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A 26-year-old man is facing murder and other charges in New York in connection with last week’s killing of Brian Thompson, a health insurance executive gunned down on a Manhattan sidewalk.

A dark, horned figure with a goat’s head stands in front of the New Hampshire State House. It’s a holiday display installed by The Satanic Temple — near the city of Concord’s Nativity scene, according to the city’s Dec. 7 Facebook post. The nationwide group, which has congregations in dozens of states, is recognized as a church by the IRS and describes itself as “the primary religious Satanic ...

A group of human rights activists, former corrections officials and families of crime victims asked President Joe Biden on Monday to use his clemency power to take all 40 inmates off federal death row before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump.

With exceptional fire weather conditions forecast starting Monday night, the National Weather Service office issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" red flag warning for the coming days in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

Authorities said Monday that they had taken a 26-year-old man into custody in connection with the killing of Brian Thompson, a health insurance executive who was gunned down last week on a Manhattan sidewalk.

Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide Monday in the chokehold killing of Jordan Neely on a Manhattan F train — bringing closure in the polarizing case that provoked heated debates about vigilantism, mental illness and subway safety.

President-elect Donald Trump, in his first post-election TV interview, promised a confrontational return to the White House, saying he would like to see many of those who investigated him jailed, including lawmakers who led an inquiry into his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

President Joe Biden will designate a new national monument focused on Indian boarding schools on Monday, using the final Tribal Nations Summit of his presidency to further acknowledge the trauma inflicted on thousands of Native American children by the federal government.

Elon Musk gave at least $277 million in political donations this year to back Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, making him the largest political donor in the 2024 election cycle, according to an analysis of new Federal Election Commission filings by The Washington Post.

Days after Donald Trump won reelection to the White House, Gavin Newsom was in a fighting posture - calling a special legislative session to prepare for expected legal battles with the incoming Trump administration. He flew to Washington to strategize with President Joe Biden about how to protect the state from Trump’s threats about immigration enforcement and disaster relief. But weeks later on his “Politickin’” podcast, Newsom seemed to be recalibrating - emphasizing his desire to collaborate with the Republican president-elect, suggesting voters want to see a back-to-basics-approach to governing and crediting Trump with being “crisp and clear” in his diagnosis of the country’s problems.

Fear, anxiety and confusion swept across the West Coast early Thursday when a rare tsunami warning was issued for parts of Northern California and southern Oregon following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit about 55 miles off the shore of Eureka.

President-elect Donald Trump expressed support for Pete Hegseth Friday, more forcefully rallying behind his embattled pick for defense secretary after allegations about Hegseth’s private behavior left many Republicans questioning whether he could win Senate confirmation.

A magnitude 7 earthquake about 30 miles off Humboldt County prompted a highly unusual tsunami warning for a wide swath of the northern California coast Thursday, spurring widespread evacuations before it was canceled an hour later.

Most who work on the Colorado River concur: A courtroom is the last place decisions about water should be made. But as total agreement between the Upper and Lower Basin seems more like a pipe dream with each passing month, a court battle has become a possibility while U.S. states, Native American tribes and Mexico chart a path forward as operating guidelines for the river expire in 2026.

Several Montana Republicans joined Democrats on Tuesday to block a measure that would have barred transgender lawmakers from using the state Capitol bathrooms that aligned with their gender identities.

After archaeologist Deni Seymour found the rarest artifact of her career, her excitement turned to worry that she would be investigated by police.

 President-elect Donald Trump’s team is considering replacing embattled Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a swap that would elevate a one-time rival to a prime cabinet position.