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The man who firebombed Colorado demonstrators in 2025, killing 1, is sentenced to life in prison

The man who firebombed Colorado demonstrators in 2025, killing 1, is sentenced to life in prison

8 May 2026 12:10 pm
Ex-deputy found guilty of reckless homicide in shooting of Black man entering grandmother's home

Jurors in Ohio have convicted a former sheriffs deputy of reckless homicide in the shooting of a Black man who was carrying sandwiches into his grandmothers home

8 May 2026 12:08 pm
Epstein cellmate says he found a suicide note. Justice Department says it's seeing it for first time

A note attributed to Jeffrey Epstein in his first suspected jail suicide attempt in 2019 has been made public

8 May 2026 12:07 pm
Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on it

President Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he's painting in a color he calls American flag blue.

8 May 2026 12:05 pm
Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional

A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional

8 May 2026 12:05 pm
US launches a review of Mexican consulates that could lead to closures

The Trump administration is conducting a review of the 53 Mexican consulates in the United States

8 May 2026 12:05 pm
Immigration enforcement guidance for warrantless arrests falls short, federal judge says

A federal judge says instructions received by immigration enforcement officers to make civil immigrant arrests without warrants do not meet probable cause standards and should not used as guidance

8 May 2026 12:04 pm
Judge to rule Friday whether Charlie Kirk murder case can be filmed, photographed

A Utah judge is set to decide if news outlets can continue to film, photograph and livestream the murder case against the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk

8 May 2026 12:04 pm
Suspect faces 5 years in unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

The only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay is set to be sentenced Friday in federal court

8 May 2026 12:04 pm
Cyberattack hits Canvas system used by thousands of schools as finals loom

A cyberattack has caused chaos for students at thousands of schools as they study for finals

8 May 2026 10:02 am
United Arab Emirates says its air defenses are intercepting drone and missile fire as Iran wars ceasefire challenged

United Arab Emirates says its air defenses are intercepting drone and missile fire as Iran wars ceasefire challenged

8 May 2026 10:02 am
Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting

Alabama lawmakers are set to vote on a measure that could change the state's congressional primaries as part of a bid to switch its U.S. House districts

8 May 2026 10:01 am
Authorities to update public on search of home tied to man convicted of killing Kristin Smart

Authorities plan to update the public Friday on a search of a home tied to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996

8 May 2026 10:01 am
US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting

U.S. immigration officials have quietly lifted a hold on green card and visa applications for doctors from three dozen countries

8 May 2026 10:01 am
'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center was meant to be temporary: DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz always was meant to be temporary

8 May 2026 6:05 am
New York to restrict ICE despite threat from Trump's border czar

President Donald Trumps border czar has threatened to flood the zone with immigration agents if New York passes bills to limit local coordination with the federal governments crackdown

8 May 2026 4:42 am
LA not liable in death of girl hit by police officer's stray bullet, jury finds

A jury has found the city of Los Angeles not liable in the killing of a 14-year-old girl who was hit by a police officers stray bullet during a shootout in 2021

8 May 2026 4:41 am
New data on 2022 China plane crash suggests cockpit struggle and fuel cut

Newly released data suggests that someone intentionally cut off the fuel to both engines of a China Eastern Airlines jet and there was a struggle over the controls before the plane slammed into a mountain in 2022

8 May 2026 2:55 am
A kitten survives a tornado and his tiny meows bring rescue

Storm chaser Ashton Lemley was helping search through a Mississippi trailer park destroyed by tornadoes when he heard a kitten meowing from the rubble

8 May 2026 2:17 am
Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault

The man charged with assault for spraying vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis has pleaded guilty in federal court after reaching a deal with prosecutors

8 May 2026 2:10 am
Suspect in deadly Austin bar shooting was 'lone actor,' FBI probe finds

The FBI says the man who killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others in a mass shooting at a downtown Austin, Texas, bar in March acted alone and there's no evidence he was supported or directed by a foreign terrorist group

8 May 2026 12:58 am
FEMA Review Council proposes sweeping changes to federal disaster support

A council appointed by President Donald Trump has proposed significant changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency

8 May 2026 12:28 am
USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail

The United States Postal Service is considering a rule change that would allow anyone to send handguns through the mail for the first time in nearly 100 years

8 May 2026 12:12 am
Comey seeks to cancel upcoming court appearance in North Carolina in Trump threat case

Former FBI Director James Comey is seeking to cancel his upcoming court appearance in North Carolina

