2 men convicted of cutting down beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England in 2023
LONDON — In late September 2023, as the first big storm of the fall was kicking up in the U.K., a malicious plan was hatched to take down one of…
Chicago reacts to the election of the city’s own Pope Leo XIV
CHICAGO — When Sherry Stone learned that childhood friend Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, she got on her computer and did…
Judge says deporting migrants to Libya would violate his order
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that deporting noncitizens to Libya without due process would violate his existing court order, after sources said the White House has discussed such plans. Lawyers…
Trump plans to announce the US will call Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials say
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the U.S. will now refer to the Persian Gulf…
FBI has opened 250 investigations tied to violent online network ‘764’ that preys on teens, top official says
FBI officials say they are growing increasingly concerned about a loose network of violent predators who befriend teenagers through popular online platforms and then coerce them into escalating sexual and…
3 victims involved in a shooting at a wilderness park in California
A shooting occurred at Featherly Regional Park in Yorba Linda on Sunday afternoon, according to a post on X from the sheriff’s office in Orange County, California, where the wilderness…
Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs
NEW YORK — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s motto is “ Make America Healthy Again,” but government cuts could make it harder to know if that’s happening. More than…
Ohio deputy fatally struck by man whose son had been shot by police: Authorities
Authorities in Ohio said a man “purposely” struck and killed a sheriff’s deputy the day after his teen son was fatally shot by police. Rodney Hinton Jr. has been charged…
Trump claims grocery and gas prices are falling. Experts say that’s misleading
President Donald Trump on Friday claimed grocery and gas prices are falling, an assertion he’s made repeatedly since taking office. In a post on social media, Trump touted the price…
2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Two women were shot on the campus of a Southern California technical college Friday and taken to the hospital, authorities said. Mayor James Butts of Inglewood said…