Firefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles
Firefighters are battling to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly-moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles
Colorado DNA crime analyst due in court to face forgery and other charges
A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist faces 102 criminal charges after authorities said she cut corners and didn’t follow standard testing protocols in hundreds of criminal cases
UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti’s capital without additional international security support
The United Nations chief is warning that gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital Port-au-Prince leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the country’s beleaguered national police
Wisconsin’s Evers calls for gun control measures and a bipartisan approach to immigration
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used his seventh State of the State speech Wednesday to urge the Republican-controlled Legislature to enact a wide range of Democratic priorities they have rejected in the past, including numerous gun control measures just a m…
The head of a federal agency for consumers has packed up his office. But will Trump fire him?
The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, has been waiting for a phone call, letter, email, text — anything, really — from the Trump administration to say if he’s getting fired
Sledding on boogie boards, ice hockey on Canal Street: The Gulf Coast embraces a rare snow day
When the sun rose on the Gulf Coast Wednesday, palm trees were dusted with snow, waves crashed on icy beaches, and overjoyed Southerners grabbed whatever would slide and headed for the closest hill
Steve Bannon’s border wall trial delayed until March 4 as new lawyers plot aggressive defense
Steve Bannon’s trial on charges that he duped donors who gave money to build a wall along the U.S. southern border will start a week later than scheduled after the conservative rabble-rouser hired new lawyers to pursue an aggressive defense strategy
Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons won’t change the ‘truth’, judge says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump’s mass pardons for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol won’t change the truth of what happened in the nation’s capital four years ago
Family of 4 killed in fire at apartment in Kansas City suburb
Two children and two adults were killed Wednesday when a fire swept through an apartment complex in a Kansas City, Missouri, suburb in freezing temperatures
Pentagon to send up to 1,500 active duty troops to help secure US-Mexico border, officials say
U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days