7 May 2026 11:12 pm
Man accused of firebombing Colorado demonstrators pleads guilty to murder

Man accused of firebombing Colorado demonstrators pleads guilty to murder

7 May 2026 11:02 pm
Wind projects are stalled because the Pentagon isn't completing its reviews, industry group says

A clean energy group says the Pentagon is holding up the development of more than 250 new onshore wind farms on private lands by failing to complete its national security reviews

7 May 2026 11:02 pm
Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is now the second longest-serving justice in history, overtaking someone who was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln

7 May 2026 6:28 pm
China signals again that Taiwan is a priority ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

China is signaling that Taiwan will be a priority ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping next week

7 May 2026 6:04 pm
After the Los Angeles wildfires, clergy crossed denominational lines and forged new bonds

Faith leaders in Southern California are uniting after devastating twin wildfires that hit the region in January 2025 causing unprecedented losses

7 May 2026 6:04 pm
Cruise company says 29 passengers left hantavirus outbreak ship on April 24, after 1st fatality on board

Cruise company says 29 passengers left hantavirus outbreak ship on April 24, after 1st fatality on board

7 May 2026 4:27 pm
China gives suspended death sentences to 2 former defense ministers who were accused of bribery

China gives suspended death sentences to 2 former defense ministers who were accused of bribery

7 May 2026 4:27 pm
Trump wants to paint the Eisenhower office building white. Now a key federal agency considers it

President Donald Trump's plan to put a coat of white paint on the granite exterior of a historic building that's part of the White House complex is getting a hearing by a key federal agency

7 May 2026 4:27 pm
Republicans once saw Michigan as ripe for a takeover, but the mood is shifting

Michigan Republicans once viewed 2026 as their best chance to reclaim power in the battleground state

7 May 2026 4:27 pm
Rubio arrives for audience with Pope Leo XIV to ease tensions after Trump's criticism over Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting the Vatican to mend ties after President Donald Trumps criticisms of Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran

7 May 2026 4:27 pm
Man charged in Colorado firebomb attack on demonstrators to plead guilty to murder

A man accused of a firebomb attack on a demonstration in Colorado is set to plead guilty to murder and other charges

7 May 2026 4:20 pm
Southern Poverty Law Center attorneys make first court appearance in fraud case

Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center are set to appear in federal court in Alabama

7 May 2026 4:20 pm
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesdays Powerball

The winning numbers in Wednesday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 18-27-51-65-68, Powerball: 5

7 May 2026 2:27 pm
Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court is not political

Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court justices are not political actors.

7 May 2026 2:25 pm
Tennessee poised to vote on new US House map sought by Trump that carves up Memphis

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are poised to vote on a plan to reshape a majority-Black congressional district

7 May 2026 10:57 am
Tech is betting on a former executive in the race for California governor

Tech leaders are betting on a former executive to take the lead in the California governor's race

7 May 2026 10:57 am
Investigators searching home connected to killer of California college student Kristin Smart

Authorities are searching the home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996

7 May 2026 10:56 am
DOJ targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportations

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department is working to remove immigration judges who are slow or not following the law

7 May 2026 9:26 am
Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters to protect caribou, judge says

A judge says Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing bears as part of a plan to help recover a herd of caribou that was once an important source of food for Alaska Native hunters

7 May 2026 9:19 am
Runner competing in 250-mile ultramarathon dies after having medical emergency

A runner in a grueling 250-mile ultramarathon on trails across northern Arizona has died after experiencing a medical emergency

7 May 2026 6:14 am
Brazils Lula to discuss fighting organized crime, tariffs in Trump meeting

Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva plans to discuss organized crime and tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Brazils finance minister

7 May 2026 3:25 am
An outrageous owner and savvy businessman, Ted Turner reshaped the sports world

Ted Turner was a sportsman and visionary media mogul who transformed the Atlanta Braves into a national sensation

7 May 2026 3:25 am
28-year-old woman impersonated high schooler in NYC for 2 weeks before arrest

A 28-year-old woman has been arrested for impersonating a student at a New York City high school

7 May 2026 3:24 am
California governor candidates clash on taxes, Trump and healthcare in lively debate

The leading candidates for California governor are trying to stand out from the crowded field as mail voting is underway

7 May 2026 2:10 am
Jury deliberations begin in murder retrial of former Ohio deputy who fatally shot Black man

A jury has begun deliberating in the retrial of a former sheriff's deputy in Ohio charged with murder and reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. in 2020

7 May 2026 2:10 am