant …

Yale researchers are set to publish studies on a program offering $500 cash payments to victims of violence in New Haven, Connecticut. The program aims to help people meet urgent needs and regain …

Asian shares have climbed sharply, tracking big Wall Street gains, and oil prices slipped more than 1% after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed there was a breakthrough in talks on ending the Iran …

A federal judge says Blake Lively can recover some legal costs from Justin Baldoni but not punitive damages and other relief she sought after settling her legal claims over their 2024 film “It Ends …

Ronnie Schell, known for his role on the 1960s sitcom “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,” has died at 94. Schell died of natural causes Friday in Los Angeles. He played Marine Pvt. Duke Slater alongside Jim …

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is deploying $46 million in voter-approved funding to help clean up the Tijuana River at the California-Mexico border, one of the nation's worst and …

Officials say suspect found dead after Midland, Texas, mass shooting had fired at officer days earlier, spurring search.

Democrat Randy Villegas has advanced to the November ballot in a California congressional district that was redrawn to favor Democrats. The Central Valley’s 22nd District seat has been held by Rep. …

The legal defense team for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk want a judge to hold prosecutors in contempt for comments they made in the media about bullet fragments recovered from Kirk's body. …

Elon Musk is set to become the world's first trillionaire Friday by selling shares in his rocket company in likely the biggest stock debut ever. SpaceX is raising $75 billion to help put people on …

Pope Leo XIV is warning human traffickers that they will face God’s wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants. Leo urged Friday they stop and repent during his final day in this epicenter of …