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A federal judge says he is considering appointing a special master to evaluate claims by the Trump administration that California has some 20,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls
Ted Bundy's violent spree spanned at least four years, leaving over 30 women and girls dead
Police in Georgia said Tuesday that three people, including two juveniles, have been arrested in connection with a plot to carry out a shooting at a high school in metro Atlanta
Three residents and a nonprofit have sued Vermilion Parish officials over alleged open meetings violations related to a SpaceX deal
A New York woman whose father took her to Syria as a teenager and arranged her marriage to an Islamic State fighter has been convicted of receiving weapons training from the militant group
DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of a Utah teenager, authorities announced Tuesday, more than 50 years after her body was discovered by a hunter
U.S. and Cuban officials have engaged in a stunning shouting match on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly
The most prominent glaciers in Colorado thinned dramatically over the past year due to record low mountain snow and record warm temperatures
A U.S. congressional investigation has found that the U.S. governments response to surging cyberscams remains fragmented and leaves victims struggling to recover losses
Congos fast-moving Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 confirmed cases as authorities race to slow the spread across Africa
A U.N.-backed inquiry is reporting that Russia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine by intentionally attacking energy infrastructure, which left millions of people without electricity and heat in freezing temperatures
Police say a United Airlines flight heading to Newark, New Jersey, returned to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff due to a report that a passenger had made a terroristic threat
The University of New Mexico Health System is racing to fix a cybersecurity issue that has disrupted its operations
Parts of the Southwest's Four Corners region remain under a flood warning as saturated neighborhoods begin cleaning up and assessing damage after days of flooding
Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on Election Day
Carving pumpkins is a Halloween tradition
A historic ocean liner is a step closer to becoming the worlds largest artificial reef
A coastal city in Oregon has issued evacuations after a fire erupted at a seafood wholesaler and there was concern the smoke contained ammonia
A rain-soaked swath of the Southwest U.S. is bracing for another round of potentially heavy showers and thunderstorms after days of rain forced evacuations and water rescues
Authorities say at least 12 people were injured, including six children, in a shooting near a football stadium in Tallahassee on homecoming weekend for Florida A&M University
President Donald Trump has announced that Audi will build a new auto factory in Georgia
The major candidates in Alaskas U.S. Senate race are both casting themselves as strong voices on Alaska Native issues as they seek support from the key constituency ahead of the Nov. 3 election
The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who say they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims
Robin Rue Simmons has been working to address the legacy of slavery in the United States
Reliably Democratic Colorado and Washington have ballot measures that would bar transgender girls from some sports competitions
It turns out Winnie-the-Pooh and his fluffy friends arent being bear-napped from their longtime home at the New York Public Library
President Donald Trump says U.S. warships returning from Iran could stop in Cuba
President Donald Trump is exempting some imports including plywood sheets, packing crates and some machinery from the 50% tariffs he slapped on $20 billion worth of Canadian products over the summer
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower-court ruling that prevented portions of a Mississippi ban on diversity, equity and inclusion from being enforced
NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years
A man who struck and killed a county deputy with his car the day after his teenage son was fatally shot by a Cincinnati police officer has been convicted of murder
Federal prosecutors are demanding that county registrars across California set aside and verify ballots that may belong to noncitizens
A 31-year-old Georgia man has been charged after he allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Atlanta
The Oregon man who fatally shot a teenage gunman to end a rampage at an elementary school says he was the children's last line of defense.
Severe flooding in the Four Corners region has led to water rescues and impassable roads
Officials in northeast Ohio said a chemical tank leak earlier in the week was caused by an employee error
Jordanian government spokesperson says 6 killed, 28 wounded in church shooting in Karak
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit trying to stop the Trump administration from building a triumphal arch along the Potomac River are asking a federal judge to halt all construction plans, one day after the National Park Service signaled it would begin work Novem...
President Donald Trump says he has heard about the Department of Justice investigating Corey Lewandowski
State officials say in court filings that the federal government has stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota authorities who are investigating the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers
Recent efforts to throttle Ukraines access to satellite systems have created a blame game of sorts among Trump administration officials and their allies
The U.S. Treasury Department has proposed a rule to crack down on American high-tech investments in China, Russia, North Korea and other countries of concern
A leading advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement has resigned as a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Calley Means says he leaves with respect for President Donald Trump and Kennedy
A court document says Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pikes arms before her attempted execution
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a new directive telling troops they cannot use nonpublic information to make bets on prediction markets
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration remains full-bore ahead with a sweeping reorganization of the Forest Service after a judge blocked the changes last week
Investigators in Florida say a police officer who found a man dead during a welfare check in 2022 is accused of taking possession of the mans home and impersonating him for years while fixing up the place
A Brooklyn jury is deliberating the fate of a New York woman who says she was tricked by her father into traveling to Syria and never underwent the weapons training with the Islamic State group that she has been criminally charged with
Two people were killed when a fire tore through a Mississippi senior living center that was home to more than 100 residents, Clinton Mayor Will Purdie said Thursday
U.S. unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy extraordinary job security

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